Ted Hughes wrote:We often talk about the lack of quality in our crossing, & that was there for all to see last night. We mention that this is not playing to Dzeko's strengths, which is fair comment.
If you played exactly the same game, took the bloke in the Sky studio into a time machine back 30 years then swapped him for Dzeko, Joe Royle would have managed to win about 35 headers, some of which would have been from shite balls into the box which he had no right to get near, yet he did. The two Everton CB's would have had bruises on their faces, not from elbows, but from Joe's arse & thighs as he jumped over their heads to get on the end of shite crosses, not to score, just to keep the ball in play so somebody else may get a toe to it. They would have bruises on their chests from where he landed on them afterwards. It would be one of their most uncomfortable nights in football, & they would tell their mates about it afterwards.
City would have 3 points.
Nice theory Ted, but in reality about 70% of Joe's challenges in the modern game would be whistled up as fouls and he'd have 2 yellows by half-time. The game isnt the same anymore and the old fashioned bullying centre forward a la Mick Harford, Billy Whitehurst, John Fashanu is a very rare beast if seen at all, especially at the top level.