WATCHING THE MOST DIVERSE GAMES, FROM THE BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, GAMES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, YOUTH GAMES, I BRIEFLY WROTE DOWN OBSERVATIONS OF SUCCESSES AND ERRORS THAT COULD, ONCE CORRECTED, IMPROVE THE FOOTBALL OF EACH OF THE TEAMS AND FOOTBALL AS A WHOLE.
FIRST 6 OUT OF 24 OR MORE
T 1 – PUSH, PULL. PUSHING AND PULLING IS A FOUL. ALWAYS AND ANYWHERE ON THE FIELD.
T 2 – ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE FULL-BACK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE TO THE ONE WHO IS THE COMPACT BALL, BUT SHOULD NOT OVERDO IT BY LEAVING HIS PLAYER UNMARKED ALLOWING REVERSALS WHEN HIS TEAM IS CLOSE TO TAKING THE BALL.
T 2 B – MARKING THE MAN WITH THE BALL. THE MAN ON THE BALL MUST ALWAYS BE CLOSELY MARKED, BEING FORCED TO LOOK DOWN. NO NEED TO POUNCE ON EVERY PLAY.
T 3 – OFFENSIVE BARRIER. IN OFFENSIVE FOULS, THE ATTACKING TEAM’S BARRIER SHOULD ALWAYS HAPPEN BY COVERING THE GOALKEEPER’S VISION, IN SEVERAL STRATEGIES SUCH AS ENTERING THE SPACE JUST BEFORE THE KICK, HOW TO BE THERE AND LEAVE THE STRONG SHOT IN THAT SPACE AND OTHERS. THOSE WHO PLAYED IN GOAL KNOW HOW MUCH IT GETS IN THE WAY.
T. 4 – OPEN BARRIER. IN DEFENSIVE FOULS, THE USE OF THE OPEN BARRIER IN THE MIDDLE PUTS THE GOALKEEPER IN BETTER CONDITIONS TO MAKE THE SAVE, AS HE IS PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GOAL, 3M66 FROM EACH POST. IN ADDITION, COLLECTORS RARELY TRAIN AGAINST SUCH A SITUATION. YOU HAVE TO TRAIN A LOT, 2 BASES.
T.5 – SANDWICH MARKING. THE ONE IN WHICH TWO SECTORS OF THE FIELD PRESS THE PLAYER OF THE BALL, SOME FROM THE FRONT (BETWEEN THE BALL AND THE CENTER OF THE GOAL) AND OTHERS FROM BEHIND WITHOUT THE OPPONENTS SEEING THEM. THE COMMON THING IS ALL BEHIND THE BALL, BUT THAT ALLOWS POSSESSION WITHOUT RISKS WITH LATERAL PASSES AND BACKWARDS, TIRING THE DEFENDING TEAM. AGAINST THE DEFENDERS, A PLAYER DOES NOT LET THE GOALKEEPER GET ANY FURTHER BACK AND PRESSES FROM BEHIND. AGAINST THE MIDFIELDER WITH THE BALL, HALF DEFENDERS BEHIND THE BALL AND ATTACKERS DO NOT LET IT BACK DOWN AND PRESS FROM BEHIND, PRECIPITATING THE ACTION OF THE MAN WITH THE BALL AGAINST HIS MIDFIELD. THE BALL WITH THE OPPOSING ATTACKERS THE DEFENDERS MARK BETWEEN THE BALL AND THE POSTS, THE MIDFIELDERS OF THE DEFENSIVE TEAM FROM BEHIND SANDWICH THE ATTACKERS, RUSHING THEM WITH THE ATTACK OUT OF SIGHT.
T. 6 – ANGEL OF THE GYARDA (ANJO-DA-GUARDA) MIDFIELDER. THE DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS ARE TRUE GUARDIAN ANGELS, WITHOUT THE BALL GIVING THE FIRST FIGHT TO THE OPPONENTS, COVERING THE DEFENDERS WHEN OUT OF THEIR PLACE AND, WITH THE BALL APPEARING AS A PASSING OPTION FOR GOALKEEPER, DEFENDERS AND OTHER MIDFIELDERS, RELIEVING THE GAME AND IN 1 OR 2 TOUCHES CONTINUING THE GAME WITH VERTICAL PASSES.

By Jucele
Julio Leal
Champion of the World Under 20, Australia, 1993
July, 22nd, 2024
P.S. – Today is Birthday of my beloved and predilect Cousin Keka. Happy Biirthday. Enjoy!