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Controlling a game is important. Having possession is not the same thing as controlling a game.We literally set up the same way last season at got top 4 with a worse squad.
"controlling games" is also a load of shit tbh. City "controlled" the game last year and we beat them with more shots on target. City have controlled many games this year and come up short, as have Liverpool. The control of games is bollocks if the team is set up well to counter it. We've done it plenty of times.
While I wouldn't say we're were in total control against Marseille before the sending off, Marseille weren't either. The game was quite balanced.
Marseille were not threatening. We were actually finding spaces further up the field but decision making was lacking, too many poor balls.
But yeah, control is important but possession isn't control. A lot of people don't understand that for sure.
Surely people stoped believing that dominating possession is in any way a clear indicator of a team playing better by 2014ish.