And defensive also says good points the back line matches increasingly expensive defenders like can say low insure the man cities of the world rarely give up goals because attack wins games defense wins titles according to one such Alex Ferguson at least im going to take a look at the stats to find out whether fergusons words of wisdom really do ring true so what would football be without right striker hard nosed defenders and everything in between weve got it all for you today really walk with me without a car. Probably havent dustys in unstoppable form even compared to his impeccable usual level coming into this weekend hes played 14 games in all competitions finding the net in all but one of the 19 goals in total 13 of which came in the opening 9. When does lee get much today thats a record breaking stuff. Hes mr reliable. Were looking at his incredible luck tell you about goal by goal starting with much day 7 at home against hoffenheim. Practice. That just. This one is classic leventhal ski he maintains space between himself and his mock out looking on the edge of the box his opponent can either cover in the all the space goal sign situation love and exploits to steal him behind and score. Next up a trip to our book and hes at it again. Just toxic. To the start of this seems hes the blunders leagues most prolific known german marks met with 215. 00 goals hes won the top scorers canon 4 times plus those legendary 90 minutes against the book 5 gold bull record smash. Thats probably the thing. Thats. Just. Impressive numbers but theyre just icing on the cake love and just he says its all about the to a. Person so you see i always want to win with the team but most of them the best way i can help us do that is by scoring goals. But clearly the team have to be functioning as a whole from back to front and thats also makes winning easier for everyone. Given by and struggled to find those late when they finally managed it on match day 9 to one against one young lady with the obligatory contribution from leavened of ski. Ok. Actually the stuff is easy. To see going to. Look at that. One for the archives another outright record for the project just published from my. Buddies i wasnt sure if that was the new record but didnt dwell on it too long so if you can get distracted during the game from the spirit its Something Special for sure for the mind what matters most is that we got the 3 points was and thats what im just going to direct them to going to the gold was preceded by a foot just bounce when youre on a roll these things can happen. Without much sometimes i play one of 2 with a teammate sometimes with an opponent. You have to try every option i think this time i had a bit of luck got the ball back and made the most of the opportunity and. On target up to 9 straight much days not to mention goals in europe and the cup the records continue to example now that the looming possibility of attacking one that stood so long its become legend said by get that way back in 19717240 goals in a single blues legacies it. 9 goals into that Campaign Debt bomb but had a grand total of 3 to his 911. 00 dubs he has seen already possibly putting him on course for a final tally closer to 50 the stuff of football fantasy not we see him in the scoring form of his life probably done just the gold rather extraordinary. Play just simply unstoppable but hes not the leagues only legendary foreign striker cloudier bizarre its been one of our favorites the. Failed. Both of thing. Going to. Call in. Terms of the story and i think that its about using you know something before during. And when they were primarily money up it all with the whole it was only part of and i dont know that but i think in order for you out of the end of. The peruvian princes the oldest goalscoring in the book is legal but this time here is drawing to a close did so well hang up his boots since season after 20 years in the bundesliga its. It im not but im going to be going where you want no no no no go. You know if its you know if you get that meal on your plate or north korea thing way so they see an hour later there you go but i always thought i know you by coming but i know. This is unbelievable hes not posted so further braeden. When he lifted the german tongue in cheek no. Reason most successful. When he won just about everything. He was so much when she 13 trouble winning same thing you think you. Can change plans for the future youll soon see. Sidelines. No no no no yellow liquid is our enemy levy story going to put a capercaillie in your city will enter in our mean things will get into our i get that on him or them but i left them with that any sorry rally their opinion the hoary the nicotine atom or 2 or more tim but i thought yes so i said ok you to eat out of the a simple. Bizarro light for one of the best at what. I read a lot of those little. More there are how are only intense and gassy a mystery also in football didnt system we have b. C. Ill be when the lord is complaining. In full but at those images of us and you prove to us we will be in it until we no no simply up in the north korea going to go i hardly up in the. East so we thought when that all came up it created it when they were going to almost 50 to one but they dont have the number and we. Dont and in all of this our money to cover was imported on the economic side of the people singing and buying time being you know monday morning one doctor with the name of number one out of a feeling he. Hes already signed in the bundesliga in 9299. 