Tactic

When competing, there is no doubt about this: 50-50 ball situations, outside or inside the goal box, are one of the most common scenarios a goalkeeper must deal with during a match. That said, we must think about it as goalkeeping coaches and ask some questions. How do we train 50-50 balls situations? Does our guidance help the goalies to better read and make decisions when facing these situations? Do we need the same technical-tactical skill with a 50-50 ball inside/outside the goal box?

If you want to learn, you must look beyond the final result! The process or the way to get to that action is as important or even more important that everything else. As an example, we show you this action to break it down in a very practical way: the back passing pattern.

We have already talked about the importance of proper body position in modern football in many articles and how it improves not only technical but tactical aspects. Let us give you as an example one of the last matches of the Mexican League. We will breakdown this action that actually had a great impact on both goals.

Despite the simplicity and the logic of some actions, there are lots of tactical plays that the goalkeeper must improve. For instance, the one we talk about in this article: goalkeepers that lose sight of the near post when facing lateral or angled shots. Why do you think this happens?

Ter Stegen is back after his patella tendon injury and once again he has proven himself as one of the best goalies in the world. But have you ever thought about his tactical behaviour when making decisions?

In this article we are analysing different edited videos to study a series of tactics based on the logic of the game. But sometimes, due to the fast pace of football today, goalkeepers generally focus their attention and vision on the ball carrier exclusively. Are there other game stimuli to help us better interpret the game?