“For example, at Swansea we had 75 per cent possession and you always think to attack, attack and you forget to defend when you lose the ball because you are so obsessed with wanting to win the game.

“It is always difficult to find the balance when you have so much of the ball. The league is divided in two now, 25-30 per cent possession and 70 per cent possession, there are two kinds of leagues - it is a 70:30 league now. The 70 per cent [teams] do not always win, they lose many games against the 30 [teams].”

70:30 league