Forget total football, how's this for entertaining tactics?

"a variation on the Roman army 'tortoise' manoeuvre in which they all hid under a wall of raised shields.

Upon gaining possession, nine outfield players form a circle around the man with the ball and join hands. The 'man in the middle' keeps the ball close to his feet, while the whole ensemble shuffles slowly toward the oppo goal. Scoring is a simple matter of walking the ball into the net.

Any attempt to forcibly break through the 'ring of steel' would be a foul."

It probably wouldn't work (obstruction or something), but it'd be funny if someone tried it if only in the Sunday league!

Of course if it was allowed and successful you'd probably end up with both teams just doing that for the whole match so the authorities would have to ban it!

i did think of this...

how about flicking the ball up and holding it in your shirt and running over the line.