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.

T. 7 – STEPS BACK. WHEN THE DEFENSE IS ADVANCED AND THE OPPONENT IS IN A POSITION TO THROW THE BALL, COORDINATED, STRATEGIC AND SURPRISE QUICK RETREAT TAKES AWAY FROM THE OPPONENTS WHO THROW THEMSELVES THE SPACE THEY NEED AND THE THROWERS COUNTED. POSSIBLE TRAINING.

T. 8 – MAN OF THE BALL SCORED. THE OPPONENT WHO HAS THE BALL CANNOT BE FREE, EVER. IT MUST BE MARKED AT CLOSE RANGE, AT LEAST TAMED AS THE TAMER DOES WITH THE LION, LOOKING AT THE BALL, OR ATTACKED BY THE MARKED AND NEARBY HELPERS WHEN HE LOSES CONTROL OF THE BALL. I’VE SEEN A COLOMBIAN TEAM ATTACK AN OPPOSING FULL-BACK WITH 7, TAKE THE BALL AND COUNTERATTACK. I DON’T REMEMBER IF A GOAL CAME OUT.

T. 9 – 1 STRIKER ALWAYS STARTS BEHIND THE DEFENSE. IN ATTACK, IN ANY SITUATION, ONE OF THE ATTACKERS (OR MORE) MUST START IN TIME TO RECEIVE THE PASS IN THE BACK OF THE INATTENTIVE DEFENSE OR SPREAD DEFENSE AND MIDFIELDER OPPONENTS OF ATTENTIVE DEFENSE THAT GOES BACK IN TIME. WHOEVER LEFT, THEN RETREATS NOT BEING OFFSIDE AND ANOTHER ATTACKER OR HALF PART IN SPACE, AT LEAST CREATES SPACES FOR HIS TEAM TO PLAY.

T.10 – XIS (EXE) OF 2 FORWARDS. WHEN THE MIDFIELDERS HAVE THE BALL, THE 2 ATTACKERS CAN CROSS IN XIS, SURPRISING THE DEFENDERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY SCORE INDIVIDUALLY. AN ANOMALOUS CROSS CAN BE MADE BETWEEN A MIDFIELDER AND THE STRIKER CROSSING TRAJECTORIES.

T. 11 – WITH NEGATIVE 1, OPEN 2 ENDS. DEPENDING ON THE RESULT, THE NEED FOR A RESULT AND THE REMAINING TIME OF PLAY, OPEN 2 ATTACKERS NEAR THE SIDELINE, AND USE A MIDFIELDER TO COUNTERATTACK. I LEARNED FROM NELSINHO ROSA. I SAW WITH MINUS 1 WIN 5 WHEN AT THE TIME OF THE EXPULSION IT WAS 0 X 0. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE MOMENT.

T. 11 B – WITH NEGATIVE 1 TAKE AWAY THE SPEED REFERENCE. I’VE SEEN AND LEARNED THAT WHEN YOU HAVE THE RESULT AND MINUS 1, THE ONE WHO TAKES AWAY THE FAST OR REFERENCE PLAYER IS PUNISHED, AS IT ALLOWS THE OPPONENT TO SET UP AND CREATE GOAL SITUATIONS, SOMETIMES REACHING HIM.

T. 11 C – WITH MINUS 1 TAKE THE TACTICAL BRAIN PLAYER OUT OF THE TEAM. WITH LESS 1 SERIOUS MISTAKE TAKE AWAY THE THINKING PLAYER, THE BRAIN OF THE TEAM, BECAUSE AS A BODY WITHOUT A BRAIN, A TEAM IS WORTH NOTHING. IT LOSES IN WORK AND MARKING THAT MUST BE COMPENSATED BY OTHERS, BUT IT RELIEVES WHEN THE TEAM WINS THE BALL, IN ADDITION TO WORRYING AT LEAST 1 OPPONENT.

T.12 – WAVES OF THE SEA. SOME TEAMS ARE PLAYING LIKE THIS, BUT THE BEST I SAW WAS FLA ’81, WORLD CHAMPION. NO PLAYING STRAIGHT FORWARD ON LONG BALLS OR PASSING BACK AND FORTH AGAIN. WHEN YOU STEAL THE BALL, A PASS FORWARD, FOR EXAMPLE FROM 20 METERS, THE RECEIVER RETURNS IT TO THE ONE WHO PASSED OR TO ANOTHER ABOUT 10 METERS BEHIND, AND SO ON, ADVANCES, RETREATS THE BALL A LITTLE, ADVANCES… WHEN IT ARRIVES IN THE ATTACK, THE WHOLE TEAM IS THERE, AND SEVERAL OPTIONS, SUCH AS WHEN THE UNDERTOW SEA INVADES THE BEACH, THERE IS NO ROCK ON ROCK.

P.S. – Happy Birthday my neighbor, friend and GrandFather EDU! Be nice the day and healthy with success the others of the new age. Kiss.

P.S. 2 -5 years that my good friend and an incredible human, NENECO being passed away. God keep blessing You

P.S. 3 – Also in the Heaven my good Friend NEISE GAUDÊNCIO, I never forget her and her mission, Physical Educationa Doctor ansFootball Coach. The run the best party when 40 that I have seen! D.E.P. Neise.

P.S. 4 – I am wrighting thisTips as I see situations correct or incorrect in recent games on TV. A good Friend of mine, Pioneiro do Fundão and PHD in Football, wrote very well about the item T. 7, Step back, but in the other way, STEP FORWARD to leave the forwards in off side position. It is a very important tactics, used since long ago, but I haven’t watched recently. I used to train, but do not use, specially away from home, because I don’t trust Linesmen and Referees.

P.S. 5 – In a few days will start the biggest event on Earth: Olympic Games! God bless it!

By Jucele

Julio Leal

Coach Champion of the World Under 20, Australia, 1993

July, 24th, 2024