Is possession football still the way forward?

Tiki Taka 2.0 (AKA Bayern just before Guardiola, with Heynkes) I think is the best overall. I would throw a 4-5-1 and just move the ball around the other team’s 18 in quick random patterns until a mistake is made by the other team. That’s when you shoot or blast it by the PK spot and just crash the box.

No need of possession game. Just run, anticipates, short and show confidence with critical skills

Yeah, heard that on ESPN FC. They even said that counter-attacking is the way to go nowadays.

ok, possession football is dead.

once again bayern had more than 60% of possession but were heavily defeated 4-0. 5-0 on aggregate.

but let’s talk about stats and record for a bit, whoever wins, the coach of the winning team will put another mark in the history of football.

Carlo and Pep – if either of them wins, one of them will be the third coach to win a UCL in two different countries.

Jose – he will be the first coach to win 3 ucl in three different countries.

Diego – his first UCL crown.

quite an interesting UCL this year. yeah !!!

Ha ha, funny cloud, that’s just about the only way I get scored on when going against the AI. though it does help them that I suck at defense to begin with.

In real life, the counter attack was what helped me and my high school’s team do as good as we did against our rivals who are superior in most respects.

this maybe funny to you all, but i played with FIFA 14 ( im quite good at it, lol ) and i placed it on the highest level and i played using Madrid vs the computer’s Liverpool. i tried the possession style. stats were, madrid 78% possession with 4 shots on goal no goal. with liverpool. 22% possession with 8 shots on goal and two goals. they hit me with their counter attack.

coz it will only take a good tackle to take the ball, the perfect pass and a very quick-and-fast-and-sturdy forward or winger to get the ball inside of the net. and madrid have three of them cr7, bale and benzema or sometimes mixed with di maria.

I don’t think so cause atletico,real,bayern,Chelsea and some other clubs have beaten barca cause of too much possession

The best way to go would be to mix possession football with the long ball game. Theoretically at least, this would make a team more unpredictable and harder to defend against. Part of the reason why a few years ago Arsenal and Swansea struggled was because going direct was not an option they liked to go for.

Cloud, Bayern may have the same amount of possession of the ball in the second leg, but this time be slightly more incisive, just like they have been for much of the season.

Bayern have not exactly been short on goals this season, so I expect them to be far effective in the second leg.

let me answer your question with your own statement, you clearly said ::::::

it was Real Madrid that had the better chances and in the first half could have been three goals up, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria both missing golden opportunities in front of goal.

how could Bayern progress when fact of the matter is they lost even having 70 percent of possession ??

if they play the same style of football in germany, well, the outcome would still be the same, Real winning and going to the finals.

but let’s face it, Bayern had been and always been dominant in Bundesliga, they have the financial power to do that. but, let’s just wait and see next week who really comes out on top.

but i want a Real Vs Chelsea Finals with Chelsea winning it and Jose wiping the trophy with his arse in front of Perez haha

let me answer your question with your own statement, you clearly said ::::::

it was Real Madrid that had the better chances and in the first half could have been three goals up, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria both missing golden opportunities in front of goal.

how could Bayern progress when fact of the matter is they lost even having 70 percent of possession ??

if they play the same style of football in germany, well, the outcome would still be the same, Real winning and going to the finals.

but let’s face it, Bayern had been and always been dominant in Bundesliga, they have the financial power to do that. but, let’s just wait and see next week who really comes out on top.

but i want a Real Vs Chelsea Finals with Chelsea winning it and Jose wiping the trophy with his arse in front of Perez haha

Cloud, Bayern may have the same amount of possession of the ball in the second leg, but this time be slightly more incisive, just like they have been for much of the season.

Bayern have not exactly been short on goals this season, so I expect them to be far effective in the second leg.

The best way to go would be to mix possession football with the long ball game. Theoretically at least, this would make a team more unpredictable and harder to defend against. Part of the reason why a few years ago Arsenal and Swansea struggled was because going direct was not an option they liked to go for.

I don’t think so cause atletico,real,bayern,Chelsea and some other clubs have beaten barca cause of too much possession

this maybe funny to you all, but i played with FIFA 14 ( im quite good at it, lol ) and i placed it on the highest level and i played using Madrid vs the computer’s Liverpool. i tried the possession style. stats were, madrid 78% possession with 4 shots on goal no goal. with liverpool. 22% possession with 8 shots on goal and two goals. they hit me with their counter attack.

coz it will only take a good tackle to take the ball, the perfect pass and a very quick-and-fast-and-sturdy forward or winger to get the ball inside of the net. and madrid have three of them cr7, bale and benzema or sometimes mixed with di maria.

Ha ha, funny cloud, that’s just about the only way I get scored on when going against the AI. though it does help them that I suck at defense to begin with.

In real life, the counter attack was what helped me and my high school’s team do as good as we did against our rivals who are superior in most respects.

but let’s talk about stats and record for a bit, whoever wins, the coach of the winning team will put another mark in the history of football.

Carlo and Pep – if either of them wins, one of them will be the third coach to win a UCL in two different countries.

Jose – he will be the first coach to win 3 ucl in three different countries.

Diego – his first UCL crown.

quite an interesting UCL this year. yeah !!!

ok, possession football is dead.

once again bayern had more than 60% of possession but were heavily defeated 4-0. 5-0 on aggregate.

Yeah, heard that on ESPN FC. They even said that counter-attacking is the way to go nowadays.

No need of possession game. Just run, anticipates, short and show confidence with critical skills

Tiki Taka 2.0 (AKA Bayern just before Guardiola, with Heynkes) I think is the best overall. I would throw a 4-5-1 and just move the ball around the other team’s 18 in quick random patterns until a mistake is made by the other team. That’s when you shoot or blast it by the PK spot and just crash the box.