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Originally Posted by chuckinca
Untrue.
It is not unusual to see one team control the ball 65% of the time or more.
In today's GREAT GAME between Mexico and France that Mexico won 2-0, mid way thru the second half with Mexico leading 2-0 they completed about 12 passes in a row while the crowd chanted (above the horns) Olay . . . Olay . . . Olay at every completed pass. Stunning and completely demoralizing to the proud French Soccer Team that finished second in the last World Cup (2006) and won it in 1998.
(soccer dad U6 thru U19 [married to Team Mom]; Competitive Team Manager, Referee, League Board Member (Competitive Teams Director), League Tournament Director, District Board Member, District Tournament Director, State Tournament Board Member, Soccer Fan)
(also involved in baseball, tennis, swimming teams and scouting)
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I think this post proves my point rather than disproves it. First, the amount of time that one team controls the offense says nothing about the number of turnovers that occur during the course of the game - it's more a statistic that may indicate a mismatch.
Secondly to highlight a match where there were 12 successive passes as something incredibly exciting (i.e., out of the norm) is indicative of the fact that the norm is one of more frequent turnovers. Even if 12 passes was the norm, can you imagine a football game (American variety) where there was a turnover every 12 plays? It would be described (correctly) as a very sloppily played game and the fans would be booing.
I'm not going to claim that soccer players are not good athletes. I suspect they are. But, I find the constant change of possesion, mostly without even a shot on goal, to be very boring. Obvioulsy, I'm at odds with the majority of the world.