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1 N S C A A CONVENTION 2010 to take the game to a new level requires us to re-think what can be done differently and more effectively. John Buchanan THREE PRIORITY FACTORS THAT NEED IMPROVING IN THE ENGLISH GAME? TECHNICAL TACTICAL FACTORS In your nation s game? IMPROVE THE ENGLISH GAME Understanding of how to win any type of game. Imagination,perception for individual,unit and team movement Bodywork in and out of possession. 1 v 1 skills under pressure Skills to retain possession and / or penetrate at will. A full variety of passing techniques. Academy Director Variety of finishing techniques. Clinical counter attacking skills. Premiership club CONTENT TODAY Game changes over the past 18 years. Possession factors - highest levels of the game. International Team Coach Ability to buy a free kick in tight areas. Ability to use the body. Better all round passing skills. Coaching of the number 10. Read opponent weaknesses and play accordingly. Keep possession in tight areas. Improve technical ability in all positions. Kill matches when in the lead. When to speed up and to slow down play. Passing and possession factors. Teaching considerations. TECHNICAL - TACTICAL Changes in the game Premiership Game changes! 1,000 passes Per game! More teams regularly keep possession more often. More teams keep possession with longer passing sequences. More passing and receiving situations are evident. 20% more More goals scored from prolonged, passing sequences. than 2002 More successful passes in total 48 % more than 2002! More passes are now played below head height. More runs with the ball are made. More goals are scored from central approaches ( Big 4! ) More teams are regaining possession deeper and Counter Attacking quicker. Offsides now occur deeper. Tempo changes more marked. CB s 85% + pass rates From 50 + possessions! Prozone OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: a) Improved playing surfaces. b) Ball speed increase. c) Improved footwear. d) Time keeping efficiency. e) Larger squads and player rotation. 1

2 POSSESSION CHANGES Major changes have taken place during the last ten years. There used to be space and long passing but POSSESSION AND PASS COMPLETION now it s short quick passing. Ottmar Hitzfeld. 78 % passes in Premiership are delivered over distances less than 25 yds. Euro s Ball Possession Average Passes per game. SPAIN HOLLAND ITALY FRANCE PORTUGAL GERMANY RUSSIA CROATIA TURKEY GREECE AUSTRIA POLAND ROMANIA SWITZ LD SWEDEN CZECH R Xavi (Spain) v Germany 62 passes made 94 % pass completion! Xavi overall Tournament passing. 316 passes made 90% pass completion! Senna (SPAIN) 2 matches 111 passes made. 90 % pass completion! PREMIERSHIP PASSING ( ) PASSES MADE ACCURACY IN OWN HALF Chelsea Man Utd Chelsea 83.9% Chelsea 92.7% (7992 passes) Liverpool Man Utd 83.0% Man Utd 92.3% (7488) Arsenal Arsenal 82.6% Liverpool 91.5% (7957) Fulham Liverpool 80.9% Arsenal 91.0% (6746) (next best.) Stoke City 9480 League average 76% League average 88.6% ( lowest) OPTA PASSING IN ATTACKING HALF PASSING IN THE ATTACKING THIRD Chelsea 78.1% (11934 passes) Arsenal 78.0% (12253) Man Utd 77.1% ( 11927) Liverpool 73.6% (11548) League average 68.4% Arsenal 72.2% (7251 passes) Man Utd 70.5% (6386) Chelsea 70.0% (6514) Liverpool 67.4% (6586) League average 60.7% MUFC v WIGAN ATHLETIC Passes Made : MUFC 614 Wigan Ath 360 ( 1000!) 86% - accuracy 80% PREMIERSHIP POSSESSION FACTORS Per game average Team passing totals Nov: Chelsea 496 Arsenal 442 Manchester United 431 Tottenham Hotspur 341 Liverpool 399 West Ham United 355 Manchester City 352 West Bromwich Albion 333 Fulham 325 Sunderland 314 Newcastle United 299 Portsmouth 294 Blackburn Rovers 288 Everton 287 Middlesbrough 266 Wigan Athletic 253 Hull City 236 Aston Villa 232 Bolton Wanderers 190 Stoke City 175 DIABY of ARSENAL V Portsmouth (Aug 2009) 71 passes made 96% success Xabi Alonso v Everton 108 passes made 97 successful 90% pass success Euro s 2008 Pass Completion Averages per game. SPAIN % GERMANY % RUSSIA % TURKEY % HOLLAND % ITALY % PORTUGAL % CROATIA % FRANCE % GREECE % POLAND % ROMANIA % AUSTRIA % CZECH R % SWEDEN % SWITZL D % Spain were superior to all teams in medium range passing completion % Spain were superior to all teams in long passing completion % Spain made more long and medium range passes than any other teams Greece and Holland were the only teams superior to Spain in short range pass completion SPAIN 720 successful passes in the European Championship Final v Germany. 2