00 its hard to imagine the League Without him. That will be his sorrows sized hole in our hearts next season when hes gone. They spent you know this in a cup it will. Be sort of a way to go through and it will be. You know what i mean. The moment oh. Sure scoring goals is important but isnt it better to prevent we break down the age old debate of attack this is defense. Its the oldest debate in football the 2 ends of the pitch attack versus defense but which is more important when it comes to the big links the great Alex Ferguson once said that attack wins you games that defense wins you titles and its not just him off and sells tickets he parents really wins championships but is that really true if you want to win a league title is it more important to have a rampant. All an impregnable defense. An unstoppable force. Or an immovable object. Im going to take a look at the stats to find out whether fergusons words of wisdom really do ring true and ask what it means for football today where else to start the with fergies old Stomping Ground the premier league. I blew through the last 20 seasons to see if attack or defense was more important to each of the League Champions the numbers may surprise the former master over the last 20 seasons the champions have been the top scorers in the division 13 times while theyve had the tightest defense in the league on 10 occasions so the best attack has led more seems to the premier league title than the best defense has in that time and theres more i looked at the number of goals scored in conceded by either. Team in each season to give an attacking and defensive ranking for example man city scored the most goals and conceded the 2nd fewest in the premier League Last Season so they were 1st in attacking and 2nd in defending the results in the premier league there were 8 years where the champions attacking ranking was better than their defensive ranking and just 4 campaigns where it was the other way around. So maybe ferguson was having us on all the time in fact if we look at his own successes its clear that the scot really depended on his attack Manchester United 1800. 00 souls in the period im looking at all under fergie i mean it wasnt going to be david moyes was it in 6 of those 8 seasons they had the best attack while they had the best defense in the league 4 times their attack outperformed their defense 4 times while the defensive ranking was higher just twice in fact ferguson want to have his League Titles with the 5th and 6th best defense in the division he had the best attack on both occasions now that i think of it fergie did love his strikers in his time Manchester United what always willing to splash out on the best attackers the likes of Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Robin Van Persie were crucial to their title victories and of course when rooney became one of the most Successful Premier League players of all time at old trafford. Its not just the red side of manchester where attack dominates Manchester City and one for premier League Titles and theyve had the best attack in the division every single time they also have the best defense in 2 of those seasons but is the attack that dominates but maybe this is just a premier league thing maybe if we look abroad the trend is reversed well certainly not in spain thats what those who are modern. World view sensibly. Has been won by the team that scored. Most goals 11 times in the last 20 seasons while the team that conceded the fewest goals as prevailed 9 times the champions attacking ranking in that season has been higher than their defensive ranking 11 times and its been the other way around just 6 times perhaps this shouldnt be too surprising in an era dominated by messi and ronaldo real madrid are the perfect example of a team that needs a good at spac more than a good defense theyve had the most potent oftens in the league in 4 of this 6 title winning seasons in the last 20 years and their attack has had a higher ranking than their defense in 5 of those campaigns maybe that explains why Florentino Perez is so adamant the rails of riches be spent on forwards apart from the obvious one they spend big on players like gareth bale and ed in as are in recent years you can add luka yo bitch hammers rodrigo and go to their list of expensive attacking purchases although lets be honest these sightings havent all worked out like they hoped but heres the thing about the leader and bosses dominance skews the stats somewhat those 2 have won all but 4 of the last 20 spanish titles interesting lee in those 4 seasons the champion has never had the best attack but has had the best defense on 3 occasions so basically if youre one of the spanish superclubs stack your attack and if not shut up shop there is one league where fergusons line certainly is accurate though you wont be surprised to hear the defense is on top in italy. You want to. Turn. This into. Gold this is a very important thing the best defense in syria has won the title of my. 15 times in the last 20 years and the champions defensive ranking has been better than their attacking ranking in 10 of those 20 seasons you they are the absolute kings of defending their way to the top theyve won 