Sournes/Souness

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http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/new-straits-times/mi_8016/is_20050107/souness-abuses-system/ai_n44285337/

 

"In my opinion, systems are for the school teachers in professional football," said the Newcastle boss. "Right now this system, given the personnel we have here, is suiting us. I am a four- four-two man but I am not big on systems or tactics. I am big on great players working their socks off.

 

"If you have that you don't need to say too much to them. The game is played at such a pace that the players can see danger coming if they haven't got the ball and are in the right place at the right time.

 

"When they have the ball they can see an opening or read a situation that a lesser player doesn't and they pass it into that area or they run into that area. That is what makes them top players."

 

Wow.

 

No surprise really. This was the guy who played Kluivert in midfield and Shola up front while Milner and Ambrose were barely considered good enough for the bench.