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More lower-placed teams are going to “park the bus” in future

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Getty Images | Burnley players protecting the penalty area against Chelsea and Eden Hazard.

Fans of the Big Six teams are unhappy that smaller teams defend with 11 players in their own box. But they’ll have to get used to it, because the gap between big and little in English football is getting wider.

In the US, clubs share all income in order to get more exciting games. Is that what Big Six fans want?

26 April 2019 - 11:01 AM

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