Requiem to the beautiful game??

 Congratulations to SPAIN last real World Champion!!!

Great tournament even with all the challenges had to overcome at the beginning, visas,  tickets prices, but at the end we had a GREAT TOURNAMENT!!!

We, (or I ) captured a difference in style of playing the game. 

The European teams has to play like Italians football started to try to stop those great South Americans players, Maradona, Garrincha, Recoba, and many others with that dominion of the ball, unstoppable. They invented the “Libero” I believe years 1960s, today they progressed to a more modern style, lines of 4-5 players in “position “ waiting, and looking for an opportunity to toss the ball in the air, and hopefully someone from the own team will catch the ball, and the lucky ones who could put the ball in the opposition goal!!!

The South Americans trying to imitate the “MODERN FOOTBALL “ Started to copy this style, without noticing the difference between the continents, culture, physical, monetary, While one continent is still having yards games, easy for children to make the own ball (rags) and gain ball dominion , the other continent (I don’t know much about) seems to be more powerful, better growing up, academics making players, 

Complete different growth, South Americans knew and know, then it you lets the other team comes to your box without any pressure, soon or later the ball will enter your goal!!!  A drop of water, will fill the glass!!! 

It’s just my opinion, I can be wrong. But holding the opponent by the jersey, pushing from behind, or by the side,holding with both arms around the opponent’s body, pretending a foul, crying like little children, THAT’S NOT FOOTBALL!!! 

I repeat!!! Again

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Like I said in “GOALKEEPER,!!   Hard Position!! (One of my posts)

Goalie, then just stays under the 3 posts, is a dead duck!!

I hope you can see the video (I’m not very good posting videos) 

Check again my post, I explained how a goalkeeper has to perform!!

That ball should be paunche away for the goalie, but not, he just looks!!!    Go for the ball!!!

Thank you!!

Don’t punk the ball in the air!!

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Let’s see if I can show this play, happened and one of the best leagues in the whole world!! 

I’m not criticizing, I hope I can show what I’m praying for years,  and it’s all writing in my blog.

I keep saying  most of the ones in charge of a club, game, academics. The solution to the attack, is throw (I would say…punk) the ball to the box and hopefully someone would score!! Just hoping for LUCK, they (the ones in charge) don’t know if the players can bead the ball the right way!! (the right way is hit the ball with the forehead)   Most of the players put their heads on the trajectory of the ball!! 

And this video you can see, the ball hitting the player, but went in the opposite. Autogoal.

Also I’m saying for long time (nobody pays attention) “goalie staying under the 3 posts, is a Dead DUCK!!”   The goalie has to go for the ball, punch it or grabbing it, has to leave 2 players behind under the 3 posts, just in case it’s a wrong trying, but as soon the goalkeeper (now it’s a GOALKEEPER) hits the ball, everyone runs out of the box, and some trying to get the rebound!!    

Check my post “GOALKEEPER HARD POSITION “

Modern football (soccer)

 Son Heung-Min BRACE for LAFC vs. St. Louis!!

Son Heung-Min BRACE for LAFC vs. St. Louis!!

How many times I said “put pressure in the player with the ball”. But not, you can check yourself with this couple goals. A player receiving the ball, can control very easily, nobody shows any interest to get it away from the player. Start to advance, the opposite players start to backtrack, watching, then get so close to the goal mouth then it’s easier to make the goal than miss it!! Those players backpedaling, should pay for having the best sit on the whole stadium!!!

Last blogpost????

 Unfortunately nobody’s given a “chance “ to what I wrote or the comments  on LinkedIn,  or when I sent to people  especially when them clubs are doing very poorly.and really,really need to win a game!! Don’t want to hear what I mean, THAT’S NOT THE WAY.  

Football (soccer)  its not just running the whole pitch back and forward, chasing the opponent from behind, or waiting (watching) from a well formed line of players, how the opponent controls the ball and does what everybody is doing….. CROSS (pelotazo) to the box!, hopefully someone would  misdirect the ball and give a lucky goal!!  

The funny thing is most of the players can’t  hit the ball with the head,  90-95 % just put the head and let the ball strike it, not knowing how to hit it with the forehead. Very different!!!

