The old man made a correct but out of context statement. There needs to be a purpose for possession. What does the team on the field intend to get out of their holding the ball?
The primary purpose of possession is to move the ball and players into good attacking positions to get behind the defense and score. The value derived here can be measured in goals. A 3 pass possession resulting in a goal = A 15 pass possession resulting in a goal
The secondary purpose of possession is to keep the ball away from the opponent so they have less opportunities to score. The value derived here is indirect or psychological at best but important.
I hear yuh, and the key is attack = goals.
but i feel like trinidadians have a lot of skill and creativity it's coached OUT of players.
how often yuh go to a game and hear some jeers when somebody do something creative, somebody take on a defender and at the same time get applauded for attempting a bad pass?
it's like the mentality and philosophy in tt is to never attack.