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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
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.
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Read the thread, dont tell me what I likely do or dont do. I may not have been clear, but while possession is important, determining which team 'dominated' a game based on reading the possession stat is asinine. It is not the be all and end all of the entire match.
The team with greater possession is not always the winning team.
Spain enjoyed a large share of the possession, but they did that in every game and still manage to generate only a handful of scoring opportunities. Their efficiency with possession was very poor.