3 Champions League Final 2009 PASS COMPLETION % Average 68 passes each Messi 94.7 % ( 54 accurate from 57) Strategy in Barcelona is in the hands of Iniesta Xavi and Toure. Messi completes the moves! Iniesta 93.8 % ( 65 accurate from 69) Xavi 93.8 % ( 75 accurate from 80) Average 33 passes each Anderson 85.7 % (12 accurate from 14) Giggs 79.2 % ( 19 accurate from 24) Carrick 74.0 % ( 44 accurate from 59) ( Kiev v Barcelona ) WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 2010 SPAIN had an 88.07% In essence 9/10 passes were successful.! total passing completion rate! 939 passes made by Xavi Average 94 per game! PREMIER LEAGUE ( averages) Manchester United v Everton POSSESSIONS per GAME PASS % SUCCESS 21 st November 2009 FULL BACKS % DARREN FLETCHER CENTRE BACKS % 63 Passes made MIDFIELD % Completed 60 FORWARDS % Pass success 95 % Prozone PREMIER LEAGUE 40 % more passes delivered successfully than in season Highest Levels of Game. Paul Scholes Sheffield United v Manchester United Premiership Season % pass accuracy! More passes now being made. Player passing - repertoire now extended. Player receiving skill now enhanced. More passes being completed successfully. Pass completion rates in excess of 80%. Outstanding pass completion of 90 % + Passing development implications? 3

4 CHELSEA FC Longer passing sequences leading to goals. They keep the ball so well and our players have to work so much harder and that s why they score goals late on. It s not because they did anything special but because our players got tired the second half was relentless. Tony Pulis Stoke City Manager ( Sept 09) CHELSEA v SUNDERLAND - Premiership 2009 Chelsea 796 passes - Sunderland 324 passes Possession split approx %. Champions League Semi Finalists free play goals Average no: passes per goal % goals in free play from 5 passes or more. AC Milan - 47 % Manchester United - 47% Chelsea FC - 50% Liverpool FC - 25% From 5 or more passes More goals now scored from longer passing sequences. How Frequently Are Goals Scored By Long Passing Sequences To Beat The Block? Long Passing sequences producing goals. UEFA CL % UEFA CL % EURO % 12 th September 2009 Minimal touch passing leading to goals. our one touch football carved them open time and again. Sir Alex Ferguson on winning 3 1 at Spurs. 4

5 Average contact TIME on the ball. PREMIER LEAGUE 2.67 seconds SPANISH LEAGUE 2.75 seconds MAJOR LEAGUE 2.74 seconds INTERNATIONAL 2.94 seconds AVERAGE NUMBER OF CONTACTS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Manchester Utd,Chelsea,Liverpool,AC Milan) One touch play. 64 goals in free play scored by the semi finalists. 299 individual player possessions in scoring the goals. 38% of all these passes were 1 touch. 30% of all these passes were 2 touch. 68% 14% of all these possessions were 3 touch. TOUCHES 2.04 TOUCHES 2.29 TOUCHES 2.03 TOUCHES % of all possession contacts in the build up to goalscoring by Manchester United,were 1 touch. IMPLICATIONS FOR PLAYER DEVELOPMENT? 1/3 rd of all passes delivered in the Premier League are 1 touch! TACTICAL USE OF POSSESSION ATTACKING CENTRALLY OVERLOADING CENTRAL MIDFIELD AREAS - Tottenham Hotspur Chimbonda Lennon Dawson Keane Zokora Berbatov Jenas King OVERLOADING CENTRAL MIDFIELD AREAS Spain Euro Ramos Torres Iniesta Villa Silva 4 Senna 8 Xavi 5 Puyol 6 Marchena Casillas 5 in the MF box! Malbranque Lee 5 in the MF box Capdavia 5

