Quote Originally Posted by splott parker View Post
Surely the location on the pitch of the possession should be taken into account. 70% sounds great but if a large chunk of it was attained knocking it about just outside your own box it means bugger all. Just listening to the pundits after the Manchester derby and they’ve mentioned that Man City had around 70% possession, make of that what you will given the result.
Exactly, Derby kept the ball, passed it around the back and did absolutely nothing with it. Complete waste of time and energy.