A banal criticism it may be given the results, but Bayern have frequently been accused of struggling to convert possession into goals this season.
For Spain every time it is harder and harder to convert possession of the ball into goals, but the team has in 'Pedrito' its most effective weapon.
West Ham have been praised for the attractive football they have played under Zola yet they sit just one place above the drop zone and that is largely because they have frequently failed to convert possession into goals.
When England did have control of things against Spain, in brief spells, they struggled to convert possession into danger: White was isolated up front; Yankey and Aluko, who covered enormous amounts of ground, could not find space out wide against Spain's full-backs, who had pressed them back for longer spells.
There was a clear feeling of unease among the home support as the game wore on, with Liverpool fans scarred by previous failures to convert possession into points.
However, it was only after O'Shaughnessy was shown a second yellow card - for an ill-timed lunge on Shaw - that England managed to convert possession into clear-cut chances.
Chelsea were forced to absorb a lot of pressure, particularly in the first half when the Portuguese side were on top, but could not convert possession and chances into goals.
Wolves certainly acquitted themselves admirably, without looking much like converting their possession into goals, in a first half devoid of incisiveness from either side in key areas.
Unable to convert 62% possession into a meaningful threat, Seattle let Chris Wondolowski's late first-half stunner relegate them to a 1-0 loss.
Even with their man advantage, Angola could not convert dominant possession into goals with their captain Akwa guilty of squandering a myriad of half-chances.
