Election like a football match

With Corbyn "vowing to tackle him personally" after Trump`s remarks about the "silver platter", for me this general election campaign is increasingly like watching the match, with the result on a knife edge even in the final third (Corbyn ups pressure over NHS as Trump rows back, 04/12/19). On the right we have Conservative City, aptly named because of the team`s close connection with the financial institutions, and on the left, not so aptly named, Labour United. To be very honest, this one could go down to the wire, especially if both sides stick to their game plan. Labour`s putting in a good shift, giving 110% with their promising attacks on the left, but manager Jezza Corbyn knows they`ve got to be hitting the target from there.  All this talk about losing the dressing-room is, for me, a non-starter. They know if they`re going to win anything, they`ve got to pull together. It`s a long campaign, but it`s the next rally or debate that matters at this moment in time, and the depth of the squad on the back bench will be crucial.

      The Tory defence, meanwhile, is wobbling, with the apparent conversion of their mainstays, Bozza Johnson and Dom Cummings, from right wingers into creative centre midfielders, taking time to adjust to the pace and physicality of a general election. Avoiding hard tacklers like Neil is  key.. They`re also weakened, because Johnson is lying too deep and too often, and half the team have had to be taken off before half-time, for fear of giving away too many own goals.

With the country clearly split down the middle over the one big issue, and any more points dropped by Labour  in the polls it has to be a no-brainer. Jezza`s always got it in his locker, and promising a referendum on VAR can win them the contest. A people`s vote on giving control back to the men in the middle has to be, for me, a game-changer!