11 titles in that time and had the best defense in the lead in every single one of those seasons their attacking ranking has never outperformed their defense while the defensive ranking has been better on 6 occasions its hardly a shock that italy is the outlier here the countrys larger defense of football stretches way back to the 1960 s. Went into dominated with cats are not sure a strategy focused on ultra solid defense from judgment of a get see through franco by raese and Paolo Maldini george are clearly knee defenders have long been the true stars of italian football but what can we take away from these numbers of course being exceptional that either end of the pitch gives teams a huge advantage but i could have said that without spending days looking through stats what really stands out is how both attack and defense have to be functioning for most teams to with their league across the premier league syriac and the buddhist League Champions almost always rank in the top 3 for both most goals scored and fewest goals conceded in 20 years across those 3 least they have only been 3 exceptions to that rule and one of those went into one syria are the eventis and milan were both docked points over the Culture Police scandal original champions you they have the 2nd best attack and the best defense and just to back up that its a matter of being good at both ends we can take a look at the ultimate deciding factor apart from factual points goal difference over the last 20 years in england spain germany and italy 64 out of 80 champions have had the best goal difference in the league. Makes sense right goal difference is basically a sign of how well a team is functioning in attack and defense if one is bringing down the other it will almost certainly be clear and it seems goal difference and that is the best indicator of league title success theres one other thing to consider with goal difference when after a long season the team simply cant be separated by points incredibly thats happened 5 times in the history of the bundesliga and every time its been the defensive record that has won the champions the title in those 5 seasons the winners never out scored their direct rivals but conceded fewer goals every single time. Like by and in the 992000 season leverkusen scored more goals than them but by and superior defense saw them play minimized sharla. One outlier so this was round madrids la liga when in 2007 their goal difference was a full 19 goals worse than barcelonas and they had a worse attack on his defense but they won the league thanks to a better head to head record against their old rivals so what does all that mean for modern coaches basically having the best attack is generally more likely to win you really title than having the best defense but you cant just leave the back door open the defense has to provide the platform for the start tackles and if it doesnt all those goals could count for nothing and i should know im an arsenal fan this may be why were seeing more and more clubs spending big money on big name defenders this summer source several clubs go big on beefing up their back lines mitzi is the lift was arguably the hot is property of the transfer window eventually moving to uva after looking at the numbers we can see exactly why they were happy to splash the cash on another center back meanwhile in manchester clubs on both sides of town paid a kings ransom to defend this city handed out. A huge bundle of cash to upgrade their backup right back from the new low to councell and united even let themselves shorten it back to ensure they could revamp their defense with Harry Mcguire and aaron one misako then if we look to germany feinsteins up more than a 100000000 euros to add lucas and numbers and benjamin puff up to their squad for a long time defenders were undervalued in the transfer market but that is not happening anymore of course having the best of both worlds isnt just about who you buy its about how you set up to although some coaches do go to extremes when it comes to tactics most of them are trying to at least make things work both ends of the pitch and there are 2 in particular who have found their own magic formula right now i want to take a look youre going club and pad for a moment. Theyre both known for their attacking football but in reality their approach is focussed just as much on defense lets start with his man city side have torn up defenses all over england in the last couple of years but while theyve broken records for the number of goals theyve scored theyve also been phenomenal in defense but if you talk about city its always about the whole good Football Player and the brilliant organist they have the best defense in the league while the older one his 1st title in england and last season they conceded just 23. 