If you listen to the wizened old pros who have been around for years, you will hear tales about the players who were masters of winding up the opposition.
Robbie Savage made a career out of trolling rivals to such an extent that it affected the way they played, but its purpose was to always get a result.
Trash talk is just one of football's dark arts, but it's not quite as sly as standing on toes at corners or picking up injured players by their armpit hair.
And as childish as it...
