Why ugly football is worth its weight in gold?
Ugly football or negative football is often derided as being bad for the game, however I believe that ugly, hard working, strong tackling are qualities not only invaluable for a team to succeed but also good for the game as a whole and contrary to popular belief good and exciting to watch. Brad Gilbert the former tennis player and coach to players such as Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray was famed for his unbreakable will and ability to “win ugly”. There are several Premier League teams that are noted for their ability to win ugly, the likes of Stoke, Blackburn and Bolton who have all succeeded in their modest ambitions of remaining in the league year after year after year, Manchester United and Chelsea also have that ability and are the only recent teams to win the Premier League, their old adversaries Arsenal slower to cotton on. Brad Gilbert also author of the book “Winning Ugly” appears to make a very important point that winning ugly is just as important as winning with
