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I found it amusing during the Man City v Chelsea game (which was possession/pressing football personified) that the pundits were advocating that Chelsea resorted to long balls to Lukaku.
Is the pendulum on the swing?
Oh - and flared jeans are back in fashion, I see....
Well this simply will not do.
36% of that figure is Vaulks wiping the ball with a towel.
Accurate as well https://twitter.com/EFLStats/status/...k7tPYtzJw&s=08
We may not be very good at it but this is what we wanted isn’t it?
Yes and no really. I can't recall anyone asking for more possession, just more passing, build up play, movement etc. We've got more passing under Morison but there is no end result with it, at no point do we find the opening needed to exploit the possession, which is what it's all about i suppose.
What's our percentage for getting the ball in the back of the net 5%?
The direct football we played at the start of the 2017 18 season under Warnock was exciting and effective with balls played into the channels and behind defenders for the front 3 of Zohore , Mendez Laing and Hoilett to run on to . The 3-0 demolition of Aston Villa in the opening game was a perfect example of exciting direct football