Do you not think I can bring similar examples against other styles of play.
Cherrypicking works both ways you know.
Media is acting like possession is the end of football. Its not.
2013 bayern was quite simply the best team i've seen of the past decade. What it turned into now is a much inferior version that got taken apart by Real Madrid, who also take a direct approach.
I'm not really cherrypicking, i'm just giving the latest two examples of the 2 megapossession teams with the biggest talent, and how they got torn apart by teams with direct approach.
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Lets just be happy the dogma that you must allways attack or be a terrorist is gone. That your win isnt a win if you were not the domminating team.
I recall arsenal going "fuck this lets attack barcelona", and getting spanked severely, like every single team that decided "lets attack barcelona" during Xavi's prime. You dont attack a team that has Xavi in its prime, he's just better then you.
You grind them to a halt, and use superior direct attacking when regaining possession.