Soccer Tactics

In soccer, the term “Tactics” refers to the coordinated movement of two or more players within the same unit, two units, or the entire team, with a shared and predetermined purpose.

When talking about soccer tactics, it’s important to keep in mind that the shared goal of all players is to score one more goal than the opponents and win the game. The tactics in soccer are manifested in two moments, each of which has a specific purpose: when the team has possession of the ball and when the team doesn’t have possession of the ball.

Soccer Tactics

Attacking combination for the 4-3-3 system: wingback overlapping - Zdeněk Zeman

Attacking Principles - Attacking proposal for the 4-3-3 system with a flank play by the winger and subsequent overlap by the wingback
Soccer Tactics

Attacking phase of 4-3-3 with discharge and assistance - Zdeněk Zeman

Depth - Simplified situation with discharge of the center forward, support to the wing player and successive pass
Soccer Tactics

Game construction for 4-3-3 system: Holding Midfielder free to play and Side Midfielder centralizing

Playing out from the back - Game construction proposal for 4-3-3 system with Holding Midfielder free to play and Internal Midfielder's insertion
Soccer Tactics

Peripheral vision: ball possession in tight spaces to then play vertically

Awareness - Ball possession to train individual technique and cognitive aspects such as peripheral vision, motor anticipation and reaction
Soccer Tactics

Game construction with low rhombus scheme and transitions

Transition - Small sided game to develop the ability of constructing the game starting from central defenders, and stimulating transitions
Soccer Tactics

Transition involving three teams

Possession - Exercise to train several skills such as give and go, pass and space management
Soccer Tactics

Game construction and penetrative runs by the second line

Playing out from the back - Drill to train players to keep ball possession, transitions, and penetrative runs into the box by the second line
Soccer Tactics

5 v 5 - Man-marking

Possession - High-intensity ball possession with man-marking and constant pressure
Soccer Tactics

Juventus-Bayern Monaco, Champions League. Tactical analysis and comparison of play behaviours

Match Analysis - Comparison of the play behaviours of Juventus and Bayern: Juventus attacking depth and defending width, and german players attacking width and defending depth
Soccer Tactics

Conditioned game: Play with restricted ball touches allowed

Possession - Conditioned game with contrasting tactical concepts of 4-2-3-1 scheme and 4-4-2 scheme with restricted ball touches allowed for the players