Short passes to the foot!!

 Hoping after this explanation of how we’ll be standing up in the field and clear knowledge of everyone duties, individual and collective.

Every number is a position,  every player has a function individual and collective.

On the drawing it’s marked ten rectangle spaces with a number. 

It’s the number of each position on the field you’ll be confortable according to your skills and aptitude. 

Every position is important and the one playing that position its responsibility is protecting that area, not excuses!!

If the ball lands on your marked area (# ) you have to control the ball, if nobody else came quick enough to help you, make a pause protecting the ball. 

If a player from the other team attack you, you’ll use your skills to dribble, and right away start a combination with your teammates, the classic play of “touching and go” .

The “touch and go” I had explained to you a few times!! “Short pass to the foot “

If the action started from your goalie, the defenders would move the ball up the field, and then the attackers will position open to receive the short pass, always (everyone) facing the contrary’s  box!!!  Not passing the ball to someone behind, always forward!! 

When you pass the ball behind, you’re giving time to the other team to recoup and make it harder for you to surprise the opponent .

I keep insisting with the short passes, because in the only two practices we did, the players came back to the same routine, long passes and most were intercepted 

Short passes to the foot!!

I’m trying again!!

 After being retired for a few years, but seeing the game isn’t progressing and thanks to a club that is giving me the opportunity to demonstrate how the game can be played without all the negative situations where the brute force would prevail.

And I firmly believe that the old “beautiful game “ can be saved, 

And no will be need the players have to wear head  protection 

Thank you for the opportunity, and I hope I can be understood.

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And the same odyssey, when I say “short to the foot” they look at me like I’m kidding around!!. Nobody understand then the longer you pass the ball, the easier is to get intercepted!!. 

A short pass  to dribble someone and keep going with the action (play?)

The one that just received (before he/her had looked to see if any players are nearby) the ball,

 instantly after controlling, pass the ball to the same player or someone that’s in better position. 

And now we have at least three people involved in one play, can be started by his/her small box (we can call “exit “) and again someone would accompany the action and waiting open to receive the ball. 

The ball should start being pushed to the “flanks “ ( field side ?) and all the five forwards are alert to receive the ball and prepare for the attacking!! 

Same operation, with the advantage of all the defenders that brought the ball this far are running behind escorting, just in case one of the ball handlers loose it, they are ready to recuperate the ball, and start again the same procedure!!

To recuperate the ball!!    (Delivery)

I’ll divide the field in 10 sections.  Every section should or be covered by a player.

When the other team push the ball in the air, eventually will land in some place.

That’s someone section!!.  That player has to attack that ball, instantly next section’s players should respond to help. One player is trying to get the ball, the other players should be very near to recuperate that ball, without fouling (because you give the ball away!!!  )  

Drowning the other team’s player that is in possession of the ball, would evict a long ball to our box, that would create a chance of goal.

On this play, we need the player of this particular section to get in top of the person in possession of the ball to pretend to try to get the ball away, but indirectly is neglecting to kick , control or send a long ball to the box, creating dangerous situations!!!

And indirectly he/she is delivering the ball to the other two players are helping!!

This is a delivery!!!

And those players involved in this recuperation will start the attacking!!

Do you understand me??

 Thank you everyone for the well wishes and according to some references I’ll say something about “why I always send my messages to clubs that are not doing good”  trying to help them out !!

Very good reference,  I’ll start to mention than they would make a deal even with the devil, just to escape from the bottom of the positions and win some games!!

I know it’s hard because the players are used to play the same, over and over again without trying to change (they don’t know nothing better, anyway) . First I would try to make them understand to get on top of the other players to don’t let them toss the ball in the air.  If you just bother wouldn’t be that easy for the  long ball, creating dangerous situations in front of your goal. 

Now it comes the worse part of my job. Trying to explain that the hardest you’ll hit the ball, the quickest it would be back around you again!!. That’s better stop   (control) the ball, don’t even think pass it to your players behind you!! And the next teammate close to the one with the ball should walk closer to receive a pass.  Just 5-10 feet separated and has to be open (not behind other players) OPEN to receive,( control) and keep in motion, moving forward the same time as the player  just assisted you. In the meantime other players have to read the action and start to get closer and open (OPEN) to receive, on the left or the right . This way take the attention to the one with the ball and can manipulate it without the pressure of the other team players!!. Always keeping in motion the ball moving left or right, never straight forward because most of the time is another opponent,   left and right FORWARD, and the player just passed the ball keep running behind, supporting the possessor, and would make easy to try to dribble someone to keep controlling the play knowing someone behind is ready to recuperate the ball back to us!! .  

