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Long Passing Is Back In Style
- Goalkeepers have trended back toward long passes after a decline, rising from 47% to 52% this season.
- Mark Carey frames this as a partial return to past norms rather than a dramatic regression.
Rule Change Opened New Passing Options
- The 2019 goal-kick rule change reshaped spacing and made both short and long distribution more viable.
- Michael Cox says wider pitch shaping created space for pinpoint long passes to feet, not just hopeful punts.
Hoofs Decline: Long Balls Are More Targeted
- 'Goalkeeper hoofs' (aimed to space not player) have nearly halved since 2018-19, from 1.7 to 0.9 per 90.
- Mark Carey uses this to argue long distribution is now more targeted to players than to areas.