Should've been offering more control to the game but would lose it in silly positions or would slow the game down. (justarsenal.com)
We can't lose the ball in silly positions giving Hull City the opportunity to counter attack at will. (justarsenal.com)
Rather than a «mea culpa», as in «oops I was being silly never mind» you back - pedal and pretend to have been sensible, staking out a new, less obviously silly position, but still one utterly detached from the hard - won knowledge of science (in this case meteorology). (planet3.org)