getting sick to death of fans playing the possession card

[dorsetboy]

so i live down south surrounded by utd,pool,southampton and various london clubs fans infact i think i am the only leicester fan at my work and there has to be at least one fan of every other team in the prem work there so this seasons gloating has been pretty good to me

 

but if i have to go into work tomorrow and hear from the tottenham fan the good old but we had more possession excuse then i think i might get sacked for gross misconduct  

 

its all i have heard all season like you have a divine right to win the game if you have more possession and tbh its pissing me off . 

 

i just say what was the score at 90 min so possession is irrelevant 

 

 

 

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

 

[Webbo]

Show them the league table and tell them to FOAD.

[Moonstomp]

Lots of teams huffed and puffed but can't blow the house down! Possession is only good if you're defending a lead OR you can do something with it.... No end product = no result. Keep gloating!

[Nalis]

I'm going to throw my football hipster hat in the ring and say I've hated this style of years.

Spain were effective with it from 2008 to 2012 but what I couldnt get it how everyone thought they were entertaining when I thought it was boring as ****.

Glad went they got found out at the last World Cup though I think it really happened when Madrid hammered Munich in the Champions League semi final in spring 2014.

The thing is, everyone who plays posession football think they're imitating Barcelona but they're not. Barcelona are always on the ball with the intention of moving it forward when possible (helps when you have Messi, Neymar and Suarez in your team I guess). This is how posession football should be played. When Bournemouth / Swansean / half of the Premier League do it all they do is hold the ball, play it backwards and sideways showing little threat. Its defensive in its own right.

Regarding the bigger picture, this just highlights why England will always be one step behind; when the decisions are made to imitate Spain/Germany/whoever the flavour of the month is, by the time the results are seen on the pitch the rest of the footballing world have moved on.

[filbertstreet]

[Donut]

 

I hope im not going to be unbelieveably stupid here, but........

 

Jorge Sampaoli said that?

[Jimmy]

yes lets dick around passing amongst the midfield and back for whilst they get set up defensively rather than get the ball to Mahrez, Albrighton or Vardy whilst they are scrambling to recover, that would make perfect sense

[Arriba Los Zorros]

The only thing I would say is that it grates my nerves to an edge when we are at home and the other side has most of the ball, sucks the life out of the crowd and makes you want us to bloody well charge at them and stop fannying around keeping shape! I suppose its the price you pay for looking dangerous when you finally get the ball

[Donut]

Different styles win matches, thats all there is to it.

 

Wimbledon had a lot of success playing a ruthless, no nonsense long ball game.

 

We are having great success playing a fast counter attacking game. Much the same way in recent times, ive seen Napoli play in Europe.

 

Barcelona, Spain National Team to name two have had success playing a patient, methodical, probing passing game.

 

The German national team won the world cup blending patient play with athleticisim and cutting edge.

 

It doesnt mean to say any one way is better than the other, and it certainly shouldnt mean one team is held up as "the example" of how to play the game.

[GaelicFox]

In the horse breeding business or to the point the stallion business we often employ a Teaser

A teaser is generally a horny little devil of a horse who spends ages with the female (Mare) getting her all hot and bothered , teasing her and getting her ready to the task at hand , back and forth back and forth till the Mare is hot to trot and ready to be serviced (covered)

The poor little teaser is also hot and bothered and gagging for it , ages spent with the mare , back and forth he has had all the posession , he has worked the mare over for ages and right at the moment of action the poor devil is led out a back gate and stuck alone in a stable , While in waltzes the BIG brut of a german stallion and he gets one shot to do his business and boom he cracks on and get the job done first time and in quick time !

Spurs were the old teaser last night they were keeping posession and working the crowd up into a hot and bothered lather but when the real action started

In waltzed the big strong Leicester stallion and nailed them to the back of the net ! .....PURE THOROUGHBRED !

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Villa last season under Lambert a perfect example of meaningless possession football, they would play keep ball and literally never have a shot at goal, the possession stat is pointless, which funnily enough is like Spurs last night.

[sylofox]

just tell the thick cvnt the only figure that matter's is these two.

Spuds 0 Leicester City 1

Then point out that means we get all 3pts.

Also the reason we are joint top.

[Vardinio'sCat]

These people are just tactical dinosaurs, tell em they are mindless LVG lovers.

 

This year it is all about Klopp-like pressing and 442. We are cutting edge, they are ostriches!

[fuchsntf]

That confirms my lifes technic.

I never bothered when taking my girlfriends or my wife, to dance venues or parties.

Yes I could sometimes be jealous, but when at the same venue, I never minded who spoke to them,

Going out means meeting people, being challenged in trust, and like Wasi, being built like a shthousewall helps,

occasionally show you'r around if not in eyes view, but ready to appear, if partner needs security.

Then after a good evening, take the beauty (or points) comfortably home.

