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> [There are those who condemn five in midfield as a negative tactic, but when a side's centre-backs are as hapless as Chris Perry and Hermann Hreidarsson were on Sunday, it is not nearly negative enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-engel/there-are-those-who-condemn-five-in-midfield-as-a-negative-tactic-but/)

[Matthew Engel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-engel/)

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## More by Matthew Engel

> [There are those who condemn five in midfield as a negative tactic, but when a side's centre-backs are as hapless as Chris Perry and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-engel/there-are-those-who-condemn-five-in-midfield-as-a-negative-tactic-but/)

[Matthew Engel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-engel/)

> [Derek Randall bats like an octopus with piles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-engel/derek-randall-bats-like-an-octopus-with-piles/)

[Matthew Engel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-engel/)

> [Verbosity was an established Victorian trait.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-engel/verbosity-was-an-established-victorian-trait/)

[Matthew Engel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-engel/)

> [Is this good for English football? In the short run, Chelsea's rise has broken up what was turning into an irritating Arsenal-Manchester United duopoly.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-engel/is-this-good-for-english-football-in-the-short-run-chelsea-s-rise-has/)

[Matthew Engel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-engel/)

> [It is customary for columnists to complain about the excesses of Premiership footballers, whenever - as happens regularly - there is an incident involving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-engel/it-is-customary-for-columnists-to-complain-about-the-excesses-of/)

[Matthew Engel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-engel/)

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