There are some in football who feel that the best way to attack is to get the ball up the pitch as quickly as possible.
It does not take the opposition long to work this out and to counter it, they will ensure that there are men in the right position to thwart efforts at attacking with the ball hit directly. In time this will frustrate the attacking side and reduce the likelihood of them being successful with this tactic.
That frustration will be felt by the fans of the attacking side who are conditioned to see their team put pressure by that particular quick method. Their impatience might not be an active player on the pitch, but it certainly can affect those on the pitch. It certainly does not breed confidence.
Then there are the teams with the smarter approach.
They will have a good understanding of their opponents. With that understanding they will know how to control the tempo of the game. Part of that game management is about sometimes taking the momentum away from the other team by slowing the game down. They will do that sometimes by playing sideways and backwards passes.
Their fans won’t get agitated, because they know exactly what their team is doing and they know it brings success. For just when their opponents are lulled into a false sense of security – then a subtle change of gear, an incisive pass later and they find themselves falling a goal behind. It’s a patient approach with intent. It’s a meandering approach with purpose.
If you think I was just writing about football, I refer you to the benefit of patience in life as a whole. Making progress is not about getting forward as quickly as possible.
Think about it.
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