| Park the bus 21:21 - Oct 11 with 428 views | Kropotkin123 |
Origin: Originally after Portuguese estacionar o autocarro (Jose Mourinho)
To play in a very defensive way, typically by having the majority of outfield players close to their own goal and showing little attacking intent.
Mourinho claimed that this is what Spurs had done against his Chelsea team in 2004, playing in such a negative way that they might as well have put their team coach in the goalmouth.
The original wording was "they brought the bus and left the bus in front of the goal as we say in my country".
Is this true? I thought it was used in the 90s, when teams like Tranmere would come and camp out in their penalty area. Or is my mind playing tricks on me? |  |
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| Park the bus on 21:28 - Oct 11 with 393 views | blueislander |
Catanaccio is a classier version. |  | | |
| Park the bus on 21:34 - Oct 11 with 376 views | Dubtractor |
I'm pretty certain it was used before Jose, but just seeing this has made me doubt it! |  |
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| Park the bus on 21:43 - Oct 11 with 352 views | BarcaBlue |
Pretty sure I heard it being used as an expression in Spain (aparcar el autobús) well before being in common use in England. Maybe Jose picked it up here. |  | | |
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