Those high possession stats at the top are when they lose matches

The low possession stats at the bottom are when they win matches ok>

Before cinci makes a fool of himself for a few more years misunderstanding this issue should we point out to him that having possession is not what gives success, its that being able to afford the best players means having players more capable of passing to each other than lower quality players so these clubs tend to have higher possession stats.

If we sent out Eggert Jonsson, Leon Clarke and Siggy and told them to focus on keeping possession of the ball, would we beat a team that contained Messi, Suarez and Neymar who were sent out to adopt hoofball tactics? I suspect not

comment by Spangles (U17289)
posted 18 minutes ago
Before cinci makes a fool of himself for a few more years misunderstanding this issue should we point out to him that having possession is not what gives success, its that being able to afford the best players means having players more capable of passing to each other than lower quality players so these clubs tend to have higher possession stats.

If we sent out Eggert Jonsson, Leon Clarke and Siggy and told them to focus on keeping possession of the ball, would we beat a team that contained Messi, Suarez and Neymar who were sent out to adopt hoofball tactics? I suspect not


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Too late for Cinci to change his spots, but you've pretty well summed it up. Too many people with a train-spotter mentality cling to stats, without realising that much of the beautiful game can't be analysed too intently. Not all qualities of a player can be judged by how many passes or tackles he makes.

comment by Spangles (U17289)
posted 26 minutes ago
Before cinci makes a fool of himself for a few more years misunderstanding this issue should we point out to him that having possession is not what gives success, its that being able to afford the best players means having players more capable of passing to each other than lower quality players so these clubs tend to have higher possession stats.

If we sent out Eggert Jonsson, Leon Clarke and Siggy and told them to focus on keeping possession of the ball, would we beat a team that contained Messi, Suarez and Neymar who were sent out to adopt hoofball tactics? I suspect not


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So exactly what i said 19 hours ago then you donut

comment by Whit’s fur ye’ll no go past ye (U11551)
posted about 19 hours ago
If you didn't know better you would just assume that better players just pass a ball better and better managers just utilise those talents.