New Posts For Thread: Football has gone backwards,due to stupidity.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30297033/football-has-gone-backwardsdue-to-stupidityPlayers with space,and options giving long range passes back to the keeper,who then instead of passing it to one of his defenders,and thereby retaining possession,punts it upfield.It then occasionaly goes into touch ,for an opposition throw,or into tAnd that has been a problem for many years,that is way so many foreign players are now playing in the Prem.Their close control,in then main,is more skillful,and don't try to play faster than their brains can think.Unfortunately many fans get excitedhttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30297033/football-has-gone-backwardsdue-to-stupidity?post_id=540354377#540354377And that has been a problem for many years,that is way so many foreign players are now playing in the Prem.Their close control,in then main,is more skillful,and don't try to play faster than their brains can think.Unfortunately many fans get excitedMon, 07 Jul 2014 10:33:19 -0500Keeping possession is key at the highest level.With the ball you can score,without it you cant.Possession football served Spain Barca and more recently Bayern well.The reason England sides struggle is that they CANT keep possession for any length ofhttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30297033/football-has-gone-backwardsdue-to-stupidity?post_id=540354235#540354235Keeping possession is key at the highest level.With the ball you can score,without it you cant.Possession football served Spain Barca and more recently Bayern well.The reason England sides struggle is that they CANT keep possession for any length ofMon, 07 Jul 2014 10:22:41 -0500hoof it up, get a flick on, and let Suarez bang it in.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30297033/football-has-gone-backwardsdue-to-stupidity?post_id=540353861#540353861hoof it up, get a flick on, and let Suarez bang it in.Mon, 07 Jul 2014 09:50:05 -0500a lot of thingshave gone backwards because of stupidityhttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30297033/football-has-gone-backwardsdue-to-stupidity?post_id=540353215#540353215a lot of thingshave gone backwards because of stupidityMon, 07 Jul 2014 08:48:39 -0500What has the pass-back got to do with playing safe,if it generally results in losing possession.I have watched nearly all World Cup games and can say for certain that it meant loss of possession with the majority of back -passes.Of course there are thttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30297033/football-has-gone-backwardsdue-to-stupidity?post_id=540353041#540353041What has the pass-back got to do with playing safe,if it generally results in losing possession.I have watched nearly all World Cup games and can say for certain that it meant loss of possession with the majority of back -passes.Of course there are tMon, 07 Jul 2014 08:32:57 -0500I have thought the same thing. The thinking seems to have gone away from possession being crucial to it being OK to give the ball away if in a defensive formation. Maybe they are just scared of getting hit on the counter.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30297033/football-has-gone-backwardsdue-to-stupidity?post_id=540321979#540321979I have thought the same thing. The thinking seems to have gone away from possession being crucial to it being OK to give the ball away if in a defensive formation. Maybe they are just scared of getting hit on the counter.Sat, 05 Jul 2014 08:25:55 -0500the fact is that in most cases the first goal is decisive so it pays teams to play safe and hope they can get the first goalhttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30297033/football-has-gone-backwardsdue-to-stupidity?post_id=540318767#540318767the fact is that in most cases the first goal is decisive so it pays teams to play safe and hope they can get the first goalSat, 05 Jul 2014 04:05:16 -0500Players with space,and options giving long range passes back to the keeper,who then instead of passing it to one of his defenders,and thereby retaining possession,punts it upfield.It then occasionaly goes into touch ,for an opposition throw,or into thttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30297033/football-has-gone-backwardsdue-to-stupidity?post_id=540271457#540271457Players with space,and options giving long range passes back to the keeper,who then instead of passing it to one of his defenders,and thereby retaining possession,punts it upfield.It then occasionaly goes into touch ,for an opposition throw,or into tWed, 02 Jul 2014 07:02:52 -0500