What good is it dominating high % in games?

[KeyserSoze 1,560]

When we can't convert these into either goals or shots on target .

The gaffer uses these stats like confetti. It is inconsequential to have 60% plus of the ball if it ends up nothing. Nada zilch

Feels like he comforts himself with this particular stat.

If we have the ball a lot of the time surely we should be shooting, on target more often?

[Dan Deacon 2,214]

Pretty sure this was raised since the weekend and now. Regurgitation of known gripes. BD is fun this season.

[born a blue nose 2,029]

We'll come good.

[BluesClues 2,428]

Hearts will implode around christmas, so we're all good.

[Willis 7,053]

Statistics mean fuck all. 87% of stats are completely made up.

And nothing pisses me off like watching a fucking shite performance to then be hit with a bunch of numbers as if that makes it alright.

We're 100% pish there's a stat for you Warburton now fucking sort it

[In Dungeons Deep 423]

Well it boils down to two key things.

1 - The more you have of the ball the more opportunities you should have to score (In theory)

2 - The more you have of the ball the less opportunities the other team will have to score (In theory)

It's not the fact we've got more possession and that's pointless but it's because we don't have it in the opposition's final third and we aren't creating enough chances (I'm aware you've said this), but that is the purpose of playing possession football.

[Ibroxholm 614]

If we a high possession percentage it means the opposition has less time to hurt us. This is a key factor in how we play at present time because we are less than robust defensively when we don't have the ball.

But yes, we need to better convert our possession into goals. We also need to hold possession better when pressurised by the opposition, particularly at key stages in the game.

Last season, another apparent benefit of having a high possession percentage was that the opposition seemed to tire significantly in the last 15min or so. However, that doesn't seem so obvious in our games this season.

[Jack The Flipper 1,618]

Don't shoot the messenger, but I heard from a very good source we've been training really well this week.

[In Dungeons Deep 423]

1 minute ago, Ibroxholm said:

If we a high possession percentage it means the opposition has less time to hurt us. This is a key factor in how we play at present time because we are less than robust defensively when we don't have the ball.

But yes, we need to better convert our possession into goals. We also need to hold possession better when pressurised by the opposition, particularly at key stages in the game.

Last season, another apparent benefit of having a high possession percentage was that the opposition seemed to tire significantly in the last 15min or so. However, that doesn't seem so obvious in our games this season.

Agreed but think the opposition tiring had more to do with a poorer standard of fitness staff for the second division sides, also teams pressed slightly more last year (oddly enough)

[Bakbear 242]

Warburton on Rangers Tv saying it's all well and good having possession but possession is nothing without penetration.

He knows this

[Courtyard Bear 6,426]

Less time for the other team to hurt us.

All it takes is 1 second to punt the ball the length of the pitch and they score.

[siddiqi_drinker 3,989]

I notice some saying or implying we should not play posesssion football. What are the alternatives.

1. A hump up the park? Tried that for four years, it was a disaster

2. Give the ball away

We, as in last season, really need to become better at converting goal scoring opportunities.

Another area where, IMO, we are very weak is pressing after we lose posesssion. Watch Barca. When they lose the ball they are immediately on the forward foot pressing high in order to win the ball back. We need to really improve in that area.

[HG5 1,156]

After 7 games, no SPL team has spent less time in a winning position than Rangers.

Pick the bones out of that...

[Ibroxholm 614]

12 minutes ago, Courtyard Bear said:

Less time for the other team to hurt us.

All it takes is 1 second to punt the ball the length of the pitch and they score.

Yes, and the more seconds the opposition have the ball, the more chance this will happen.

Having a lot of possession doesn't excuse us from being poor defensively unfortunately.

[weeto 69]

I remember we played Steaua Bucharest in a friendly around 1995. They had about 70% of the ball and we beat them 4-0. Every time we got the ball we seemed to score yet they farted around for ages getting nowhere.

[theiconicman 1,261]

Possesion is 1 egg of an omelette

[Zappa6995 463]

Unless its in key goal scoring areas, it matters not a jot.

[KeyserSoze 1,560]

13 minutes ago, siddiqi_drinker said:

Another area where, IMO, we are very weak is pressing after we lose posesssion. Watch Barca. When they lose the ball they are immediately on the forward foot pressing high in order to win the ball back. We need to really improve in that area.

This was something I really enjoyed watching last season. Chasing down lost balls/winning it back . "You lose it you get it back"

This has been removed from our game this season. That's sad tbh.

[55Bear 165]

33 minutes ago, Jack The Flipper said:

Don't shoot the messenger, but I heard from a very good source we've been training really well this week.

Kenny's next door neighbour?

[Willis 7,053]

All the possession means fuck all imo having 90% of the possession doesn't make a difference if you're going to let stupid goals in in the 10% that the opposition has. Makes it even scarier to think what would happen if the opposition got more of the ball instead of filling me with confidence as to what we can do when we have it

[KingKirk 2,360]

We are digging really low now lad's lets just bring ally back eh get a grip man seriously.

[KingKirk 2,360]

32 minutes ago, HG5 said:

After 7 games, no SPL team has spent less time in a winning position than Rangers.

Pick the bones out of that...

yet we are only 3points off of 2nd says more about the other teams if ye ask me

[BILLYBOY50 139]

32 minutes ago, siddiqi_drinker said:

I notice some saying or implying we should not play posesssion football. What are the alternatives.

1. A hump up the park? Tried that for four years, it was a disaster

2. Give the ball away

We, as in last season, really need to become better at converting goal scoring opportunities.

Another area where, IMO, we are very weak is pressing after we lose posesssion. Watch Barca. When they lose the ball they are immediately on the forward foot pressing high in order to win the ball back. We need to really improve in that area.

I was watching Klopp saying the other day that is the difference with Liverpool this season they have learned to press the opposition all over the park. and if you remember we used to do that in the early part of last season but that part of our game seems too of disappeared. to me we don't seem as fit as we were or certain players are either lazier or just can't cut it at the level needed for the spl.

[Pedro 27]

1 hour ago, Bakbear said:

Warburton on Rangers Tv saying it's all well and good having possession but possession is nothing without penetration.

He knows this

Shame he doesn't practice what he preaches.

[The Dude 3,083]

51 minutes ago, HG5 said:

After 7 games, no SPL team has spent less time in a winning position than Rangers.

Pick the bones out of that...

In 3 home games we've scored 3 goals.

In 3 home games Celtic have scored 15.