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Originally Posted by Locke
Possession doesnt mean anything. Its like hockey's '+/-' stat. Spain 'dominated possession.' Great. How much did they accomplish with it? Not a whole hell of a lot.
Being able to keep the ball is one thing, actually doing something with it is very much another.
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A better comparison would be possession soccer and playing the trap in hockey.
It's a style of play certain team choose to play and like trapping in hockey it can be successful if done right by the right team.
Spain demonstrated just that, as does Barcelona, Arsenal and other club teams.
Sure, other styles such as counter attacking, and a ton of other strategies can be effective too, and that's the beauty of the sport. The chess match that it is and the large number of ways a manager and team can approach their strategy.
Saying possession doesn't mean anything tells me you likely don't watch or play much soccer. It's one of the most fundamental aspects of the sport.
Spain's "useless" possession soccer is the reason there was 15 yellow cards yesterday and Holland ended up with 10 men.