I find it interesting how everyone slates Tyrones style of football. We all know that their players are so interchangeable, backs can score heavy and forwards spend a lot of time defending. If a back goes forward then someone else will cover for him, everyone can play anywhere.

What is strange is that this is the same concept that Holland used in the 70s and 80s in soccer. The difference being that their brand of football was considered to be skillful and the concept of 'total football' almost has a legendary status in the game, something only the Dutch could do and required players on great discipline, decision making and togetherness.

Why is something so iconic in soccer, so hated in Gaelic football?

benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1429 - 21/07/2010 16:52:24    718158

Tyrone had 10 different scores on sunday and there link up play is brilliant and the fitness levels are high , other poeple are jealous of this team because of the skillfull team they have.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 21/07/2010 16:55:23    718165

Why is something so iconic in soccer, so hated in Gaelic football?

Jealousy perhaps??

kerryeye (Kerry) - Posts: 76 - 21/07/2010 16:59:01    718174

I'm not jealous. I really couldn't careless either way. Isn't there a thread on this already started today???

hurlinspuds (Cork) - Posts: 1494 - 21/07/2010 17:00:32    718178

Tyrone play their own style of football...

It's not a favourite of the traditionalists but hey... they can go feck off in their book! and rightly so...

It was invented to win All Irelands under Kerry's nose...

If only someone could think of a new style of hurling to beat the Cats we'd be laughing.. and no one would be calling it negative.

Tyrone will stick to what they do best... even when Harte steps down and it will happen one day... the next manger in will play to the same strengths and so he should.

It's Tyrones style of ball and they've perfected it... you dont win 3 All Irelands by playing bad ball. It's up to eveyone else to adapt... because if you're good enough you can beat Tyrone... a quick ball running game beats Tyrone, Cork showed the way...

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 21/07/2010 17:01:17    718183

ben handpassing the ball all the way to the net is not total football watch the kerry 70s team THATS total football

booboo (Cork) - Posts: 1382 - 21/07/2010 17:01:34    718185

Total football includes giving the Gooch a total thumping iconic clatters in full view of the umpires who totally saw nothing


Totally

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 21/07/2010 17:02:39    718188

booboo
County: Cork
Posts: 160

718185 ben handpassing the ball all the way to the net is not total football watch the kerry 70s team THATS total football

Sure you could actually handpass it into the net back in the good old days.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12372 - 21/07/2010 17:05:42    718200

tyrone are tyrone no other team can play the way they do, they are up there with the best teams ever, why do people hate them well jealousy is one some say synical play is another but i think all teams will do this but some take delight highlighting tyrones wrongs , i like the way they can kill a game off and they just dont give up

hipster (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 21/07/2010 17:07:12    718208

booboo
County: Cork
Posts: 160

718185 ben handpassing the ball all the way to the net is not total football watch the kerry 70s team THATS total football

Booboo... Clearly your idea of 'total football' includes 'handpassing' the ball into the net? Very attractive indeed!

AnFoirGael (Tyrone) - Posts: 19 - 21/07/2010 17:10:00    718218

Fisted or throwing the ball in to the net , I thought this thread was about tyrone not joe sheridan.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 21/07/2010 17:11:15    718227

Total football includes giving the Gooch a total thumping iconic clatters in full view of the umpires who totally saw nothing

Total football also included Frank Rijkaard spitting on Rudi Voller.....so yeh why not ;)

benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1429 - 21/07/2010 17:13:03    718234

i sincerly HOPE people of are not suggesting that this tyrone team suitably fits the boot of total football over that grrrrreat kerry team get a life

booboo (Cork) - Posts: 1382 - 21/07/2010 17:16:00    718250

Booboo. It's meant to be a comparison with the Dutch Soccer team in the 70s. Interesting topic. It doesn't mean that Tyrone are better than the legendary Kerry team of the O'Dwyer era.

MichaelO (Tyrone) - Posts: 820 - 21/07/2010 18:21:33    718388

fair enough michealo but this is a gaa forum and they discussion had evolved . i cant see how total football and tyrone s brand can be used in unison

booboo (Cork) - Posts: 1382 - 21/07/2010 19:02:14    718434

booboo What age are you? If you can find it on YouTube or somewhere go and watch some of the Kerry handpassing moves that were so fantastic when football was great!

sam2008 (Tyrone) - Posts: 799 - 21/07/2010 19:10:18    718448

Thrown are stereo-typed as handpassing all the time..i dont know if you watch any of there games but they are the best foot passers in the country by a mile...all teams,not just Thrown, handpass more now because of the way the opposing team is set up with an extra man in defence

proevo (Meath) - Posts: 296 - 21/07/2010 19:17:42    718453

ive watched the 70s teams of kerry admitedly on tape i grew up in 80s what i saw of them and i hope you would admit even th best team in country at the moment kerry wouldnt tie their boots

booboo (Cork) - Posts: 1382 - 21/07/2010 19:18:53    718456

BooBoo: the Kerry style in the 70s was to handpass the ball up the field, and then invariably walk it into the net at the end. Yes, they were a great team but get real when comparing their "style" with modern football. Why was it deemed necessary at the end of the 70s/early 80s to stop the handpassed goal??

football first (None) - Posts: 1259 - 21/07/2010 19:34:10    718483

say wat you like about that era it was the better than whats been served up today

booboo (Cork) - Posts: 1382 - 21/07/2010 19:40:44    718505