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Sure, sure, agreed. I've seen the back up, run up and kick the ball high to the parent's "Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh" and "oooooooohhhhhh". I've just got an issue with saying possession is the only way to go. I just find it hard to believe these two top teams were merely stupefied by some unknown being to suddenly begin kicking wildly at the ball in all directions. I also find it difficult to swallow that Arsenal/possession type soccer is the only way in life to go.



That "unknown being" is typically defensive pressure. There are a ton of players out there that can look good when there's little pressure; there are a lot fewer that look good as the pressure increases.

Take Wando for example. Wando does an excellent job of pressuring other teams into looking silly. I haven't seen Dorman play this year, but in the past they were very good at this as well.