Julian Aguirre

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4⃣As the player on the ball begins to receive pressure, he drops from high to low. 5⃣Receives facing forward, still behind his direct opponent. 6⃣This allows him to continue progressing and play a pass behind the opponent's back line.

An important individual intention for midfielders is to become a passing option behind their opponent. This allows them to progress the ball if they receive it & it is easier to become a support option from behind rather than in front. Short🧵

@aitorvazque7 @MeiaArmador__ Had this conversation in my session yesterday with U19 group. Session focus was denying GSC in mid block. Many times this was being done well but the next 1-2 actions after winning weren’t great so we ended up defending again.. Definitely cannot seperate these 👍🏼

In football, defence and attack cannot be separated because the dynamics of the game fluctuate between stability and instability. Great and concise analysis 🤝 @MeiaArmador__

As a coach, what solutions would you look for?

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As we know, man to man pressing is a prominent defensive collective intention being used by a lot of teams around Europe. At times this can lead to a difficult game to watch. However, it can also be fascinating to see how different teams solve this in attack. 🧵🧵

@_ToddBeane 3️⃣A big consideration is time on the grass. Don't sacrifice minimal time available on the grass to teach 'technique'. Teach Deciding & Executing.

@_ToddBeane This takes my back to my UEFA course. One of the tutors (very good tutor btw). Highlighted that if you're gonna teach only 'technique' you better be able to break it down and demonstrate it in great detail. This relates back to your point about coaches being able to do so.

Can we speak about this respectfully? ✔️ Technical precision is a must. Nobody doubts the necessity of ball control. ✔️We also know that children learn through trial and error. Through play and refinement. Nobody doubts this either. The issue is HOW children learn to become proficient. ❓So then comes the question of grassroots coaches teaching a specific technique. ▪️One Example I volunteered to coach ice hockey having only played youth ice hockey as a player before moving to soccer. I was not capable of teaching very specifically the nuances of technique and indeed some puck manipulation had evolved over the years. I raise my hand first to say I was limited as a coach in this regard. Back to Soccer ——> ❓Do we really believe (though through no fault of theirs) that grassroots soccer coaches/volunteers who are not specialists can teach technique in detail? 🤔 Now line up 12-20 kids in pairs and expect that same volunteer coach to effectively improve technical details individually. 🗣️ My opinion: Not going to happen. The feedback loop to a player is depedent on a person not equipped to do so. Consideration —— The feedback loop in team trainings comes from the efficacy of execution. Judged by contextual and competitive errors. From contextual exercises requiring vision, decisions and precision. ✏️ Yes, I favor contextual exercises. We have found through research and real practice worldwide that team trainings afford us limited time to build holistic skills. NOTE: (we do have movement and skill specialists on our staff so I-Skills do form part of our program.) 🎤 What is your opinion? Please respond without ad hominen attacks as that serves nobody. Please do feel free to share your viewpoint and we all will respect your input. Feel free to disagree with any ideas in question here colleague to colleague. Thank you. #TOVO #intelligenttraining

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1️⃣Exploit space behind opponent front line. 2⃣Exploit space behind opponent mid line. 3⃣Exploit space behind opponent back line.

Create Goal Scoring Chances via progressive passes. Exploit at least one line of opponent pressure to progress. Quick 🧵