Boro fans, please skip this part because John is talking crap here
For the past one week or so, Marvel has unexpectedly been involving itself in football. Or in non-European speak, soccer. It all started with John's witty comment concerning single Japanese ladies and lasses.
Then there's this one below.
Okay, let's go on to Boro and Villa
It's like Trump meets Kim in Singapore. The blokes at Villa attempted a Chosun Ilbo/Yonhap News Agency/CNN by predicting Villa would face Boro for the playoffs. Like Trump meets Kim in Singapore, Steve "not McClaren" Bruce will meet the #Pulisman at... well, the Riverside instead of Wembley. So what should Boro be expecting later on today?
Steve Der Wide Brucer
John still remembers what the Mogganaut (not to be confused with Cain Marko btw) said last time around. Back then, he was Boro's gaffer going against Steve Der Wide Brucer. He mentioned something about dynamic wingplay. That caught John's attention. From that day on, John never looked back.
Width is a fundamental aspect of soccer/football. Without width, the opposition would just park the bus and shut down the game far easier than America entering a government shutdown. Unless it's against teams more comfortable in controlling the game across large swaths of the pitch. The problem is, #Pulisman doesn't do that because he's no Pep "the most famous Pep" Guardiola (who incidentally has the same head as Le Professeur X). In other words, Steve Der Wide Brucer will be relying on width to make things work. That plus set pieces. Like it or not, set pieces are every football/soccer team's source of carbohydrates.
Villa will most likely set up 3 midfielders to hold down possession while providing defensive cover. It should be a no-brainer that Steve Der Wide Brucer will want to draw first blood asap. A notable weakness in any #Pulisman team lies in the question of whether the players are capable of staging a reversal on a consistent basis if the team falls behind on the score. Against a team like Villa, it's imperative that #Pulisman doesn't give Steve Der Wide Brucer the goal he needs. Boro's defence needs to be at its very peak. Anything less than a backline at its zenith and Boro can kiss promotion goodbye.
Then there's this guy who shares the same first name as the fastest (?) man alive in the F1.
Lewis "he grabs goal like the Hamburglar grabbing burgers" Grabban. Despite him being a striker instead of a winger, it must be stated that he can operate as a wide forward if the need arises. Simply put, Boro may have to deal with 3 mobile blokes instead of 2 mobile blokes plus a 6 ft+ colossus of a man. If Robert "no, he doesn't snort grass" Snodgrass starts, Boro may be seeing more than just a few moments of a Grabban-Snodgrass switch (i.e. the two of them swapping positions). Both are now like 30, but it doesn't mean they won't be fast enough to deal extensive damage. All they need is to spike the pace at the right time and the right place. In order to do that, they need to strike behind cover.
Yet, it must be stated that Steve Der Wide Brucer doesn't seem to stick to a fixed diet when it comes to the offensive 3. He may deploy someone like Grabban as the lone man up front, he may opt for a 6 ft+ colossus of a man instead. If there's any semblance of consistency in terms of how he plays the offensive 3, it'd most likely be a preference for a ball anchor out wide instead of 2 fast blokes out wide. If John's guess is right, then #Pulisman will need to see which players will Steve Der Wide Brucer start on the attacking width and the lone striker positions. Also, John has 4 numbers available. Not for some Toto Tan to use for his/her next Toto moment, but for #Pulisman to contemplate.
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P.S: John is getting hungry now. While an otter doesn't simply live by its kuning fish alone, it must be stated that fish and chips is not the only alternative. Best of luck to Boro, #Pulisman, and whatever fish and chips football on display. Lastly, below is the song which John was using to sustain his focus. Seems that John is now opting for shorter posts, unlike his previous blogs.
For some funny reason, this isn't the worst Deadpool song language-wise. Captain Deadpool was much worse than this.
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