Tuesday, August 10, 2010

HowTo: Be a Creative Midfielder

Individual Tasks During Possession
  • be open/available for a pass at the right moment
  • pick up the ball from the defense/midfield
  • pick up the ball from wingers
  • cooperation with #6 & #8
  • move into the open spaces
  • stand wide
  • control of ball possession/combination
  • individual action
  • capacity to score
    1. ground
    2. air
  • high speed of play in tight spaces
  • great insight related to space, depth, and finding the third player
  • creative player
Here is a video clip of Mesut Ozil, Germany's current creative midfielder (#10)

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