That was from the 1950's when Charles Reep (an RAF officer) figured out that mos...

at-fates-hands on Oct 30, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: How a Man’s Bad Math Helped Ruin Decades of Englis...

That was from the 1950's when Charles Reep (an RAF officer) figured out that most goals were scored with three or less passes. His idea was to play the long balls from the back over the defense, and let the forwards run on to those balls and have a scoring opportunity.

ibmthrowaway218 on Oct 30, 2016 [–]

Um, yes, that's exactly what this article is about.