Why do players think it's a good thing to stop the ball and place their boot on it, as opposed to alongside it? Inevitably, once the decision is made as to where (and how) to continue, a split second or two will be necessary to position the foot correctly (unless rolling it with the sole of the boot is the way forward!). Those split seconds allow the opposition to respond before the ball is played. "Style over substance", same as the "playing out from the back" nonsense?