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The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast
The Importance of Fashion in Football
I remember when pre-internet Martin Eales manager at Wicom and people used to write letters in to complain about the start of play. I had reports of a manager after the end of this season in the Ismin Premier League, losing his job because his style of football wasn't modern enough. Even names that we've mentioned such as Sean Deish, such as Sam Halladise, even in a slightly previous era, were not sort of being marketed favourably because of a style of play. It's become almost this holy grail that when an era ends, you switch it round and give the fans something different.
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