Or, better yet, close the eyes, and SHOOT from 35-40 yards with 10-15 players in between the shooter and the goalie,  luckily the person in the way, would get scared and turn around and open a hole that the goalkeeper wasn’t expecting,  or the keeper would catch it very easily, showing that for some reason is there!! 

I said it before, the old players turned coaches playing the same style, HOW CAN THEY KNOW BETTER,  if they have an idea, than the ball can outrun the players,     WHAT ??? , NOT IDEA .

Still the same way, ping-pong style, toss the ball in the air and HOPE FOR THE BEST !!! 

I believe this can be my last blogpost, I said it long time ago, but always a hope than someone with guts, and sick of investing, and the only hope is an old player who can make a winning team!!

NOT,  what you need is a system, HURRY UP .  How many people knows what is “touch and go “.  “the ball run faster then the player “. “the defender has to be positioned in between the ball and the goal, facing the opponent “  “never tackle from behind “.  “chasing from behind, nope” “switching positions to face the opponent “.  .??

INTERESTING.???  Do something!!

Copa America

Great!!  I don’t want to be an. opinionated old…. But I get frustrated seeing and hearing the “experts “ 

I like the teams that are playing the pressing system attacking!!

Very good, you have to play to WIN,!   Period!!

USA is playing one of those teams, the only mistake I’m seeing and the “experts “ am listening to, don’t see it is: 

The whole team ATTACK, but when they lose the ball, everyone starts backpedaling, IN PERFECT LINE!! (read some of my previous comments or blogs).

Nope, you lost the ball, RIGHT AWAY YOU HAVE TO RECUPERATE IT!!!  Those 4-5 backpedaling have to go across the player with the ball!!

I know, it’s hard to understand, I tried to explain to some players, but I need time, and time is money and all the languages !!

Goalkeeper!! Hard Position!!

My memories flying around like football (soccer)’s modern!! 

When I say something about this sport, don’t want you to think I’m just another opinionated opportunist trying to make a profit and talk about something that I don’t have an idea how it’s been played for years. I started playing  many moons ago and those years you were lucky, and really, really good player to get any monetary retribution, you were lucky just to get a promise of a good job!! 

On back posts I wrote about, how to handle (feet) the ball properly,  positioning on the pitch, lately about how’s possibly all the players inside the box nobody can understand the pitch its too long to get back and try to make a goal, it’s almost impossible to run all way back, your brains will not have oxygen enough to think. That’s the reason some players miss an easy goal, with all the goal free of obstruction they shoot the ball wide!!! Also I explained (or tried) too many people around the goalie it’s not good!!  EVERY BALL going inside the box has to be challenged for the goalkeeper!!! 

My memories brings to me great goalkeepers,  one specially we played (and/or was one of tmy first coaching)  on those years wasn’t many “experts “ to coach. (and the players have to step up) We learned already in our pickup games when we were kids. Not adults to confuse us  I don’t remember his name, just the nickname Balconero (balcony man) ,  Remember him because he did like all the others goalies, DIVES to to balls, even if the ball was in the feet of the attackers . He lost several teeth at young age. Today, his son is coaching at an Academy, here USA (West Palm Beach, Florida) Adrian . He made Football his way of living, not like us, we had to work regular jobs!!! I always pick goalies like him, and/or teach how to be a good one, if not, ask    Robert (Bob) Conover, one of the first players (American) to play in C.A.  Cerro-Montevideo, Uruguay ,  

I believe I wrote a lot of ideas how to improve the game. To no avail. Some people gets intrigued, but that’s it!! I keep saying, my last message…. But I can’t quit till I see a few good plays and not anymore those people crying and turning on the grass an imaginary injury yelling like when they children “Daddy, Daddy “ 

And REMEMBER a goalkeeper under the 3 posts is a “DEAD DUCK “!!!

WELCOME MESSI!!!

Even if it’s not my “forte’”  I have to be happy watching all the comments of how the game will improve!!

If anybody read my prior posts would know the I always said money, or a STAR wouldn’t win games!!

In this case would (I don’t believe) be different THREE STARS!!! The magic wand just started to making things happen!!!(much-o).  MONEY!!

To IMPROVE the game don’t need STARS, what you need it’s a new style of playing .

