Country: Australia
There’s sound science behind playing out from the back.
A study of 3200 goal kicks in the MLS showed that only 33% of kicks into the opposition half resulted in possession being kept. Throwing or kicking the ball to defenders in close proximity lead to a 95% completion rate.
Pep and Emery know these things. Sam Allardyce is clearly more interested in dodgy deals.
For sure and there was a stat that the most goals scored in Europe was with possession conceded in your defensive third . Constant playing out the back is fine imo, we used to do it 70 percent of the time but if you don't have the personnel to do it properly it can be a disaster.
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