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How can you actually put Cesc down in any way for today's game? He was incredible, faultless today - Barring the theatrical fall for the penalty, but he was still impeded.

With possession: Without possession: I'd basically attempt this: I'd rather hope to get lucky and play, rather than hope to get lucky and not play.

It's good that Barca are full of some of the most loyal players. City could offer everything & I'd still be confident of no one leaving, especially Busquets.

Watford played Brighton recently. We dominated the game in terms of possession, and could've had about 3 penalties. They wern't playing possession in that game, they just defended & counterattacked and won 1-0 from a penalty.

The San Siro pitch will put Pep off.

I just see it differently. To me, he looked more like he was shielding himself, thinking the ball will rebound back at him, rather than trying to punch the bald person.

http://watchhighlightsonline.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/video-sergio-busquets-red-card-vs.html I don't see where he actually tried punching a player.

It is harsh, considering he did literally nothing.

It was one game.

Yeah, I'm glad that we're finally trying to keep it on the ground. When I said previous, I didn't mean last season necessarily.. I mean it's since Barca's success when teams started to keep it more really. I'm still not convinced we're as good at it though. Like, if one of our apparent...

The EPL has good percentages this year so far, but that's mainly because of there recent discovery of how bad they were previously. I don't think there percentages will be as high nearing the end of the season.

Oh yeah, I mentioned them in a reply before. I agree completely. Lots basically seem to think that the counterattacking team are the attacking team.

Most South American teams keep it on the ground. I'm not sure if any of there domestic league teams neccessarily play possession, but the Chile & Mexico national teams play it. Chile have played it since Bielsa managed them. Manchester United technically play it, but I think there dominance of...

I don't think so. In my opinion, Spain can't play it forward as much because they play with Busquets & Alonso. Barca are just as, if not more, conservative in keeping possession. They do what they have to do to keep possession, even if it means picking the, apparently, boring route. I don't like...

I'm basing mine on something Iniesta said: "The truth is that when you have a team that always attacks, and you attack against closed defences that leave no space, of course it's not as attractive as an open match between two teams that want to win". And what do you mean "You move the ball...

I think I've said it already, but possession football is the most attacking football. One passing error in the build-up to a shot can result in an easy counterattack for the opponent because of how open the possession team is, with everyone in attacking positions. It's not attacking in the same...

If he thinks that, then he doesn't understand the style at all.

Well at 11 men, they couldn't get out of there own half. But, I just looked at the most recent. I've looked at the others, and Barca always have a lions share. In the game before that one I put, which Arsenal won 2-1, it was Arsenal 34% - Barcelona 66%. In the first leg between the two in the...

I don't understand some people's judgement of possession football being defensive. It's the most attacking football possible. It's not attacking in the same sense of Stoke lugging it into the box or Madrid shooting from the half-way line. It's pro-active attacking. One error in the build leaves...