andymacca wrote:I mentioned this last year as well. Whilst I agree that in isolation kick offs aren't one of the key issues, I think they are symptomatic of our total lack of creative thought and imagination. We are utterly brain dead when it comes to creativity and thinking outside the box.
Someone ought to dust down an old VT of Steve Evans in the 80's with his quick 10m kick offs and chase. It was only used occasionally, normally when chasing a game, but at least it was different, innovative and kept the opposition on their toes. When successful it provided an instant attacking position.
If called correctly, even if the ball is not recovered, a good chase would result in a field position not too disimilar to what returned from our current kick off routine.