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JJ1927 wrote:Passing statistics are totally unreliable and give absolutely no indication of a sides footballing ability.
I watched the Jacks play Newcastle last week and they had something like 75% possession in the first half and presumably a very high passing accuracy and high number of passes. At the same time it took them 30 minutes to get the ball into the Newcastle box. That's not 30 minutes to have a shot, but 30 minutes to simply get the ball in the opposition penalty area. It took them another ten minutes to actually have a shot. All they did was knock the ball around in the middle third of the pitch, going backward most of the time as they had no one capable of playing a killer pass or going past a player. But their passing completion record was certainly mounting up.
It was like watching paint dry. Give me our style of play any day.
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SwampCCFC wrote:this comes as no surprise to me. we play football the 'traditional' way, which is to get the ball forwards as quickly as possible, and attempt forward passes / long balls that in many cases aren't on. we don't play the ball backwards and sidewards ad nauseam. playing with someone of the physicality and ability of zohore up front means we can hoof it forwards and the ball will often be retained.
it is a tactic that can work very well at this level, as we saw when we were promoted in 2012/13.
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jimmy_rat wrote:Worst? Or most efficient.
Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:13 pm
dogfound wrote:jimmy_rat wrote:Worst? Or most efficient.
the fella that wrote the article just isnt understanding...
is there a solution.?..ffs
Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:32 pm
jimmy_rat wrote:dogfound wrote:jimmy_rat wrote:Worst? Or most efficient.
the fella that wrote the article just isnt understanding...
is there a solution.?..ffs
I know. Only stat that matters is the points!
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