5. Swansea Are The Best Passing Side In The Premier League
Lets get things moving on this slideshow with a key stat. The Swans are a popular team and one of the reasons behind that is the style in which they play their football; its a style that sees them playing the passing game better than any other club in the Premier League. This season they have enjoyed 59.9% average possession and 86.4% passing accuracy per match, both of these figures are the best in the league. Critics will say that its about what you do with the ball rather than purely retaining it, but its crazy to suggest that keeping the ball is a bad habit and its something that successful teams generally share. The teams below Swansea in the possession table are Southampton, Man City, Arsenal and Everton; I think we can all agree that they are all having a fine season. The bottom line is that teams that struggle usually dont retain the ball very well, the fact that Swansea do suggests that there shouldnt have been any real cause for concern.