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I'm not sure if the whole "boring" thing is actually a worldwide opinion (Smelly Meatball, Ossman or Supreme, is it something you'd hear in America?) or if it's something that's been brandished by the media here in the UK because you're not a good footballer unless you run around like a headless chicken and throw yourself in to block any oncoming shots and appear to be playing with all your heart. A simple passing game is massively overlooked in England and is a reason why many good players are overlooked.
I can use Lucas as an example for Liverpool who would absolutely flourish in a Spain or Barcelona team and not our setup for the past couple of years. Jordan Henderson too is pretty much considered to be a dreadful player right across this country, when really he's a very tidy player (when played centrally and not out wide) who keeps play ticking over in a pretty similar manner to many of Spain's players. I'm not saying he's anywhere near that level btw, he's just of a similar ilk. And I'm sure there are players like that for every club that are overlooked simply because they're not blasting in 30 yard screamers and lunging into tackles that I'm also less aware of because I'm not watching every game for other clubs.
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