[Albion] Possession

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razer

Well-known member

Mar 10, 2019

762

Ormskirk, Lancashire

• Jan 31, 2021

• #1

No doubt someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think our last five wins have been on the back of less possession than the opposition.

Surely this is is the opposite of what Potterball is all about?

Maybe we should do it more often.

 

Swansman

Pro-peace

May 13, 2019

22,320

Sweden

• Jan 31, 2021

• #2

Its the evolution of it really, GP learning (!) more about the PL, the players learning more where to move and how to play it - when there's always good options you dont need to wait and patiently seek them.

 

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Machiavelli

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Oct 11, 2013

16,653

Fiveways

• Jan 31, 2021

• #3

Mustafa said:

Our style has changed and evolved so much throughout this one season alone.

People laugh about Potter's continued admission "to learn from this"... but it really seems that he literally does.

We are getting better and better. Really do believe that Potter will be one of the greats.

Potterball isn't what we were when he first came here. It is what we will become.

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Spot on. Possession with a purpose. Mind you, for quite a while, we've looked good against the bigger teams, who will commit players forward. It's against the deep block that we seem to struggle.

 

vagabond

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May 17, 2019

9,804

Brighton

• Jan 31, 2021

• #4

razer said:

No doubt someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think our last five wins have been on the back of less possession than the opposition.

Surely this is is the opposite of what Potterball is all about?

Maybe we should do it more often.

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It’s a bit of a myth that GP has one way of playing.

He has multiple styles, systems, formations. One of the reasons why I think he’s a special talent as a manager.

He certainly is not just about possession. Depends on the game, the opposition, the players.