00 goals full year the near perfect record in both attack and defense is partly down to what the owners its called brilliant city keep the ball better than pretty much every other Team Combined with the talents of their expensive lee assembled squad not means they create more opportunities than the rest but it also means they seriously limit the number of chances their opponents have to score against them the old advantage that you cant score if you dont have the ball is particularly true when city and this isnt a new phenomenon would go. Already i love his boss or him by and seems have the best defense in the country in all 6 of his title winning seasons in spain and germany its about coming up with a system that not only gets the balance right between attack and defense but actually maximize his valve and what he owes not the only one of his current nemesis you can quote has his own theory about how to get the best of both worlds and right now its working pretty well the. Central defender of the ball cellarman if youre going to go to the big disco ball of course. That would be better liverpool had the best defense in the premier League Last Season and they look to be carrying that fine defensive form through the Current Campaign as well getting impressing is often seen as a buccaneering attacking strategy and it absolutely does lead to some thrilling moments and plenty of goals but pressuring opponents into mistakes in their own half doesnt just help create opportunities it also keeps the ball away from your own dangerous side if the ball is in a teams defensive 3rd a lot of things can happen a deflection or a misplaced pass can lead to chaos by person the opposition higher up the pitch you massively reduce the chances of a freak occurrence leading to a cult and if it seem cant get out of their own half there isnt much even the best attacking players can do this is a strategy that asks a lot of the players stars like most our study and manet and reverse sophie mino constantly point to that goals and assists they have to work hard in service of the guys further back to in this sets up when the other team has the ball attacking players effectively become advanced defenders again its about maximizing both of course most coaches dont have the luxury of being able to pick so many talented and athletic players the vast majority of coaches have to choose whether theyll prioritise attack or defend. For those guys the numbers suggest generally that attack is a safer bet than defense when it comes to winning League Titles but as club were showing the future for the pinnacle of football its a strategy that does bugs. The role of goalkeepers in modern football is another great example of this but thats a story for another day. Will be less than the speed trees traffic problems and cringeworthy how its all talk business best on this league. To carry a history not a case of inside the temple very much alive and kicking in the jungle to leave our jobs are going to go this blast of energy dogs so happy i wanted to rip my shirt to afford a new sophistical so this game since a while but on match day 9 part of own finally tasted victory. Is so stupid. I think its one of the most important game sort of the season for us it was a momentous result from bottom ball in more ways than one. Rooms as much in the 1st clean sheet 1st win with the money in 1st ever in the bundesliga for a lot of these guys forget. All tiger also served up memories to cherish the frankfurt keeper Frederick Bruno on match the eggs he cant tell everything laver couzin could throw at him. Today but save this well i guess makes a say lets look at some other area is tonight but once you get caught. Up. To just about the. First evening all morning was just yesterday morning when my son was born so it was. It was really emotional game for me today and im really happy for for the game for the for the win for the 2. Yeah michael from the mother of my son. Probably didnt get much sleep before the game but it matches the new jack was why i dont like. I told him what hell say for like this when you became become father then please go to your go and get the next baby a hall ready. Proved to be an emotional rollercoaster ride starting with the match day 7 plum. Once again and less than ideal preparation for the next game against. Flying for. A string of sites from the Czech Republic number one camped out in the contest and media managed to insults left a point taken by all things to come back. Its like this some time you are down sometimes you are so its football especially for for the goalkeepers. In. 4 months you know as these every goal is an absolute liberation soccer means empowerment. Many people in afghanistan think its wrong for women to do sport trying to stop the. Clock must now continues to culture guns teams are not deterred even by a difference. Just spong d. W. Look closely. Listen carefully to. The soon. To be a good. Band. Discovered. Subscribe to a documentary on 2. Fronts and tear on tony oh dear cecilia this is opposite us im sitting on the terrace in twilight its peaceful my 3 grandchildren sleep on trouble thats asked out when i was 8 frances ages of germany was split in 2 and remain divided for a decade since it was my live on a bus when your mother was born in 1969 the wall was already 80 years and. My grandchildren were born after the war fell born in a brain of 5 germans a wonderful time a time of great joy. 3 generations of one family on a journey through recent german history. Darkness has fallen and its still peaceful and they have remained so for your sakes my grandchildren also i have. Our family. Starts to live or 60 d. W. This is d. W. News live from above and the tears cheers and dancing across south africa as the National Rugby team a crowd of world champions the springboks put on display tossing england to capture the world cup time. 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