Football is a complex game despite the number of legendary figures who have argued the opposite over the years. There are a wide variety of different factors which can influence happenings on the pitch from refereeing decisions to luck to individual quality and everything in between, and given the low-scoring nature of the sport, surprise results materialise fairly often.
Despite the elaborate nature of the game, it can be dumbed down. The overall objective is to score goals, which suggests that every team should want to generate shots.
However, due to the size of the average football pitch, shots can only really happen once a team gets within vicinity of the penalty box.
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