On Tactics
Contributed by the big boss
4)_* Tactical discussions:*_
a) *High defence line*: Personally I’m not used to the high line of
defence employed by Jialong and Wenjie. But I thought the line was quite
good, and the only mistakes in the second half were due to my tracking
of the striker, playing the opponents onside. If there aren’t linesmen
for the AFL games, I think we can still continue to push the defence up
and pack the midfield, but we need to be wary of getting caught out.
Maybe the faster full defenders(Sijie / Jialong) will have to keep an
eye on such enemy attackers? Also we assume that goalkicks are short. We
have to be wary of long goal kicks when oppositions have such a capability.
b) *Force passes*: Cheney brought this up and I thought it was a
very important point. When our players are under pressure and forced to
pass, we usually pass to the nearest player who themselves are under
pressure, leading to turnovers. He mentioned that we need to train or
make our players aware of such situations. Perhaps Cheney will provide
an in-depth article on this topic…
c) *Moving into spaces and communicating*: After playing for a half
on Sunday, I still feel a lack of moving into space by players. Don’t
stay static…Move around so there is space to pass to you! And shout to
the player holding the ball saying where you are. Keep shouting and
moving into spaces. Don’t need to run just move your butt. Attacking
players should try to exploit forward position and when the the team is
under pressure, defenders pull wide or move back to provide a safety
area for the ball holding player to pass to and clear the danger.
d) *Throw ins and set-plays*: Firstly we must throw right, secondly,
the players around the thrower must do work also! Not just stand and
wait. Move into position! I think we can train our set-plays because
it’s an area where we are lacking severely I feel. Meanwhile, just move
into position during throw ins, and when defending corners, the keeper
must be commanding. Our main source of goals conceded are from corners
if i’m not wrong.
5) Hopefully all DHSFC Stars will try to make Sunday morning a
commitment for soccer. Don’t just make it an occasional event, commit
your Sunday mornings to this lovely bunch of boys, come to
training/matches and keep fit together! Of course there may be certain
important occasions which override this priority, but other than these
occasional events, dedicate your Sunday morning to soccer!! Easier said
than done, but I will try my best from now on!!!
Ten years down the road I still want to see you guys …and in good
shape! Not a whole squad of Ang Kim Hwas pls… bahaha
cheers
Kahyongo(17)
Midfielder
Dunman All Stars FC