6 Central Approach Play. ( Entering the Penalty Box.) ZONE 14 How and WC 2002 when to best enter -most important this area? area for goal assists. Euro % entries into box from zone WC & Euro % France goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Approximately one third of open play goals came from central area penetration. UEFA TECHNICAL REPORT ZONE Premier League Games Teams on average had 30 possessions per game in Z 14 UCL Methods Of Beating The Defensive Block? Goals That Beat The Block. 26% possessions in Z14 resulted in a strike at goal. How and when to best enter this area? 73 % of all goals scored came via a possession in Z % of all possessions in Z 14 produced a goal. An attempt at goal occurred every 4 possessions in Z 14 A goal occurred for every 31 possessions in Z 14 Playing from Z 14 into the penalty area produced more attempts at goal and goals than passes played from elsewhere. Getting Free In The Hole 39% Crosses 35% Solo Play 34% Central Through Passes 27% 1 Touch Passes 27% 1-2 Combination Play 25% Long Passes 25% Prozone Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester Utd, Liverpool now make more final passes to the goal-scorer from central approaches than any other route. Getting Free In The Hole Getting Free In The Hole Runs From Deep Central Areas 16% What Is The End Product? In from The Wide 9% Movements Inside The Central Zone 13% LB CB GK STAND STILL! 33% CB RB Dropping away from Back 4 25% In from The Wide 9% Passes Out Wide 18% Central Through Passes 20% Passes Inside The Central Zone 20% Strike At Goal 25% Passes Out Wide 18% Possession in the central approach area - HOW? 6

S Spain SPAIN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 LOCATION of the FINAL PASS S s Liverpool, Chelsea,Manchester Utd & Arsenal 42 % of final passes to the goalscorer are

Flexible Forwards Connotations of Holland 1974 INCREASED PLAYING ADAPTABILITY We work together in training on combining with each other and it has really paid off.

I think we realise where the space is on the pitch,so when you see a team mate running into one area,you just run a different way!

Wayne Rooney talking about himself, Ronaldo and Tevez Any player,anywhere. Holland 1974?

7 S Spain SPAIN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 LOCATION of the FINAL PASS S s Liverpool, Chelsea,Manchester Utd & Arsenal 42 % of final passes to the goalscorer are supplied from central approach areas. Prozone Screening player to protect the spaces between MF & Back 4 and create from there. Flexible Forwards Connotations of Holland 1974 INCREASED PLAYING ADAPTABILITY We work together in training on combining with each other and it has really paid off. We don t have one player who just stays up the front and stands there.we all like to move around and always try to make it difficult for defenders. I think we realise where the space is on the pitch,so when you see a team mate running into one area,you just run a different way! Part of it is instinct, you naturally run towards a space where you can be a threat to the defence. Wayne Rooney talking about himself, Ronaldo and Tevez Any player,anywhere. Holland 1974? A player should not move according to where he thinks a player in his position should move, but by assessing the position of the ball, his team-mates, opponents and space nothing is fixed. Whoever has the ball becomes the playmaker. Arrigo Sacchi The Lone Striker The manager allows me and Stevie Gerrard free roles as long as one of us defends when they ve got the ball. W Rooney 7

8 Manchester United FC TOTAL FOOTBALL? There s always movement and three or four options every time they get the ball.someone s popping off,berbatov s coming short,rooney s pulling into a position,the wide man s coming off the line into holes.it s fantastic that s what the top teams do. Harry Redknapp September 12 th 2009 Implications for coaching young players? MIDFIELD PLAYER INVOLVEMENT Systems are dying it s about the movement of ten players now. TECHNICAL CURRICULUM FOR THE FUTURE? Slaven Bilic ( Croatia ) WILL BE : FUTURE FOOTBALL FUTURE GAME? FASTER - ball speed between players, player movement, decision making, technical implementation. UNORTHODOX - un-expected, unusual skills will be necessary. VARIED - game tempo, technique requirements, game styles INTELLIGENT - individual & team - tactical decision making. DISGUISED - deceit to beat the block and stubborn defenders. POSSESSION BASED - ball retention, patience precision and incision with possession. INVENTIVE - more solo players and mavericks will flourish. UNIVERSALITY will be paramount - all must play as necessary. INSTANCY will be crucial. (NOW is the time.) ATHLETICISM - Significantly enhanced. we had to think laterally about the way it is played, the way it could be played, the athletes that would be required to play that way and the skills matrix those players would need to have. John Buchanan 8

