| The death of possession football 07:47 - Apr 30 with 3031 views | QuakerJack |
Given the high profile examples in the last week where two teams (Liverpool and Bayern) dominated possession but were ultimately defeated, does this prove that the Rodgers/Guardiola plan A only tactics of death by passing will ultimately get you nowhere?
One thing we have to credit Laudrup with is his ability to set us up to have a plan B. Chelsea over two legs and arsenal away were the best examples of this. Our best performances last season were without the ball.
By contrast, until two weeks ago we were in a relegation scrap, yet we've had more possession than anyone in the league, imagine we'd gone down with that stat.
I don't want us abandoning that style, but whoever comes in as manager needs to be able to get the team to set up to shut teams out in the way we've seen Chelsea and Real do this week. |  |
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| The death of possession football on 17:03 - May 1 with 452 views | Dr_Winston |
You have to be prepared to innovate. Even Brendan Rodgers, the Pope of Possession, has tweaked his style to be less obsessed about it. |  |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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