I just saw Palace won 4-2 at home last night with 30% possession. Some lovely incisive attacking play and good goals. A bit like the way Forest play. Their fans seemed pretty happy.

Given that our club strategy is so heavily reliant on data, is there any evidence that possession-based football is more effective or even more enjoyable than playing fast and direct? I'm tired of it myself. I'd rather just get the ball forward early and put teams under real pressure rather than trying to play the "right" way, whatever that means.

I'm no footballer, but I'd imagine teams would rather come up against a high-possession side with little physical threat than a team with power and pace. I'm also fairly sure most fans would rather watch us attack with power and pace than trying patiently to forge an opening.

Are we wedded to this style forever, or can our strategy and "philosophy" adapt?