9 Suggested Possession Developmental Priorities! PASSING & POSSESSION SKILL FUTURE GAME NECESSITIES POSSESSION FACTORS 1. The attributes to play a possession based game. 2. The capability to Counter- attack instantly at optimum speed. 3. The capability to build and break down a defending block with precision,patience and penetration. 4. The ability to play accurately and at pace in congested areas. 5. The attributes to play a possession-based game. 6. The ability to play mixed-tempo football. 7. The ability to inter-play and play minimal touch football at speed. 8. The necessity for an assured, varied first touch moving at speed. 9. The ability to retain ball possession on a personal and team basis. 10. The ability to master space and time making skills. 11. The necessity for deception and the un expected when appropriate. 12. Winning games without possession % advantage. 80 % of all passes delivered in the Premiership are one or two touch! TACTICAL USE OF POSSESSION PASSING TYPES Defending half build up passing searching,changing play,playing through. Midfield possession and progression play. Attacking third passing speed,subtlety,precision,disguise and variety. Retain possession whilst searching usually in midfield and back. Set up play to attack elsewhere. ( Holland, Red Star ) Counter-attack passing release and receive at optimum speed employing any surface. Breaking the lines. - midfield lines - back-line from distance - back line over short distance. Beating the block. Free-flow passing sequences. (Arsenal) Congested area possession. Tempo changes why, when, how? With Lampardit s difficult to tell him to work slow.he likes to work 100 %. In Italy it Is different you ask them to play 50% and they do. 7 REP 2 SUURBIER RIJSBERGEN 4 9 JANSEN 5 CRUYFF 8 6 HAAN VAN HANEGHEM 7 10 NEESKENS HOLLAND 1974 Wide build up to Attack centrally 1 JONGBLOED 7 2 THE SHIFTING DEFENSIVE BLOCK! How many in the block? Where does it start? RENSENBRINK 3 KROL SET UP PLAY

10 8 Player block DF 1/3rd areas 10 PLAYER DMF 1/3 rd BLOCK 10 outfield players in an area of 25yds x 25 yds! BEATING THE BLOCK BEATING THE BLOCK GOOD PASSERS GREAT PASSERS Good Passers of the ball??? Great Passers of the ball? d GOOD PASSERS GREAT PASSERS GOOD PASSERS GREAT PASSERS Iniesta Carrick Lampard Cowans Xavi (Barca) Huddlestone Gerrard Overath Cruyff Suarez Brooking Pele Beckham B Moore R Koeman Beckenbaeur Eusebio? Riquelme Hagi Veron Valderama Rivera Prosinecki Pirlo Cassano Alonso ( Liv pl) Netzer Hoddle Scholes Platini Maradonna Zidane 10

11 GOOD PASSERS GREAT PASSERS GOOD PASSERS GREAT PASSERS Iniesta Carrick Lampard Cowans Xavi (Barca) Huddlestone Gerrard Overath Cruyff Suarez Brooking Pele Beckham B Moore R Koeman Beckenbaeur Eusebio The difference? Riquelme Hagi Veron Valderama Rivera Prosinecki Pirlo Cassano Alonso ( Liv pl) Netzer Hoddle Scholes Platini Maradonna Zidane Iniesta Carrick Lampard Cowans Xavi (Barca) Huddlestone Gerrard Overath Cruyff Suarez Brooking Pele Beckham B Moore R Koeman Beckenbaeur Eusebio The difference? Consistency Accuracy Range ( distance) Variety Applications Disguise, unexpected Skilled & accurate risk takers Deliver the damaging pass. Deliver the passes that others cannot. Deliver passes under pressure of space,time,contact. Under any circumstance Riquelme Hagi Veron Valderama Rivera Prosinecki Pirlo Cassano Alonso ( Liv pl) Netzer Hoddle Scholes Platini Maradonna Zidane ARTISTRY SUBTLETY INVENTION UNIQUE It s wrong to call us the golden generation. We have improved because we are doing the basic things like communication, teamwork and passing the ball better. Frank Lampard October 13 th 2009 PASSING CONSIDERATIONS JORGE VALDANO Carlos Quieroz talking of Ronaldo. teachers of the game have disappeared from training programmes to be replaced by coaches with a style that is too academic with a scientific basis to support their theories. If there is no freedom there is no creativity. Jorge Valdano, Sporting Director Real Madrid I have learned something about techniques from the very best Zidane, Balakov - and so, at MUFC we put that into Ronaldo the detail,the mechanics of the movement, how to position the body,the position of the chin,the arms,we introduced fine detail, one step 20 centimetres to the left, position the feet here, the knee like this. After two days nothing but after three days it started to fly like we wanted. There s nobody prepared to work harder for his artistry! Do coaches know the necessary detail? 11

