Tottenham fans have been underwhelmed by their team’s style of play this season
“‘Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football,’ wrote Eduardo Galeano, at the age of 55. ‘And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.’ But the great Uruguayan historian, novelist, and sportswriter had more to add. ‘The history of football is a sad voyage from beauty to duty,’ he went on. ‘The technocracy of professional sport has managed to impose a football of lightning speed and brute strength, a football that negates joy, kills fantasy and outlaws daring.’ …”
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What are supporters really seeking from their team: Style, substance or something else?
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