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Old 06.20.2014, 12:04 PM   #4668
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Originally Posted by demonrail666
Great article, thanks, but it overlooks that while tiki-taka/possession may not be dead, it's dominance this past couple of seasons has been replaced by high pressure counter-attacking associated with the likes of Ancelotti and Klopp. This may just be because key players for Spain/Barcelona have past their peak just when players for other sides, playing a different style, hit theirs. Either way, rightly or wrongly, possession football startec to be seen as unfashionable/impractical probably since the last Euros and Dortmunds and Bayern's success in the 2013 CL.

jupp's success was flexibility-- he was able to play possession and suddenly switch to direct attacks. tiki taka with teeth.

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