is there any offense/defense strategy in soccer?
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Of course there is. For example, in defense, a sweeper is where one player will try to clear the ball from his own field to the opponent's. \n\nAs for offense, one team can play an overlapping moves to add the number of attacking player when in the opponent's side.\n\nThere are so many offense and defensive moves, so to know better, one have to not only watch football matches, he/she also has to analyze the play.
260756
Practice playing pick up games with people whenever you can.  Run often, both sprints and jogging, to be as fast as possible.  Juggle the ball with your feet and knees and practice taking shots on goal and moving down the field as much as possible.  Finally, watch professional soccer to see how they do it--passing and playing as a team is another important factor in being a skilled player!
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4-3-3 formation\n\nGoalie\nGigi Buffon (Italy)\n\nDefence:\nRoberto Carlos (Brazil, Left full back)\nAlessandro Nesta (Italy, Center Defence)\nFabio Cannavaro (Italy, Center Defence)\nCarles Puyol (Spain, Right Full Back)\n\nMidfield:\nRonaldinho (Brazil, Left Attacking midfield)\nJuan Riquelme (Argentina, center playmaker)\nFrancesco Totti (Italy, Right attacking midfielder)\n\nAttack:\nLuca Toni (Italy, center forward)\nWayne Rooney (England, left wing)\nLionel Messi (Argentina, right wing)
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I believe you should go back to the basics.\nI can't really guide you a step by step\nbut hope this site will help (although i think its for beginners) but give it a try\nhttp://www.coachesinfo.com/category/soccer/105\nhope its help full
409469
Depends on the situation- if you have a teammate nearby, the easiest and quickiest way to get around the defender is pass the ball and run past the defender, so that your teammate can pass you the ball back and then you are in the clear.  If you are alone, often times you can dribble up and make a quick move or fake and then once the defender bites, you take off the other direction with speed to get past them.
852769
My source AKA my wife who's a FIFA coach, says yes!\n"Quote" work with smaller and smaller balls down to  Tennis ball sized learn to control that and there's nothing you cant do
884892
well, if you are not very quick but are a forward you need o develop your stamina, speed, shooting and taking it past defenders but if you are a defender you need to have a good hit and be able to tackle well, you will also need a good long pass and to be fearless in penalty corners. if you are a midfielder the you ned to be a mixture of both and be able to link the defence to the attack. i am a defender but i do play midfield as well\n\nhope i have helped
1113876
When a player is attacking, he must be behind a player of the offensive team at the moment the ball is leaving the foot of the guy who gives him an assist. So basically, there must be one player of the offense between the attacker and the goal keeper at the moment the ball leaves his team-mates feet.
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Defense is all in effort, don't give up on any play! Other than that stay low and on your toes and keep your feet moving.
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it takes practice.. being a defensive midfielder myself, i'm not so good at doing one.. apart from that, it usually comes instinctively i.e. when the time comes you'll know it..\n\nbut as a basic rule of thumb, the ball must be at least head height.. executing it to lower balls could cause injury (particularly groin injury) cause you are exerting your muscles in a quite dramatic angle.. targetting practice is a must i.e. targetting to kick the ball, not aiming the ball... aiming the ball in this case is a secondary issue as first you must master the skill of actually hitting the ball...\n\nbut then, are you prepared to train just for that? i'm not =)\n\nanother tips would be to practice other skills instead; dribbling, fancy passing etc... this will help with your agility and awareness, hence indirectly helping you to recognize the correct moment for a bicycle kick to be executed
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First of all Coach Eriksson should pay attention to the important players such as Ronaldinho , Adriano, Kaká, Robinho and Ronaldo and the sectors of the field to be neutralized.\n\nHe also should consider the weak points to apply the counter attacks and use the following tactics:\n\n-individual tactics: ( the 1×1 concept offensive defensive)\n-group tactics: (the 2×1 in a situation of 5×5)\n-team tactics: (apply the match condition from 6×5 to 11×11)\n\nBrazilians always play in these 2 kinds of line -ups:\n\nGoalkeeper + 2X4X4(defenders X wings and middle fields X center forwards/attackers) or Goalkeeper + 3X5X2.\n\nI would love to give my opinion about the line-up too, but I'm not familiar with the list of English players selected for the British National Team.\n\nBut one thing I can tell you for sure: The Brazilian National Team is definitely better and stronger than the English one for this World Cup!\n\nAnd it will be nice to see a reprise of the semifinal from 2002, when the Brazilians kicked the cute British butts out of the Final, hehehe...\n\nAs it common to say in the Football world..."The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it."
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Not easy at all. I play forward and midfielder both attacking mid and on the wings. I've always known goalkeeping wasn't easy, but I hadn't had personal experience with it until this year with my intramural college soccer team when our goalie went down with an injury and I filled in the spot. Not only do you block shots: You have to know when and how to come out for a corner kick, you need to be good at stopping free kicks because it's hard to see the ball with your wall in front of you, you need to be careful when going at a forward because any little mistake can result in a penalty kick and/or red card, you have to be good at timing a ball coming at you especially when they have crazy spin on them and they bounce a couple of times. Yeah, being a goalie isn't easy. I think it's a fun position, but definitely not easy.
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not sure if it is on this site but worth to check it out\n\nhttp://expertfootball.com/training/tricks.php
313959
I played keeper last year it a hard job and a easy job.Like the first guy said work on falling or they will score on you all today.Make sure to work on your punts and free kicks, goal kicks.Practice alot it does make a different.And when it one on one you versus the forward or the attacker charged them if your in HS most kid get scared and mess and stretch your body when you charged the attacker.And comfort in the goal box.Good luck
379396
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM 4SHO!! It really is all about the style...you can have a freakin awesomely power kick but it can be way off target, ya know....so yeah style is key
520571
In soccer, the ball is the tool. Master its control.
1106474
Yeah, would be interesting to see how each team's attack and defense would go without each other, I mean if both teams were attacking at the same time, and the individual skill would count alot more too, since dribbling the defender could mean creating a gap on the opponent's flank.