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Percentage Possession



Langley

Langley

New member
Mar 10, 2008
781
Waltham Chase, Hants
Statistics show our possession today as 59%

Comparing it to that of all the winning teams also today --

Blackburn 54%
Yeovil 40%
Bournemouth 43%
Reading 47%
Birmingham 39%
Bolton 44%
Middlesborough 48%
Milwall 41%

Only one team achieved more than 50%

In our last 3 or 4 games and perhaps more, we have had the greater possession. Is this the area that we are going wrong.
In a previous post it was said that too much possession allowed the opposition to regroup, I can see sense in this argument. Opinions ???
 




Acker79

Acker79

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Nov 15, 2008
31,842
Brighton
Often teams that win, especially by narrow margins, have less possession because they score, then sit back and protect their lead, letting opposition keep the ball as long as they can keep them away from goal.
 




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wigman

Well-known member
Oct 10, 2006
4,733
East Preston
Acker79 said:
Often teams that win, especially by narrow margins, have less possession because they score, then sit back and protect their lead, letting opposition keep the ball as long as they can keep them away from goal.
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I care more about us hitting the back of the net then passing it amongst ourselves around the back four.
Our football this season has become boring.
 








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Earth Rod

New member
Jul 17, 2011
57
Everton 3-0 up v arsenal with 39% possession

Some Man City examples
H 4-1 v saints 44%
a 3-0 v man u 47%
A 2-0 v hull 46%
h 6-3 v arsenal 52%

our only recent home victory v QPR we had only 44% - lowest of any home game this season i think

draw your own conclusions Mr Garcia.
 






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Mowgli

New member
Sep 18, 2008
526
Brighton
I just don't think we attack fast enough. It's frustrating seeing for example Greer with the ball in defence, look up and see, say Buckley make a run across the defence into space before going offside. Ulloa make a different run with the same result and then maybe lingard do a third seperate run before he then decides to do a 10 yard sideways pass to Upson instead of pick out one of the runs and set off an attack.
 


Tom Hark Preston Park

Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash
Jul 6, 2003
70,125
Mowgli said:
I just don't think we attack fast enough. It's frustrating seeing for example Greer with the ball in defence, look up and see, say Buckley make a run across the defence into space before going offside. Ulloa make a different run with the same result and then maybe lingard do a third seperate run before he then decides to do a 10 yard sideways pass to Upson instead of pick out one of the runs and set off an attack.
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It's more than a bit worrying that just about every team that has visited the Amex this season has had much more of an idea what they want to do with the ball when they're on the attack than we do.
 




Trelford Mills Guide Dog

Trelford Mills Guide Dog

Active member
Jun 14, 2008
572
Mowgli said:
I just don't think we attack fast enough. It's frustrating seeing for example Greer with the ball in defence, look up and see, say Buckley make a run across the defence into space before going offside. Ulloa make a different run with the same result and then maybe lingard do a third seperate run before he then decides to do a 10 yard sideways pass to Upson instead of pick out one of the runs and set off an attack.
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Agree - we don't attack fast enough, or attack the oppositions penalty area in sufficient numbers. We tend to go out wide and put in crosses, but with only a solitary striker in the box.
 


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