Prepared by: Tuntufye Abel
Match analysis can be done by a coach for his team, with a purpose of checking where they have done wrong or where the weakness is, or even just to see how they performed in a match. It can also be done by a coach on an opponent either the one they played with or that they expect to play with in the near future.
Match analysis can also be done by a TV or Radio presenter, or any other person with the interest of understanding how the teams performed.
Results from a match analysis can be a useful tool in training a team.
There are a minimum number of items that a match analyst must look at; from there he/she can add any item of importance to him.
An analyst must know the following;
An analyst should understand the system of play for the team he is analysing e.g. what system do they play? Are they using, 4-4-2, 4-3-3 or 4-5-1. Are they defensive or attacking? What is their marking system? Is it Zonal Marking or Man Marking?
Analyst must Identify a key player in the team he is analysing; must know who is their star player.
He should be able to know the style of play for the team. Are they technical or fighting? How are they? Aggressive or just normal, are they using long or short passes? He must note the changes of tempo during the play.
When analysing try to understand the organization of their defence, a team may either be tight or loose marking. Other teams may be zonal marking or man marking. Look to see if there is support when defending; do you see any division of work in their defence? Does the defence push up? Check if they are using offside trick.
After analysing their defence it is now time to check how their midfield is performing. Check if the team is using a playmaker, check to see if there is any shared workload among the midfield players.
An analyst may finish by looking at how the attacking force is performing
Things to look at this stage may include the following how are they playing without the ball, how do they perform when they play on wings? How many stages of play are there? And how do they perform on each stage? You can look on their Dribbling, overlaps, Finishing, and defensive support.
Analyst must go on and look at the dead ball situations.
Look at the number of players taking free kicks, how the wall is being organised, how many throw - ins and how effective are they? Check the number taking corners, penalty kicks, and, what is the target area? Are there any signals before taking these kicks?
Finally look at the performance of individual players; here you can look for;
Personalities, who are the technicians, players speed, Dribbling skills, passing skills, are there any fighters, how dangerous are they in front of the goal?
As I said earlier this is just a minimum list of items to look at when conducting a match analysis. An analyst may add anything that he thinks is crucial, some even add the impressions- this will depend on what impresses him more.
A match analysis may help a coach in diagnosing the team. It may help a coach know where a problem is with his team.
For example a coach may be able to know at what moment this problem occurred. Was it when our team was in possession? Or when opponents were in possession? How were we performing when winning possession from opponent? How was the performance when loosing possession? With the problem what were we doing? What did the opponent do?
You may be able to know where the problem took place e.g. attacking third, middle third, or defensive third on which side right or left. You will also be in a place to know what event triggers the problem.
Good day.
Match analysis can be done by a coach for his team, with a purpose of checking where they have done wrong or where the weakness is, or even just to see how they performed in a match. It can also be done by a coach on an opponent either the one they played with or that they expect to play with in the near future.
Match analysis can also be done by a TV or Radio presenter, or any other person with the interest of understanding how the teams performed.
Results from a match analysis can be a useful tool in training a team.
There are a minimum number of items that a match analyst must look at; from there he/she can add any item of importance to him.
An analyst must know the following;
An analyst should understand the system of play for the team he is analysing e.g. what system do they play? Are they using, 4-4-2, 4-3-3 or 4-5-1. Are they defensive or attacking? What is their marking system? Is it Zonal Marking or Man Marking?
Analyst must Identify a key player in the team he is analysing; must know who is their star player.
He should be able to know the style of play for the team. Are they technical or fighting? How are they? Aggressive or just normal, are they using long or short passes? He must note the changes of tempo during the play.
When analysing try to understand the organization of their defence, a team may either be tight or loose marking. Other teams may be zonal marking or man marking. Look to see if there is support when defending; do you see any division of work in their defence? Does the defence push up? Check if they are using offside trick.
After analysing their defence it is now time to check how their midfield is performing. Check if the team is using a playmaker, check to see if there is any shared workload among the midfield players.
An analyst may finish by looking at how the attacking force is performing
Things to look at this stage may include the following how are they playing without the ball, how do they perform when they play on wings? How many stages of play are there? And how do they perform on each stage? You can look on their Dribbling, overlaps, Finishing, and defensive support.
Analyst must go on and look at the dead ball situations.
Look at the number of players taking free kicks, how the wall is being organised, how many throw - ins and how effective are they? Check the number taking corners, penalty kicks, and, what is the target area? Are there any signals before taking these kicks?
Finally look at the performance of individual players; here you can look for;
Personalities, who are the technicians, players speed, Dribbling skills, passing skills, are there any fighters, how dangerous are they in front of the goal?
As I said earlier this is just a minimum list of items to look at when conducting a match analysis. An analyst may add anything that he thinks is crucial, some even add the impressions- this will depend on what impresses him more.
A match analysis may help a coach in diagnosing the team. It may help a coach know where a problem is with his team.
For example a coach may be able to know at what moment this problem occurred. Was it when our team was in possession? Or when opponents were in possession? How were we performing when winning possession from opponent? How was the performance when loosing possession? With the problem what were we doing? What did the opponent do?
You may be able to know where the problem took place e.g. attacking third, middle third, or defensive third on which side right or left. You will also be in a place to know what event triggers the problem.
Good day.
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