Wesley Stevenson
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1,470 appearances
54 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2010
last heard May 2015
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Surely fewer draws, the more exciting the World Cup.
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Thank goodness for that.
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Well, do you remember the last World Cup in South Africa in 2010?
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I do.
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The thing is, at the last World Cup, well, it was a bit dull.
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And in part, that was because everyone wanted to play like Barcelona.
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Tiki-taka.
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Tiki-taka?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, tiki-taka, you know, short, quick passes around the midfield, played into players' feet.
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It was all about keeping possession.
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If your opponent can't have the ball, he can't score.
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And you just have to be patient and wait for an opportunity to get that ball in the back of the net.
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And that's exactly what Spain did to win the World Cup in 2010.
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Yes, it does divide people because it's not always the most thrilling style to watch.
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But possession football has been the dominant form of winning the game.
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According to Michael Cox of zonalmarking.net, he's looked at what the possession stats show.
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Yeah, that's right.
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So in 2010, around two thirds of the group games were won by the team with the most possession.
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In 2014, it's closer to 50-50.
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