The Secret Footballer
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Oct 13, 2026
Joe HartGUEST
No.
Kelly CatesHOST
You know that s- the Secret Footballer account?
Joe HartGUEST
No.
Kelly CatesHOST
That was out ages ago.
Tom CraineGUEST
It's so boring.
Tom CraineGUEST
Similarly, in that book, The Secret Footballer, you read The Secret Footballer when he talks about how professional players, they hate the way fans understand the game because they don't realise the importance, especially, let's say, a defensive midfielder who seemingly is doing nothing but actually is marshalling space and is getting grief for not driving forward.
Tom CraineGUEST
He's saying, basically, there's no understanding that if I break that shape, we're fucked.
Tom CraineGUEST
So it's kind of, you're actually really, my positioning play there is stopping three or four different attacks.