Recently, international teams such as Spain and clubs such as Arsenal and Manchester City haven't been doing as well as they have been expected to do so. Why is this? Well, looking at the last two winners of the Premier League – Chelsea and Leicester – we can see that possession football is no longer the way to win. Towards the climax of the 2014/15 Premier League season, Chelsea were labelled as playing ‘boring' football, boldly underlined after their dull 0-0 draw with Arsenal, more or less clinching a second title for Mourinho at Stamford Bridge. However, as boring as it may have been, The Blues counter attacking style paid off as they lifted the title in May. To...
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