Possession, whether intentionally taken or given, is perhaps the most influential factor in football. Our possession-based game under Maresca is neither bad nor good, but we have proven a few times now that we can be devastating by conceding possession with an emphasis on both an understood defensive structure and transitional, progressive passing. Our best chances were essentially all countering an offensive action from West Ham (as they were against Bournemouth and Crystal Palace), while, for the second game running, we have conceded more shots and shots on target than we took. Our passing accuracy was less than theirs, we had less than half of their final third passes, progressive passes, passes into the penalty area, et al. and yet there was rarely a phase of the game where our control seemed in question.