How much does ' where you played ' influence how you see the game ?
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festa5
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Probably to some extent.
I was never the quickest, didn't really have much trickery but could defend and had a good range of passing. I very much appreciate deep lying midfield playmakers like Xavi, Pirlo or Rochemback.
But I do also really admire players who excel at the stuff I was rubbish at. So that's most pros to be fair
I was never the quickest, didn't really have much trickery but could defend and had a good range of passing. I very much appreciate deep lying midfield playmakers like Xavi, Pirlo or Rochemback.
But I do also really admire players who excel at the stuff I was rubbish at. So that's most pros to be fair
Norman_Conquest
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I played as a winger (both left and right) and then moved to left back. I also ran a very successful Sunday League team and feel I have a good vision of the game and how each game should be approached.
I reckon everyone does that who's played though
A defense responsible winger , or a " oh well I lost it winger "
I'm guessing if you went back in latter years to full back , you tracked back ..
Subtle differences are how we see it
So currently... your Hayden Barlaser?Probably to some extent.
I was never the quickest, didn't really have much trickery but could defend and had a good range of passing. I very much appreciate deep lying midfield playmakers like Xavi, Pirlo or Rochemback.
But I do also really admire players who excel at the stuff I was rubbish at. So that's most pros to be fair
I played centre half, centre mid and right back through my playing days. I definitely appreciate the defensive side of the game more than others I think.
I also coach grassroots football at high level and at more development level where coaching style needs to be adapted to suit. As most grassroots coaches do, I put a lot of focus on teaching players about their positions and their role in a position. From my experience it is much harder to get players to play well without the ball than it is with the ball. This is what separates the great players from the good players.
I also coach grassroots football at high level and at more development level where coaching style needs to be adapted to suit. As most grassroots coaches do, I put a lot of focus on teaching players about their positions and their role in a position. From my experience it is much harder to get players to play well without the ball than it is with the ball. This is what separates the great players from the good players.
A tackler yes! I always thought a good tackle felt better than a goal. (That's probably because I didn't score too manyA fellow tackler I see
I coached ten years ago for a few years, and I'd agree completely about off the ball / on the ball discipline
)I love the coaching but sometimes it's difficult to coach the way we are expected to now. My natural instinct is to encourage kids to play a passing/possession style of football. 2 touch. This is the way I was always coached. However the guidance is now, that players should be encouraged to showcase their skill and not criticised for trying to beat a man particularly at a young age. As coaches we are encouraged to not coach individual dribbling and skills out of children. Although this can be detrimental in the short term as often kids will lose the ball in daft places, in the long term it will benefit them as they learn what they are capable of
Norman_Conquest
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I always like my mate's response when people ask him if he played. No, he replies, but I stopped others from playing. He was one of the toughest full backs I ever came up against and would have kicked his mother. ;)