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  • To me, attacking football happens when Makelele gets the ball and passes it to the central defender who passes it to the right-back who comes forward and judges the situation. If he can do something he passes forward or runs with the ball, if not he gives it back to Makelele who builds the attack again. That is attacking football. In England attacking football is giving the ball to Makelele and having him hit it forward no matter what, even if everybody is marked.

    "Louis van Gaal sacked by Manchester United - as it happened" by Simon Burnton, Gerard Meagher, Nick Miller, www.theguardian.com. March 23, 2016.
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