I'd never allow myself to let myself call myself a coward.
It's the only way we can lose, irrespective of the result.
Very few of us have any idea whatsoever of what life is like living in a goldfish bowl,except, of course, for those of us who are goldfish.
He's a player you only miss when he's not playing
Footballers are no different from human beings.
Football needs its roots, it needs its connection with the supporters. But those in charge seem to think they can do without them.