 Well apply this run and study the formation of the players, it’s like a triangle, or diamond formation.  BUT the main reason is keep the ball protected!! Has to put in their heads, “if you keep the ball with your team for 90 minutes, then the other team can’t , score !!

I’ll explain other points  the next time I’m inspired or a good question from someone interested in trying to come back to be again.  “THE beautiful game “

A free advice to win games!!!

 Seeing the way is going “my futbol “  I don’t have other thing to do is just take a deep breath and keep my mouth shut to don’t look like a crabby old man!!

With one of the best leagues around USA half way into the tournament, the Clubs that can’t win a game, even if they play against a bunch of non-professional players. 

They’re talking about new players (saviors) and  throwing millions of dollars on players that are good throwing the ball in the air and kick the ball even if they don’t have the right peripheral to shoot and convert a goal. But that’s the only hope they understand could happens to them!

If you didn’t read my priors posts you don’t know that I’m preaching for decades then the big problem isn’t the players most of the time.  The problem it’s the system you’re making to be played for your players!!   

Change your system, first thing.  You have to understand is only ONE ball at the game time!!  WHY do you have your players in a perfect line???,  you don’t know the ball can go just to one place?? You need the player there!! Period. And the defenders have to do just that,DEFENSE one on one. The ball should be controlled, the closer teammate has to go nearby him/her ,quickly, open to receiving the ball, and the one just passed the ball has to advance to receive again, and the same play…… time and time again. You don’t raffle the ball in the air!!

To evict the other team to score.  

Most of the goals are from long balls to nowhere. Just put the ball on the box and cross the fingers. Just good luck!! 

When you lose the ball, get a player on top of the one who recuperated the ball for them, without fault, if you fault, you’re giving the ball to them!!!(easy??)  and now you have the ball!! Controlled, look around, wait for a teammate get closer (long passes are No-No!!)  and keep forward, always FORWARD…. Short passes to the boot!!

If I’m boring you, I’ll stop writing and I can explain how to defend a corner kick, (you don’t need 10 players inside the box bothering the goalie) it’s pitiful watching tossing the ball in the air and nobody around to controlled it!!

Just ask me!!!

Just an OPINION!!

      

I repeat again!!

Today anybody that’s is good with the computer can make believe how a player should do plays and moves and how easy is to make a goal!!

With those skills, and some background as a “college player” go and apply for a coach’s license and start an Academy to teach children , and the parents will gladly pay dearly with the hopes of getting  a college scholarship.

The children should be playing themselves at pick up games with not interference from adults.  They would learn lots of skills, moves, tactical instincts would appear and even some would show talent to come up as the leaders of the group!!  And a future not too far can be leading a team!!

But, today is not places where they can get together, and that’s when the parents have to pay to someone to teach them. Unfortunately,  many of them are being tough by individuals who don’t have a clue. What they can teach?? 

But  don’t give me wrong,  without those people trying to teach them to play the game they love. Should be impossible to keep this sport alive!! 

The parents shouldn’t be the ones trying anything other than raising the children’s behaviors, and the sports inclination would be the factor.

The CLUBS and LEAGUE  should be forming the players, The federation should have ONE League, with promotion and relegation, and each club, should have according with age and skills, 6-7 sub-division on a competition ruled by the LEAGUE  but each club will provide the players with  the  developing, again, according with their skills (they will play or sit ??)

 If anyone organizes a league like I mention and want to apply for a world license. F.I.F.A. would balance who’s doing better job for the sport, and may strip the membership to   low-performing leagues!!

I firmly believe that to be a coach you should try out like the players, try out first,  show them that you can coach. And if you’re a decent coach can be hired by a club.

 Or be lucky like the ones that are hired, and ask for expensive players. Yes, with good players anybody can coach!!

Yes, has to show a decent criminal record and/or the clubs checking for background!! Very  Important!!  

A coach is like a father or mother, you don’t need a license to be one!!!