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‘TOTAL’ CONTROL BY STRIKER-LESS BORO

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 November 2024

FARNBOROUGH 1 SLOUGH TOWN 0
By Andrew McNeill

A FEW heads were scratched upon seeing Farnbrough’s team-sheet where the starting side contained no forwards.
The midfield-heavy formation of a back three and forward seven was designed for almost total football in a manner that could respond to any shift in the Slough formation, before imposing its own will on the game.
But it was to be seen if there was to be a yellow jersey paying homage to the legendary Oranje’s Cruyff or Neeskens to allow this.
Having no outlet up-field it invited Slough to attack a compressed Farnboro...

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