guys and girls in today's episode I'm gonna give you three tips that will
instantly make you a better midfielder as long as you implement them to your
game and actually even though you're not a midfielder which I used to be back in
the days I'm sure you're gonna learn something watching this episode now
these three tips are things that every player should have in their locker but
unfortunately they go unnoticed from a lot of young players and today we're
gonna fix that let's go
my tip number one is having an open body positioning
before you receive the ball let me explain as often as possible you want to
have your front facing forward towards the direction where you are attacking
simply for you to be able to see what's happening and perhaps spot some
defenders who are rushing towards you trying to steal the ball now I'm gonna
demonstrate this to you guys with a simple scenario I'm gonna play the role
of a center mid and my friend Phil here is gonna be my center back and I'm gonna
show you two different ways on how you can approach this number one yes Phil
you get the ball you turn and you go second example yes Phil now you guys
could probably spot the difference right away let's go a little bit deeper into
both models Phil in the first example the first mistake here is that you have
your back towards the direction where you want to end up you're basically
looking into your own goal and you have no idea what's happening behind you in
the area that you're actually gonna try and attack you gonna spend first of all a
lot of energy and skill trying to turn with the ball before you can lift your
head up and see what's out there this is not ideal instead what you want to do
you want to approach the ball and already position your body facing the
goal you are attacking towards in order for you to see right away what's
happening you can approach the ball making a little circle like this yes
boom right off the bat you are already ready to go forward and attack
the goal you can see right away when the ball is approaching with the corner of
your eye if there is a defender rushing towards
you no more mess-ups with the ball trying to make a fancy turn and losing
the ball in the center of the park start paying attention on how your body is
positioned before you even receive the ball
tip number two is passing to the correct side and especially the front foot of
your teammate let me explain we are all familiar with
this scenario your team wins the ball you have a chance for a quick
counter-attack you as the center mid receive the ball and you spot your left
winger making a great run towards the flank you pass the ball towards him but
unfortunately it stays behind him he's gonna have to slow down his speed take a
couple of steps back and in the worst case scenario the ball is even gonna go
over the line for a throw-in passing the ball to the correct side and the front
foot of your teammate makes the game faster especially when you're trying to
bring the game forward so in this scenario I would like to aim as he is my
left winger to the left foot so he can take it beautifully with the first touch
in front of him same thing when he passes the ball to me I would like to
have it here on my right foot so once again I have my front facing forward the
second I receive the ball if I was to give the ball to his right foot here
he's gonna have his back towards the goal which is not ideal same thing here
if I get the ball I'm attacking this way we don't want to receive the ball with
our backs towards the goal the world's best footballers make this thing look
easy because they've been doing it for years at the world's best academies Ajax
and FC Barcelona from the youngest age the players start learning the
importance of passing the ball to the correct side and the correct foot of
your teammate don't be satisfied in a game situation just smashing the ball
towards your teammate you need to be able to pick out the pass that will
move the game forward bring it to his front foot every single time
the last tip is scouting the pitch you as the midfielder have the
responsibility of being the engine of the team and you need to know where both
your teammates and the opponents are at all times so when you don't have the
ball when the ball is on the left side of the pitch you need to constantly keep
looking and spotting what's happening out there on the pitch
maybe your right back is making a great run so when you receive the ball you
already know what's happening out there and you can quickly pass the ball
towards your teammate scouting the pitch at all times makes you aware of
what's happening out there and it will help you make better decisions as soon
as you receive the ball so next time you're watching football on TV pay close
attention to the midfielders their heads are turning all the time when they don't
have the ball they are scouting the pitch 24-7 and so
should you
so guys and girls hopefully enjoy today's episode and I truly hope you got
something out of it that will make you a better football player or in fact a
better midfielder and I really need you guys to chip in with some thoughts in
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I'm out