TeamOfTalents
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In all honesty, the anecdote was used as a vehicle to emphasise the main point of the piece, which was to draw comparisons between Seb Larsson's adaptation and evolution into a central midfield player of genuine influence and Kevin Ball's similar journey. So, in that regard, yes, the language was more dramatic than it would have been otherwise.
...and that is fair, in it's intent at least if not the execution.
Though I reckon Seb drew far more groans following his initial move to the middle of the park. Only this year has it turned around for him. Remember a couple of games under O'Neil where he was so far off the pace that the ground was wanting him off....and rightly so as he was having a mare.
P.S. Still not forgiven you for 'come by yar'
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