By Chris Dunlavy - A fresh take on football

Take nothing away from Josh Windass, whose 60-yard lob against Derby on New Year’s Day has already wrapped up the Championship goal of the season award.
But the surprise is not that the Sheffield Wednesday striker scored from inside his own half. It’s that we don’t see more players trying it.
In the modern game, practically every goalkeeper acts as an auxiliary sweeper and will routinely stand on the edge of the box, either in anticipation of a backwards pass from a team-mate or to intercept balls played into the space behind a high defensive lin...