How possession became a dangerous game in the Premier League - Over the past decade Premier League success has been inextricably linked with possession – the best teams keep the ball.

All this is a natural evolutionary response to the desire for possession that has gripped football for 15 years, since Guardiola’s mesmerising Barcelona team changed the game.

How possession became a dangerous game in the Premier League. Over the past decade Premier League success has been inextricably linked with possession – the best teams keep the ball.

Possession is defined as “having, owning or controlling” and perhaps that last word best sums up the philosophy in football: if you have possession, you have control. “Maybe one day they ...