Keeping possession is paramount

Both teams were guilty of giving away the ball too easily in today’s match.

Cheap turnover occurred regularly, and often the ball was given away when players were under no pressure whatsoever.

There was a huge number of poor passes, where both Jets and Victory found the feet of opposition players rather than their own.

Possession is key to winning games and scoring goals, but both teams struggled with stringing passes together and tightening up their lines.

Although Newcastle was slightly more guilty of giving away possession, Melbourne Victory’s Head Coach Jeff Hopkins also told his team at half time that the cheap turnovers needed to be rectified.

If these sides want to match it with the top teams, they’re going to need to improve this aspect of their game.

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