12 PASSING DEVELOPMENT Awareness (of circumstances) and Appreciation of what, why and how.(consideration / calculation) Variety ( of release skills all surfaces ) Accuracy and timing delayed - instant. Range (distance judgement, capability & accuracy.) Applications. (Feel,Force,Flight spin.) Disguise.( as appropriate.) A V A R A D Composure and precision Arshavin Arshavin was outstanding.he gave the ball every time the fraction of the second you wanted him to give it and that is top quality. We have only players here who can play and pass the ball and score not only goalscorers but also decisive passers of the ball. Arsene Wenger (Arsenal v Alkmaar 2009) PASSING FACTORS PLAYER INTELLIGENCE IN POSSESSION Awareness use of all senses. Space & Time available for passer AND receiver. Circumstances for passer,receiver. Options ( prime ) available from situation. Capabilities of player on ball AND receiver. Priorities state of game,tactics. Success guaranteed 90% + Additives force,flight,spin,disguise? IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING Time devoted to passing heirarchy of values! Touches maximum involvement! Teaching specialist possession teachers Tailored practice bespoke practice design. Type of practice opposed / unopposed. Types of passing practice! ( congested,counter attack,build.) Tempo variations. Teach the arts, crafts, ingenuity involved in passing. Coach to expect,accommodate and manage errors. The ART OF COACHING. TEACHING SPECIALISTS NEEDED TAILORED PRACTICE Knowledge of the coach: Bio-mechanics. Mechanics. Knowledge of highest level requirements. Demonstration methods. Themes / Types of passing. Technique / skill / Tactical useage. Speeds. Directions. Areas space,time. Demands. Position specific! Generic. Appropriate levels. The art of coaching is lost when coaches fail to realise the depth to which the game should and must be taught. Allen Wade 12

IMPLICATIONS! Study and understand world class passing skills. The requirements at the highest levels! Teach the intelligence of passing. Teach the arts and crafts of contact on the ball.

13 IMPLICATIONS! Study and understand world class passing skills. The requirements at the highest levels! Teach the intelligence of passing. Teach the arts and crafts of contact on the ball. Teach the different types of passing. Teach the different passing tempo s when and why? Teach passing at speed & different directional mvt: Teach accurate minimal - touch passing. Teach for variety in the passing repertoire. Teach and build-in deception. PASSING EXCELLENCE 1 ) Do we as coaches fully understand what is involved in passing excellence? 2 ) Who can we as coaches and also players look to as role models? 3) To what degree can passing excellence be developed in isolated technique practice? 4) Can passing creativity be coached if so how, if not how to develop? 5) Is creativity more a result of practice environment, or teaching? 6) Is passing skill best developed by a player responding to circumstance in practice? d COACHES! The game is continually evolving. Are coaching methods,content and understanding evolving with or ahead of the game? Congested area passing HOW to PRACTICE Reduced / confined areas. Larger numbers in standard areas. Escape / safe areas. Space and / or time imposition. Speed and intensity of practice. Tempo variation. The ball speed with Liverpool is incredible sometimes they pass like they shoot. G Houillier REQUIREMENTS / CONSEQUENCES Speedy athletic qualities agility, etc. Instantcy. Quickness of reaction. Rapid decision making. Focus narrow and global Quick arrangement of feet and body. Split second change of decision and action. Varied first receiving touch. Varied release surfaces. Varied speeds of passing and know why. Cunning and deceit before and on delivery. Capability to secure and protect the ball. Ball manipulation at speed. Ball protection. Quick passing orthodoxy needed. Unusual and unorthodox passing necessity. Reduced backlift / address before the pass. ARGENTINA 1. Aerial Passing All surfaces 2. PRACTICES for MODERN POSSESSION! Playing fast football Playing slow football v 1 & escape zone 8yd x 6yd CONGESTED AREA PASSING Two games of 3 v 1 10 yd x 10 yd 13

14 CONGESTED AREA PASSING FREE FLOW PASSING Two games of 4 v 2 Area 18yd x 18yd Creative zones MINIMAL TOUCH PLAY AT SPEED wall passes off designated player. Varied distances and surfaces - area 30 yds x 20 yds. FREE FLOW PASSING FREE FLOW PASSING 30 yds 20 yds MINIMAL TOUCH PLAY AT SPEED area 30 yds x 20 yds MINIMAL TOUCH PLAY AT SPEED OPPOSED PRACTICE CONGESTED AREA PASSING 50 UP! E N D Playing in congested areas. 7 v 7 with 2 / 3 neutral players Area 35 yds x 30 yds and creative zone. 14

As long as humanity exists something. new will come along. otherwise football dies!

As long as humanity exists something new will come along otherwise football dies! Arigo Sacchi THE GAME IN THE FUTURE! WHY? The The next generation of coaches in world football. The The game is evolving