To the yell of GOAL !!!

 MODERN football, what a disgrace!! Anybody can win, if’s your lucky day!!! I’m saying this for a few years, also always mention, don’t backpedaling without marking someone!!! 

Today one team that shots 3 balls to the other goalie, made TWO goals!! Unbelievable!! But true!!

They made the field smaller, HOW???  Advanced the defenders to the middle line of the field. And let the rivals forward staying without marking, all by themselves!! They used the old rules for the OFFSIDE!!! (another thing that I’m saying for years)  they convert 3-4 easy goals without problem!! But they were taken away for being offside!! 

Like I said in older post, “ the old players turned coaches, don’t know old tricks “ and can’t prevent plays like that!!  They want a nice line of 3-4 players in front of your own goalie (bothering the goalie)  and they want another line in front of this line (just in case, I imagine??)  Sure the other team keeps shooting and shooting… ??   When the other players throw the ball out of the field, or commit a foul and lose the ball, they start attacking, and the other team does the same thing, backpedaling and everyone is in front of the other goalie!!  THIS is MODERN FOOTBALL-(soccer)

Congratulations to the Saudis!!  They just used the old offside trump, Can be very dangerous sometimes, because some defender can’t be paying attention, and  can allow the whole play and those goals were real!!

Final tournament game!!

 Another season gone . SAD!? 

The same thing!! Banging the ball,  seems to be the rule!! A few post before I said. The hardest you think you hit the ball, the quickest would return to your zone!! . Did you read what I wrote?? Nope??  They didn’t either!!! 

In other post I wrote. “ today if I need to coach a team,  would be difficult because players are used to toss the ball, almost impossible to make them understand, no, not that’s not the way to play football. American football, maybe, not the beautiful game!!! What beauty do you see, tossing the ball in the air, couple guys trying to header it, closing the eyes, and throwing themselves to the ground pretending been hit by the other pretender.  Poor referees, don’t know what to call. 

I’ll try to keep my mouth (fingers, I’m writing) shut . But it’s almost impossible. I may be last person that saw playing the beautiful game.  I understand times change, but please….just a little imagination. Use your brains, guts. Don’t tell the referee “ he/her hit me, show the yellow card!!” Get up, look who hit you, and next encounter show what kind the person are you!!!

I don’t want today’s players have to play like years ago. No, understand me, just complement the good fields, the good training have today,  the modern technology to explain how to move inside the field, SOMEBODY explain that shooting the ball from 30-40 yards is just to make the goalie looks better, I know, some players are good and shoot very hard. May be for that reason why some players turn around and don’t even trying to deflect the ball??? (now I understand) turning around, not only looks bad, the goalie can’t save the ball, and can be fatal because if the ball hit your back of your head, can be fatal!!!  Why, anybody knows why everyone in the wall has to be facing the shooter??

No idea?? Ask me….

On other writing I tried to explain why the last couple of times I failed coaching. I need lots of time to explain to the players, how, when, etc etc…. And time is money!!! And I don’t have and I hate to charge money to show my philosophy!!!  Someday a young coach, or/and an owner of a club gets interested…. and voilà!!?

Reminder

 Football-(soccer) it’s a game that needs people with great physical condition and lots of brains. 

The physical  condition requires a person that knows what is doing.  For that reason I’ll let you get in shape by yourself till we have a TRAINER, and the meantime will play a smart style making the field smaller, positioning the players like if we’re escalating  a ladder, step-by-step.  

Anybody that played this game knows how far the goals are, and most of the fields we’re using, they are from fields prepared to play American football, they are several yards longer!!  

Main reason to play the ball smart,  if we just kick it long, trying to make a pass . Most of the times get intercepted, also it’s harder to control it, and any opponent will take away easily!! (Click at “short passes to the foot”) 

And very narrow fields.  Another reason to use the brains and try to open the field!! 

HOW  We’ll do it?  Positioning the two players (#7 & #11) very near to the line marking the border of the field, waiting for the defenders provide a good ball, easy to control or ready to spring off and start a counterattack,  can be next to the line, or just face the goal mouth and “goal “,,,,, (again check “ short passes to the foot “)

Other important play is to don’t let the opponent make a goal!!

The ball will land eventually after being kicked. Every person has a piece of the field to protect. 

Don’t foul to get the ball!! Anticipating the opponent it’s one of the best defensive plays!!  (again check “short passes to the foot & touch and go “) 

Position # 1  (goal keeper)

 

Hard position to play!!  

Again I’ll try to improve the quality and more action.  Most of the goalies stay under the 3 posts. 

If you wait till they kick it,  you’ll be a dead duck!!! ,  you have to anticipate, and get near to the kicker or header.   This action would make the opening smaller for the shooter.

 On the corner kicks you’ll have to be the master protector of the whole box.

The box it’s marked for one reason. The goalkeeper has to be the owner!!

When the ball is in the air, you have to go for it!! No excuses!! It’s your, period!!

For what reason, when you leave under the 3 posts you have to be sure what you’re doing. You can’t guess…… YOURS !!

Sometimes you only can punch it away,  for that reason we’ll have two attackers floating outside the box.  ( # 8. & # 10)  to recuperate!! 

#8 would control, #10 get closer to receive the pass.   Defenders quickly leaving the box behind, 

#10 will have #s. 7—8—9— & 11 to start a counterattack, quick, not passing the ball back, always forward (surprises).

I know… some people would think we’ll be easily rolled over for the other team, 

When they see 5 players waiting for a counterattack, will think twice to send all the players inside the box!!! 

For us would be resting, running from one end to the other it’s almost impossible.

That’s the main reason sometimes someone after a long run get in front of the goal mouth, and miss the goal!!! 

With the forwards out of the box, the goalie has more easy moves around the whole box!!, Nobody bothering!!,