The Extinction XI

About this episode

The episode discusses various player types that have fallen out of fashion in football.

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Michael Cox to select a lineup of player types that have - temporarily or permanently - gone out of footballing fashion. The selection process takes in truly unhinged goalkeepers, the 20-year heyday of the sweeper, no-nonsense penalty-taking full-backs, the demise of the Premier League own-goal machine, dedicated man-markers, the surprising nuances of the "free role", portly strikers, beanpole strike partners and the long-lost art of poaching. Sign up for Dreamland, the members-only Football Clichés experience, to access our exclusive episodes and much more: https://dreamland.footballcliches.com Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Adam Hurrey

Guests: David Walker, Michael Cox

Topics covered

• football player types
• footballing fashion
• goalkeepers
• sweeper
• penalty-taking full-backs
• man-markers
• poaching

Keywords

• goalkeepers
• sweeper
• penalty-taking
• man-markers
• poaching
• football
• lineup

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