NO MORE throwing the ball without destination, hoping for the best,  

STOP throwing those cross to the hoping for the best, especially 90-95 % of the players just put the head  on the ball!!  It’s a difference to put the head, or HEADING the ball!! (If anyone it’s intrigued to what I mean, let’s chat. I’ll explain)

When defending, go for the ball, don’t let the other players dominate it, just challenge!!  Don’t watch and start  backing and watching how the opponent advance without a challenge!!!

Also when the attacker shoot, DON’T turn around scary the ball may hit your pretty face, (better choice another sport)

After you recuperate the ball, even inside your box, CONTROL, looking around for an open player, pass and keep going with the other players, don’t stay back just in case, have faith then a good play will happens!! If you’re scared to lose the ball, better go to work in an office!!!

I can keep going and going, but if you read my priors posts, you’ll know what I mean!!

WELCOME GUYS!!!  Perfect place for “teaching “!!!

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!!, 

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!!!

MEMORIES!!!

After a few years without opening a opinion or criticism, just trying not to get excited or frustrated for seeing that every single thing I said its coming reality.  What the hell!! Here we go again!!

Checking my old pictures and refreshing my memories,  I can see clearly when a few friends beginning a summer league!! 

Late 1970s and early 80s it’s the beginning of the “Spanish-American Soccer League “ 

Was the old NASL the only professional league available, and was some people trying to sale a sport very known around the world with a bunch of old-retired players from other countries.

From our summer league we got a select team and put it in a league more semi professional,  competing with more strongest clubs around all the  NJ state . For 2 years we won the tournament, but not future as players or coaches. And I need my paycheck every week, the same of my players!!

But, something good comes out of all this, young Americans players started to play with us, and you can see the goalie is 17 years old, all American !! Couple years later I took him to play in South America, trying to see if someone from the NASL would get interested. Bad luck, that year the LEAGUE folds!!!

Back to work!!

We got a good American talent!! Bob. .... and the NSAL got a good American talent too,  Rick Davis I believe was his name. Very good player!!,

I keep working on my sport, but just part time (need my paycheck) 

And write down all my thoughts how should, how has to be......  

Never could publish my booklet, but today I’ll show at this time just my finish page: 

(I tried to copy the page,  but I can’t publish here!!). I hope you can see it at LinkedIn!! )

G-B?

Sadly,  most of what I said is being realized, players being hurt really bad, even dead,  today I heard, a commentator of a game.  fall asleep during the game! Really?  It can not get worse!
It's been more then an year since I wrote my last post, and don't feel doing another one,  I'll just try to express my sadness, without hurting nobody....
I think got the moment to get in my RV and hit the road,  nobody wants to become the first person/club to try to better the game! Nobody's have the guts to do the change!
For conversations I had with a young coach in the past, I'll stop by his area, and try to explain, maybe he'll listen and learn something, and WHO knows,  in a few years somebody will make the players PLAY with a little more sense,  and don't hit the ball the harder possible in the air and hope for the best!
And win games because they played well and not because a good luck kick that just went in for purely luck!
And if they are happy, with the advice, and want to keep writing this post, I'll be happy, just enjoying their appreciation to me!
If not,  . Have been nice all this years "posting "  for you people, that want to believe in me and my points of viewing the game,  a little different than most people, because I played a complete different  style, that let us think and see things in a way that nobody would influence our minds,  (self thinking?) I would say!
And today, I tried to do a combination ,  with the modern players, -more obedient, -they listen to the coaches,  (and seriously, what they can teach?) they train harder, but, they not have all the hours playing the game like we used to play! That was the difference!  Play, Play and Play!
The combination should be impressive,  I'll bet you, if they learn how to play in "team",  passing the ball instead the kick it away,
"penetrate "  instead of throwing the ball to the box, and hope for a little luck to convert!
I'll not bore you people no more!

We need a change!!!

Already a month,....little more....since I got a little glad,  reading the new coach saying what the plans are!! .(talking about the last  post)  and nothing happens, the same old thing ,  that I'm talking for years...  not strategy,  always  the same play,  to the side, and boom....  to the box!! IF we get lucky. we'll score!!!

