Ancelotti "You might receive criticism because the team had less possession than Norway, but the characteristics of the players are not suited to playing a possession-based game. If new players emerge, a very high-quality midfielder, obviously you can pla

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"Norway did have possession, yes. But they had most of the possession in their own half. Because Odegaard dropped deep. I think the statistical number of possession isn't that important. It's true that the team that won the World Cup, Spain, had a lot of possession. They had a lot of possession because Spain has a very strong generation of midfielders. They have seven top midfielders in the world: Fabián, Rodri, Pedri, Olmo, Zubimendi, Merino, and Gavi. Seven. So they sought the possibility of controlling the game and winning the World Cup."   submitted by   /u/kibme37 [link]   [comments]