I don't think I had ever given it much thought, but if I had been asked before this Season I would have said that possession is the single most important thing for a Team if it is to be successful. This Season has demonstrated that it isn't very important at all.
In the five straight games we won between Chelsea at home on 29th March to West Ham away on 19th April, we rarely approached 40% of possession in any game. The statistics from Opta are:
Chelsea (home): 33%
Cardiff (away): 37%
Villa (home): 43%
Everton (away): 31%
West Ham (away): 35%
Yet we didn't fluke those five results - most commentators said that we deserved to win them all.
It isn't just Palace of course. Real Madrid had just 31% possession in their 4-0 demolition of Bayern Munich last night, and Chelsea beat Liverpool at the weekend with 27% possession.
Am I the only Palace fan who for years has failed to appreciate just how unimportant possession is to winning a match?
In the five straight games we won between Chelsea at home on 29th March to West Ham away on 19th April, we rarely approached 40% of possession in any game. The statistics from Opta are:
Chelsea (home): 33%
Cardiff (away): 37%
Villa (home): 43%
Everton (away): 31%
West Ham (away): 35%
Yet we didn't fluke those five results - most commentators said that we deserved to win them all.
It isn't just Palace of course. Real Madrid had just 31% possession in their 4-0 demolition of Bayern Munich last night, and Chelsea beat Liverpool at the weekend with 27% possession.
Am I the only Palace fan who for years has failed to appreciate just how unimportant possession is to winning a match?
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