Circuses are fun, aren’t they? Clowns in oversized shoes, squads without a left-back, trapeze artists and howling directors of football. It’s fun. It could be time to move on from certain elements, though. Like training bears to balance on balls, or the notion that you can comfortably stay in the Premier League without a striker.
The element of jeopardy and uncertainty, I guess, only adds to the frisson of excitement when you buy your ticket and head to the tent. Are jeopardy and uncertainty really necessary at Leeds United, though? Do we need to show the world that football teams can play without a left-back? Or convince people that a reliable striker is merely an act of self-indulgence?
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