Excerpts of the following analysis by Jaime Fernandez Valencia is from Breaking The Lines.com https://breakingthelines.com/tactical-analysis/tactical-analysis-diego-simeones-atletico-madrid-in-possession/ from February 23, 2021. When you think of Atlético de Madrid’s playing style, you immediately think of a strictly defensive team that plays direct football and exploits counter-attacks. You get a flashback of the 2013/14 season where most of the games they would start winning and then defend in a low block 4-4-2 for the rest of the game. https://breakingthelines.com/tactical-analysis/the-secret-to-atletico-madrids-success-balance-and-adapting-to-luis-suarez/embed/#?secret=tWP2gtq1pp Well, that might be true...
Image courtesy of The Guardian https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/27/importance-of-confidence-in-football-how-cultivate-it Excerpts of the following story by Ben Welch for the Blizzard https://theblizzard.co.uk/ are courtesy if The Guardian from May 27, 2021 https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/27/importance-of-confidence-in-football-how-cultivate-it Psychologists and players share their tips for staying self-assured – and explain why the trick could be in your left hand By Ben Welch for The BlizzardBen Welch Kepa Arrizabalaga is on his knees, hands on hips, watching Southampton’s Che Adams wheel away to an empty corner of Stamford Bridge. Celebratory screams echo around a...
Story courtesy of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference April 23, 2021 https://www.acac.ab.ca/general/2020-21/releases/20210423q5i0de Courtesy of The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference April 23, 2021 (Edmonton) – With endorsement from the 17-member institution Presidents on a Return to Sport proposal, the ACAC has been granted approval to draft schedules and commence preparations for the delivery of a 2021-22 season of post-secondary athletics. Although a measure of uncertainty currently remains about the future state of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is optimism about a return...
This piece of the following article by Rene Maric for Perarnau Magazine from October 16, 2015 outlines the concepts of "counter pressing", its history and development over the past few decades. For the full article, please go to https://www.martiperarnau.com/differences-between-sacchis-klopps-and-guardiolas-counterpressing-concepts/. Counter- or Gegenpressing is, in its core, a very simple and understandable concept. It just means that the team immediately after losing the ball tries to press against the ball to prevent an oppositional counter and – instead...
The following segment of this article is from Breaking The Lines https://breakingthelines.com/tactical-analysis/what-is-sarriball/ on December 3, 2020 by @DBAFootball. December 3, 2020 What is Sarriball? Out of all the managers in European football, few have had a more improbable, unexpected rise to the top than Maurizio Sarri. He never played at the professional level, he split his time between working as a banker and playing and managing an amateur side, but in 1999, he quit his day job and dedicated himself...
The following story is from the files of OneSoccer in an ongoing series "The Method" by Oliver Platt from November 7, 2020. It's something that we as coaches in all of our programs have all faced especially at the post-secondary level: How do we get the most out of young players, to bring the most out of their talents and abilities. Challenges on the field: A higher level with a greater speed of thought and play;...
Image courtesy of: @GabFoligno / Shaun Botterill / Getty Images Most who know me, know that I am a Man U. fan and i9f you didn't, those who hate them, go ahead and laugh, seeing them where they sit in the table is painful as a fan. But as an analyst and a coach, they're exactly where they should be in the table. Their play has not been at the standard that they expect with...
https://twitter.com/i/status/1321143424712646657 The following is from Keep It On The Deck and their twitter feed. About Keep It On The Deck Keepitonthedeck.com is an online resource for football coaches and players throughout the world. We are a community based website who always welcome sharing from other coaches and players. Join in through our send in content section or download top class training sessions and videos from our download page. Keepitonthedeck can also be found on social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, YouTube...
Alberta colleges are not giving up on sport to give their student-athletes an opportunity to compete during the winter and the spring of 2021. On October 15, 2020 during a Special General Meeting, the ACAC Conference Council supported a recommendation from the ACAC's Covid-19 Planning Task Force and voted against cancelling the winter sports season. There was a renewed commitment expressed to trying to find a way to hold a condensed winter season for...