 

To stop myself to be a nagging  old  man, (I'm saying this for a while) I have to stop blogging,   but first  I'll explain then , what make me to  decide to write again, 

Because I have  a little  chance  to do what  I want to do for years and now I'm talking to somebody that knows  me since the MLS  started!!  (by  phone and mail-regular-) its a 1 % chance, but I take it!!!  Welcome!!

 

I'll write down  what I'll do,    not just talk, words they are blown in the wind;

 

One of the first thing I like to change ,  is the numbers in the jersey...   The   #  indicate the position the player its playing!!!  Period .. 

1  to   11,  after that,  the  substitutes!!

From 1   to   11,  each #  will be the position on the field, and  everyone keep  its  place free of trouble!!  that way,  if you are a #9,  you know what you have to do, (talked  before with the player), and remember,  TWO   #s  9,   can't function!!!

 

The back- line of four,   I did  explain already.  this is killing  fields  of the game...

3 players will be  added   to   recuperate the ball,  and start the attacking game!!

 It's typical see what I'm talking for years!!   You can count 6  players defending 2 guys attacking, and get the goal, 

2  players going for the air ball, inside the small box, (should be an easy ball for the goalkeeper) the 2 guys collapsed in between,

1 of the 2  attackers is free,  the ball just drop by his feet,  he  close the eyes,  and boom!!   goal,  

 

To make the players more professionals, and respectful to rivals- public.

Yes,  when they make a goal, its ok if  they are  happy,...    but.   all that  celebrations??

  No my man!!  be PROFESSIONAL,   the ONES  that have the right to celebrate    ARE THE FANS!!   that pay YOUR salary!!!   and dancing???   you got the wrong profession....     go to "dance with the stars"

 Sad day!!   what I'm   saying  for years  just happened, in India just  died a player,   converted the goal,  started to celebrate doing summersaults,  broke his neck, dead

 

 What do we gain,  not tossing  the ball in the air? Playing  the ball smart? 

Not only,  would be back the beautiful game, if not, we'll get less head traumas, less injuries!!  Less complications for the referees,  much easier to  call!!!

 

All  these changes have to be done, to expect to win a game,not just hoping the  good luck lady  help  us!!!  We'll have  a plan, strategy, respect  to others...

 

If some owner/director  wants to change, after  a bad  season, contact us, and we'll  talk...... and if you don't want want all these  changes,  I say  step to the side,   and some of my  associates will take  charge!!

 

And  anybody,  want  any  explanation  of all or some of the  changes,  ASK and I'll be glad to  respond   to  any  questions!!!

 

WE NEED A   CHANGE!!!

"we don't have a strategy yet"

 

Everything in this life,   HAVE  to have a plan, strategy, an  idea of what have to be done!!

 

  Finally I saw a new coach saying,  like everyone else I did  hear before,  I'll do this and that!!

But this time it catch   my attention  when he said;

 

 “My first concern is the energy with which we start the game,” the coach explained. “The passes backwards, where we start the game in our own half of the field, that’s not an energy-positive way to start the game, especially when you come off a long game prep getting ready for that first whistle.

 

  and we need to be more aggressive right at the start

 

 

Tactically, says the team has been set up to play in a 4-4-2 and he will continue in that formation for the rest of the season. As for new acquisitions,  said he was happy with the squad he had and wasn’t necessarily looking to add new players".

 

I'm impressed,  really people start to understand how the game have to be played!!!  Little by little, I'll be happy!!       IF,   I repeat ....  IF  will do it!!! what he says!!

 

Don't get new players, I wonder if he knows  WHY.....  

A player would not change the way the other are playing,............  Its the STRATEGY,  what it makes the difference!! 

 

 Still poor judgment, with the 4-4-2 .....   THAT is what is killing the game!!!, (I already said it in another  post)   Its   a  not brain....    situation,  if you have players doing nothing in the back,  waiting  ...  just in case...   and when the ball is bomb away for the other team, instead of trying to get it back,  not, start to  backpedal, until they backs  hit the goalkeeper!!!! And the other team ATTACK,  not for its own virtues,   -for the ineptitude  of the style plan ...  -

 

 One out 3,   not too bad!!  I'm   a  little  "glad"