Gaelic football can learn from the way catenaccio was prised open

The legendary Italian football journalist Gianni Brera, regarded as the chief propagandist for the notorious catenaccio system of defensive play, once wrote that “the perfect match would end 0-0”.

Gaelic football can learn from the way catenaccio was prised open

The legendary Italian football journalist Gianni Brera, regarded as the chief propagandist for the notorious catenaccio system of defensive play, once wrote that “the perfect match would end 0-0”.

He died in 1992, but perhaps if he were alive today La Gazzetta Dello Sport would have a healthy section devoted to Gaelic football.

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