If someone asked me which discovery has most changed the way I see football, and above all the way I coach, I’d answer without hesitation: learning to watch the game away from the ball. It has changed how I talk to my players and, more than anything, where I direct my attention. Not my methodology, not my philosophy. What changed is what I observe, and who I speak to while the move is unfolding. The idea underneath it is simple: how much time a player…
scanning
This Masterclass Webinar replay is a fantastic opportunity for you to explore the research behind scanning and awareness in football with Dave Eldridge, UEFA A licensed coach & lecturer at Chichester University in England. “I spend the entire 90 minutes looking for space on the pitch. I’m always between the opposition’s two holding midfielders and thinking, ‘The defence is here, so I get the ball and I go there to where the space is.” – Xavi The best players seem to always have time on the…