von guest am 29.04.2020
in den Kategorien Tactical Theory
mit 1 Kommentar
Throw in situations in matches are often just taken for granted and involve little meaningful thought or decision making around them, other than to mark the opposition and prevent ball progression. But these situations can dictate not only who controls possession, but also how and where this possession takes place.
von guest am 21.04.2020
in den Kategorien Player Portraits
mit 0 Kommentaren
Marcus Thuram is writing his own story in this year’s Bundesliga season. His transfer to Borussia Monchengladbach in summer 2019 for €12m was arguably a signing for the long-term, a promise for the future.
von JB am 11.04.2020
in den Kategorien Champions League
mit 0 Kommentaren
During Barcelona’s Champions League last-16 first-leg tie vs Napoli, their high-pressing strategy yielded mixed results.
von guest am 08.04.2020
in den Kategorien Tactical Theory
mit 3 Kommentaren
Pressing systems involving a back three formation offer the opportunity to commit more players to press in higher areas. With seven players within the first and second lines of the press, there are opportunities for numerical advantages in specific moments within the opposition’s build-up.
von GJ am 06.04.2020
in den Kategorien Coaching, Tactical Theory
mit 3 Kommentaren
The game of football is a game with a specified purpose, laws and means. Two teams are facing off against each other with the objective of scoring a goal utilizing the ball. These rules are the same all around the globe. Similarly, the principles following these laws of the game will be the same – as will be the purpose of training. Football is a game that is trained and therefore coached, with most coaches focusing on doing so within their specific interpretation of these principles, for attacking, defending and the transition in both directions between these two.
von IB am 03.04.2020
in den Kategorien Player Portraits, Primera Division, Video Analysis
mit 0 Kommentaren
When it comes to attacking set-pieces, Sergio Ramos is probably the best player in the world right now -along with Cristiano Ronaldo. Over the years he saved Real Madrid a lot of times with his goals from set-pieces – his most famously is definitely the 95th minute goal against Atletico Madrid back in the 2014 Champions League Final. So, we decided to take a deeper look into it in a video analysis (video link at the end of the article).
von Adin Osmanbasic am 01.04.2020
in den Kategorien Tactical Theory
mit 2 Kommentaren
As we move forward through the years football continues to
evolve. The developments are not often massive evolutions such as Sacchi’s
zonal congestion from the 80s or Michels’ and Cruyff’s total football from the
70s, but most frequently minor positional or role adjustments within the
different phases of the game. Every goal scored for your team and every goal
conceded that is prevented for your team has high value – and as analytics
continue to grow within our sport, we are seeing its impact on football’s phases
little by little.
von guest am 31.03.2020
in den Kategorien Bundesliga, Player Portraits
mit 1 Kommentar
Gio Reyna has recently entered the stage of professional football at German side Borussia Dortmund. What makes him special?
von IB am 28.03.2020
in den Kategorien Serie A, Team Portraits, Video Analysis
mit 5 Kommentaren
Just by looking at the numbers, we can see that Atalanta is 3rd (70) in goals scored – after PSG (75) and Bayern (73)- amongst the top 5 league teams, and 1st in shots per game, leading with 20,1 attempts -just for comparison, Barcelona have 12,7 (scored 63), Dortmund have 13,8 (scored 68), Juventus have 17,5 (scored 50), and the closest is Manchester City with 19,4 (scored 68). As these numbers looks very intriguing, this analysis will focus on their strategy in possession (link can be found at the end of the article).
von IB am 31.01.2020
in den Kategorien Premier League, Team Portraits, Video Analysis
mit 0 Kommentaren
Such as set-pieces generally, throw-in strategies are often neglected, even though some simple guidelines could easily help to utilize them better. A great example for that is Liverpool, who even hired a throw-in coach, Thomas Gronnemark, in order to increase their effectiveness in this part of the game. Since Liverpool has a very high success rate (around 70% or maybe even more) in maintaining possession after a throw-in (just to put that into context, usually the average is around 50% at best). This article focuses on the main principles, movements that Liverpool use during throw-ins.