antg 1,816 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 you have got to score a goal more than your opponent to win a game. no matter how good chelsea was they come 2nd today. again well done newcastle. Second in the game as you say but still first in the league of course and i think they will win the league. there a top team for sure but the toon did very well today to get the win. can't take that away from them 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bracken boy 584 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Ffs nobody taking anything away from newcastle i was just stating chelsea outplayed newcastle and for most of the game all the football that was played mainly came from chelsea.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeppi26 1,855 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Ffs nobody taking anything away from newcastle i was just stating chelsea outplayed newcastle and for most of the game all the football that was played mainly came from chelsea.. I will agree with you on that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,602 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 possession 91% Chelsea 9% Newcastle says it all but when Newcastle put the pressure on thay made it count. Thats never right !......No way did Chelsea have 91% possession id be surprised if any premier league side has had 91% possession.......ever ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 4,007 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 possession 91% Chelsea 9% Newcastle says it all but when Newcastle put the pressure on thay made it count. Thats never right !......No way did Chelsea have 91% possession id be surprised if any premier league side has had 91% possession.......ever ! 66% Possession For Chelsea . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 4,007 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) 91% Would Of Meant Newcastle Hardly Touched The Ball . . Wonder What The Record Possession is In The PL Edited December 8, 2014 by lanesra Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bracken boy 584 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 It was 91% in a certain part of the game for 10 or 15 mins they was well on top im a few parts of the game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,602 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) 66% sounds more like it..............i would imagine the record would be in the high 70,s maybe ?.....probably Arsenal ! Edited December 8, 2014 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bracken boy 584 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Someone must have a stat for that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brigzy 1,298 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) In the 5 seconds of the kick off, Newcastle had 100% of the possession, but Chelsea stormed back when they kicked off the second half and had 100% of the possesssion for 6 seconds !!........ Just shows statistics ain't all they are cracked up to be. The actual possession for the whole of the game, ( you can't just cherry pick certain bits), was Newcastle 35 %, Chelsea 66%, according to Chelseas website. Edited December 8, 2014 by Brigzy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bracken boy 584 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Brigzy what would you like to have over the whole season 34% or 66%?? I think your argueing for the sake of it. As a darts player i was asked if i wanted a 33 average or 25 well for me easy 33 as i didnt miss many doubles in my prime.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brigzy 1,298 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Brigzy what would you like to have over the whole season 34% or 66%?? I think your argueing for the sake of it. As a darts player i was asked if i wanted a 33 average or 25 well for me easy 33 as i didnt miss many doubles in my prime.... I didn't tealise It was an argument, I was simply pointing out that the 91% was a silly thing to say. Possession figures should only be taken for the whole game, not just a part of it. Interesting that you mention darts; only a week or so ago I watched Phil Taylor hit a 120 average over a four leg section of a match, higher than his opponent, yet he still lost ! Point I'm trying to make is just because you have the most possession or better averages, doesn't automatically mean you win the game. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bracken boy 584 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Brigzy im not avin a go bud, ok my point is id rather have 66% over 34% or 33 average over 25 as i think means your playing better which means more confidence but hey i will agree all the better possesion and getting to double quicker dosnt always get u the win u may deserve.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,602 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 I asked a friend of mine who is a bit of a stats bod today what premier league team has had the most possession over the course of the season.......Chelsea ? Man City ? Arsenal ? Man Utd ?........nope..................................................................................Swansea !!.....which kind of backs up Brigzys point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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