I’m cheering on Team Tactics . . .

(With apologies to Henry Reed) Today we have team tactics. Yesterday we had gym work with a light rubdown And tomorrow we have cardio But today, today we have team tactics. The heat and the humidity frazzle our jet-lagged brains And stifle our tired limbs. And today we have team tactics. This is Suarez. And this is Ronaldo, whose use you Will see when we have our video presentation. And this is Messi. The Messi caresses the ball with a balletic Grace, which, in your case you have not got. We stare open-mouthed as the Messi dances Across the screen with a balletic grace, Which, in our case, we have not got. And this is the safety catch, which is always Achieved with both hands interlocked And please do not let me see anyone Punching the ball clear. You can do it quite easily if you can get Both hands on the ball. The dung beetles trundle across the Vast expanse with their hind legs interlocked. Never letting anyone see them punch the ball clear. And this you can see is the ball. The purpose of this is to breach the defence As you see, we can pass the ball rapidly Backwards and forwards. We call this springing the offside trap. Small antelopes hop deftly over Columns of soldier ants. And they call it springing the offside trap. They call it springing the offside trap. It is perfectly easy if you have both hands interlocked. And the Ronaldo, and the Messi with his Perfect balance, which in our case, we have not got. And the antelopes whose use we see In the video presentation, And the ants going backwards and forwards. For today we have team tactics.

G. Bell, Eastleigh, Hants.