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n the last issue, I pointed out that the rush to get more and more fixtures packed into the global footballing schedule would lead to burnout and the focus was on quantity rather than quality. That is still on my mind, especially after watching some truly shocking defensive performances over the past few months. Italians used to say that defending was an art form, but they were called negative and boring because of it. Maybe so, but I’m not so