Worldly wisdom in all walks of life. Dont make up lifes rules, just to sell yourself.

possesion is nine tenths of the law , they say, .....its just city have learnt to steal and earn a couple more

of those tenths.

[Donut]

These people are just tactical dinosaurs, tell em they are mindless LVG lovers.

 

This year it is all about Klopp-like pressing and 442. We are cutting edge, they are ostriches!

 

Its not so much the philosophy Van Gaal has, its the way it is being implemented.

 

He has Schneiderlin, Carrick and Schweinsteiger available in the midfield, all of which are one paced which means they have to play that way as they have no dynamism. They are all good players in their own right, but not together.

 

They have to lift the tempo of what they are doing and drag people out of position, thats the key.

 

Patient possession, then pass pass pass at high tempo, work into the box and shoot.

 

Its Van Gaal's fault the squad is short of options though.

[Vacamion]

In the horse breeding business or to the point the stallion business we often employ a Teaser

A teaser is generally a horny little devil of a horse who spends ages with the female (Mare) getting her all hot and bothered , teasing her and getting her ready to the task at hand , back and forth back and forth till the Mare is hot to trot and ready to be serviced (covered)

The poor little teaser is also hot and bothered and gagging for it , ages spent with the mare , back and forth he has had all the posession , he has worked the mare over for ages and right at the moment of action the poor devil is led out a back gate and stuck alone in a stable , While in waltzes the BIG brut of a german stallion and he gets one shot to do his business and boom he cracks on and get the job done first time and in quick time !

Spurs were the old teaser last night they were keeping posession and working the crowd up into a hot and bothered lather but when the real action started

In waltzed the big strong Leicester stallion and nailed them to the back of the net ! .....PURE THOROUGHBRED !

Ah, the old football / animal sex analogy.

Plus ça change...

[ARM1968]

If that's all you've got to be worried about then you're lucky.

[Vlad the Fox]

I think that after so many games managers keep saying things along the lines of 'we had the majority of possession, we knew what they would do' is a good thing, it means they haven't sussed us out, we've done them and they still haven't got a clue how we've turned them over. Long may it continue.

I like the playing ball with a dog analogy someone posted in another thread, the dog has all the possession but the master has all the control.

[Chester Dontlie]

Exactly what that Sampaoli meme says

 

There are two kinds of people in this world, those who like to dance around and those who score. 

 

In Poland we have this saying "nie pierdoli się w tańcu", which describes someone who prefers straightforward approach than dancing around, showing off etc. That's exactly how my mate who supports MU summarized Leicester footballing philosophy recently After Mourinho's sacking I had a chat with one very depressed Chelsea supporter, he was absolutely convinced that "the only way out from this s**t" was for them to adapt Leicester's counter-attacking style

[fuchsntf]

Regan Macneil, and Damien were really hot and on form when possessed.

its a good Omen that city are trying to exorcise, all this talk on possession....

[sdb]

We're winning and great to watch. I couldn't give a fool what other people think! That said, everyone I know is loving us!!!

[Corky]

We had lots of possession under Sousa and where did that leave us? So frustrating to watch us at times in that period of games.

[CharlieCharles]

Different styles win matches, thats all there is to it.

 

Wimbledon had a lot of success playing a ruthless, no nonsense long ball game.

 

We are having great success playing a fast counter attacking game. Much the same way in recent times, ive seen Napoli play in Europe.

 

Barcelona, Spain National Team to name two have had success playing a patient, methodical, probing passing game.

 

The German national team won the world cup blending patient play with athleticisim and cutting edge.

 

It doesnt mean to say any one way is better than the other, and it certainly shouldnt mean one team is held up as "the example" of how to play the game.

This. we have a perfect style to suit our team, i can only imagine if we tried to play like Spurs. we struggle stringing 5 passes together without one going off.

[Richard]

That confirms my lifes technic.

I never bothered when taking my girlfriends or my wife, to dance venues or parties.

Yes I could sometimes be jealous, but when at the same venue, I never minded who spoke to them,

Going out means meeting people, being challenged in trust, and like Wasi, being built like a shthousewall helps,

occasionally show you'r around if not in eyes view, but ready to appear, if partner needs security.

Then after a good evening, take the beauty (or points) comfortably home.

Worldly wisdom in all walks of life. Dont make up lifes rules, just to sell yourself.

possesion is nine tenths of the law , they say, .....its just city have learnt to steal and earn a couple more

of those tenths.

fuchsy all your posts are like poetry and make me think you're drunk

Superb

[fuchsntf]

fuchsy all your posts are like poetry and make me think you're drunk

Superb

I was asked in a pub quiz, name one state in the USa beginning with D, I answered DRUNK.

I was again asked , why I answered so.

I replied ' Whats the opposite to this word.

He told me Sober...

Ah thats it.. I told them if the biggests state passes no gunlaws, how can they be Considered sober,

They must all be like my lifes permanent state........

Superb......