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The downside is that, as a team with a high amount of possession, you will have less defence-attack transitions to exploit; rather, your opponent is going to have a compact block with players set in their defensive positions. So goalscoring opportunities generally don't scale linearly with possession. That's why, as Grimson says, a lot of it comes down to moving the ball around to physically and mentally wear out the opposition until they make defensive mistakes you can exploit. Also, if you lose the ball and your initial press is broken, or you don't press properly, you're very vulnerable to fast counter-attacks, as a lot of your players will caught up the pitch. Hence possession oriented teams tending to use more tactical fouls. |
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a prime example of it was our 0-0 draw there, when Marquez brought Ronaldo down twice, once for a clear penalty (refused) and once when he was breaking clear. was he sent off? was he £#%&!. where is the beauty and value in a game-plan that is absolutely dependent on cheating? isn't that the same as - or worse than - any other team setting the prize and the garland above the game itself? |