Has not English football caught up in terms of technique in recent years?
I watched Tottenham v Birmingham the other day and half of it was just crap, booting it up in the air. Italians would never do that. Generally anyone who plays for a team like Cagliari or Chievo can play football better than that. I have looked at kids’ games in Italy and it is something that goes all the way through. I used to watch a team in which the goalkeeper was not allowed to kick the ball out if he had it in his hands – he had to throw it and distribute it. When I played minor league football in Italy it was very orchestrated. And that culture runs right through. Even if you are a goal down with two minutes left you still try to pass your way into the net. Are Serie A crowds in decline? Definitely, and the violence and racism are on the increase. It is not really a fun experience to go to a game in Italy. It is a scary experience. The crowds are definitely falling. Juve’s are a complete joke and the authorities do not know what to do about it. They have not got the idea that th
