Question

What does dispossessed mean in football?

Answer 1

Dispossessed in football means being tackled by an opponent without attempting to dribble past them.

When the football game is dispossessed of footballs it just means they have lost footballs and been deprived of the footballs.

Dispossessed means to be deprived of something.

What is the definition of “Dispossessed” in football?

Dispossessed means being tackled by an opponent without attempting to dribble past them.

What is the meaning of Dispossessed?

adjective. evicted, as from a dwelling, land, etc.; ousted. without property, status, etc., as wandering or displaced persons; rootless; disfranchised.

Answer 2

When you're dispossessed in football it means that you as a player has been deprived of the football by the opposing team and basically means that the other football team has successfully won the ball away from your as a player who was in possession.

An example of being dispossessed in football is that a defender tackles a football player and then wins the ball and the player who lost possession is said to be dispossessed.

Answer 3

I came across this older discussion and wanted to add something that might spark more conversation. Do you think being dispossessed should always count the same, or should there be a difference between losing the ball because of a strong defensive play versus just mishandling it? Curious how others see it, especially with how stats are used to judge player performance.

Comments

I would say that a player's performance evaluation should account for the type of dispossession.

And being dispossessed can also have varying impacts, depending on the context.

Some statistical models also treat all the losses of possession equally, and there are also strong arguments for differentiating them based on the circumstances.

For forcing a distinction, a strong defensive play often also implies the attack was well defended, which potentially makes the dispossession less blameworthy than a loss of possession as a result of a clear and unforced error, like a lack of awareness or poor ball control.

Many traditional metrics also simply count all the losses of possession the same, as the end result for the team, like losing the ball is also the same.

And more advanced analytical models as well as human analysts often use context to evaluate performance, considering factors like defensive pressure, location on the field and the riskiness of the play attempted.

And a dispossession in a dangerous area under heavy pressure may be viewed differently than one in a low risk area.

Answer 4

I would say that a player's performance evaluation should account for the type of dispossession.

And being dispossessed can also have varying impacts, depending on the context.

Some statistical models also treat all the losses of possession equally, and there are also strong arguments for differentiating them based on the circumstances.

For forcing a distinction, a strong defensive play often also implies the attack was well defended, which potentially makes the dispossession less blameworthy than a loss of possession as a result of a clear and unforced error, like a lack of awareness or poor ball control.

Many traditional metrics also simply count all the losses of possession the same, as the end result for the team, like losing the ball is also the same.

And more advanced analytical models as well as human analysts often use context to evaluate performance, considering factors like defensive pressure, location on the field and the riskiness of the play attempted.

And a dispossession in a dangerous area under heavy pressure may be viewed differently than one in a low risk area.