Quote Originally Posted by magic3 View Post
I have always thought that possession and statistics in general do not mean much in this game so I am never paying too much attention to it to evaluate the game, my team, etc.
I agree totally with this. Why so many people take notice of ANY of the statistics is beyond me. Whether its possession or anything else, they just don't make sense or add up. Take my match this afternoon.

The stats said there were a total of 26 fouls (both teams combined), and yet there were only 3 free-kicks. (what happened to the other 23?

Then the stats said there were 17 shots on target (again both teams), yet there were 2 goals and just 4 saves. That means there were 11 shots on target, unaccounted for. I never bother even looking at the stats as a rule, because they are farcical.