Not exact matches
If Arsenal allow
opposition teams a good foothold in the game as they seems to always do nowadays and continue to play with less than 50 %
possession, they will have to score at least 3 goals or
more per game to win matches.
You score from your
opposition's mistakes, and your
opposition make
more errors when they are in
possession, ergo it is better to let them have it.
The presence of the DM prevents the
opposition from getting close to the goal and also gives your team
more possession.
They just keep standing off the
opposition, waiting and waiting some
more just hoping the opponent messes up in
possession then they we can get that ball back and start or slow, directionless, no purpose attacks, then give the ball away and can't be bothered to run back.
The players also appeared to be
more willing to press (rather than retreat) when the
opposition had the ball and while recovering and keeping
possession were notable improvements using that
possession wisely was less impressive.
Van Gaal favors a
more possession based approach of hold the ball until the
opposition either commits a mistake or commits too many men forward and then look for a quick incisive attack.
However, while the Englishman stayed deeper to help build
possession, he was also instructed to push forward and drive at the
opposition's defensive block or push into
more advanced areas.