Best Premier League Possession Teams: Chelsea 4th, Arsenal 6th & Are Van Gaal’s Man United Tactics Paying Off?

Mark Brus

9 years ago

Interesting! Statistics show best possession teams in the Premier League.

A look at the ten best teams in the Premier League ranked by their average possession per game this season, with focus on Manchester United and their new, highly criticised style under Louis van Gaal…

10) Stoke City – 49.6%

10th place for Stoke City, who have certainly changed their approach since ditching Tony Pulis for Mark Hughes.

9) Swansea City – 49.9%

Known for good, attacking football, Swansea City have continued this philosophy under Garry Monk.

8) Southampton – 53.9%

One of the surprise packages this season, Ronald Koeman has got Southampton playing good football on the deck.

7) Liverpool – 54.7%

Known for his preference for a passing game, Brendan Rodgers has unsurprisingly done well to get Liverpool dominating the ball in most games.

6) Arsenal – 55.3%

Only sixth? Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is another keen advocate of possession football, but is slightly behind some other Premier League rivals.

5) Everton – 55.5%

Despite their struggles this season, it is clear to see how Roberto Martinez has got Everton playing.

4) Chelsea – 55.8%

Not top of this list, but Chelsea sit top of the Premier League and won’t be too concerned about possession, though they tend to do well at it.

3) Tottenham Hotspur – 56.3%

Having played a similar way at Southampton, Mauricio Pochettino has got Tottenham as high as third in terms of average possession.

2) Manchester City – 59.8%

After winning the title with dominant possession football, Manchester City have continued that way this season despite worse results.

1) Manchester United – 60.2%

Success! Well, sort of…Manchester United have been criticised for their new possession-based approach under Louis van Gaal, and indeed they sit top of the league in that respect, despite not looking overly adventurous in their play.

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