Attacking Strategies. Sheffield & Hallamshire Football Coaches Association Attacking Strategies. John Bilton 27 Feb 2017

Content 25 mins Presentation Evolution of the Revolution Match Video Evidence Data Evidence Tonights Practical Work Training Video

Don’t get bogged down with the data Why are you here? What are your expectations? Are you wiling to look at an alternative way of seeing the game? Don’t get bogged down with the data focus on the system

Elite or Average?

ON APPOINTMENT AT FENERBAHCE WE WANTED TO MAKE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THEIR YOUTH PROGRAMME..... DRIVE THE CULTURE FROM AVERAGE TO ELITE. CREATE ACCOUNTABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY FOR COACHES AND PLAYERS DEVELOP ELITE TEAMS AND PLAYERS THAT KNOW HOW TO WIN MATCHES

ALL THREE OBJECTIVES WERE ACHIEVED In addition 9 COMPETITIONS HAD BEEN WON INTERNATIONAL SELECTION DOUBLED 5 PLAYERS HAD MOVED UP TO THE FIRST TEAM SQUAD

Rewards of An Innovative, Systematic & Focused Program U15 National Champions *********** U15 European Champions (European Nike Cup) Defeated PSV 3-0 in Final & 2-0 in group stage) (Defeated Man United 6-2) in World championship (5th)

Turkish Super League winners 2000 2.4 goal average 2009/10 1.65 goal average EPL 2.44 - 2.66 goal average

Now EPL Chelsea 2.1 Spurs 1.92 Man. City 1.72 Arsenal 2.6 Liverpool 2.16 Man Utd 1.5

Europe FCB 2.45 BM 2.72 Monaco 2.88 Napoli 2.3 Now

2010 UEFA Under 17 Championship won by England 2010 UEFA Under 17 Championship won by England. Analysed 135 strikes at goal to identify key performance data contributing to establishing achievement and performance standards for the Academy teams. Team Strikes GSA GCA 1 England 9.7 2.9 0.5 2 Spain 12 3.5 0.6 3 Turkey 6.7 1.6 0.9 1. Technical /Tactical 2. Impact of physical & mental Fatigue? 3. Status of the game, is a 1 goal lead believed to be satisfactory 4. Was there high tempo play to wear down opponents thus creating strike quality, quantity and goals?

Table showing 3+ wins first 30+ matches to 29/1/15 % Chelsea 30 9 30% Manchester City 31 10 32% Arsenal 32 31% Bayern Munich 13 42% Wolfsburg 14 45% Bayer Leverkusen 11 35% FCB 19 63% Real Madrid Atletico Madrid 43%

Average goals/match increased from 2.5 to 3.4 Table 4 Win Probabilities in the FenerbahÇe Academy U14 U15 U16 U17 U18 Score 1st Goal 84.2% 91.7% 82.4% 100% 92.6% Leading at HT 93.3% 90.9% 2+ Goals by HT 3+ Goals Average goals/match increased from 2.5 to 3.4

Big difference in PS’s for 0, 1, 2 and 3+ goal performances EVIDENCE BASED COACHING —Creating The Inner Drive - The True Holistic Approach Personal awareness of: performance standards. generic techniques, tactics. position specific techniques, tactics. importance of physical development application of mental skills Developing Responsibility Self influencing players to become elite Accountable to: self team coach academy club Personal Accountability For the outcomes resulting from choices, behaviours, and actions. In control of Themselves Their performance Mentally tough confidence composure concentration communication commitment Want to be elite ? Do what the elite do! 1000+ matches 5000 goals analysed, pro & youth Elite teams scoring 3+ goals Performance Standards (PS’s) determined self esteem self efficacy courage Technical Tactical Physical Psychological Planned purposeful content Periodized programme to achieve the PS’s Big difference in PS’s for 0, 1, 2 and 3+ goal performances One of the most powerful ways successful leaders create passion is by setting up an effective system of accountability, which is measuring performance and taking appropriate action from the evidence. Post match team meeting Achieve the PS’s ? Feed forward to team Feed forward to player Feed forward for coaching effectiveness Accountability & Responsibility performance Analyse the match performance

Major contribution from Dr. Peter Usher Sports Psychologist & Performance Analysts.

“BE THE BOSS” MENTALITY

80% of goals are scored in here The rest here 80% of goals are scored in here OUR GOALS

Team GZ Goals GZ Strikes Average 81.1% 22.2% AC Milan 81.3% 18.6% Barcelona 84.6% 29.1% Bayern Munich 23.3% Dortmund 86.3% 25.9% Juventus 82.3% ManCity 73.5% ManUtd 82.8% 21.1% Real Madrid 76.6% 22.1% Average 81.1% 22.2%

Considerations It Started with 3 Goals To increase the probability of winning matches a standard of three goals per match was the objective. This meant we needed a cultural change in terms of what is possible for scoring goals. The first step was to increase the number of strikes taken inside the GZ. As the season progressed the players better understood the need to pass the ball to teammates who were better positioned inside the GZ rather than attempting long-range strikes. To successfully pass the ball into the GZ required... An understood tactical approach to secure a GZ Possession.

Incorrect Decisions to Strike

Incorrect Decisions to Strike

Controlled Possession Waisted

2016 EURO’s Strikes

2016 Euro’s Incorrect Decisions to Strike Outside the Gold Zone

Chesterfield U18 Goals

Chesterfield Individual Goals

Opponents Strikes

Chesterfield Strikes

Combined Strikes

Goal Scoring Strike Locations Delivering into the Gold Zone

GOLD ZONE DELIVERY ZONES Table 6 Overall Distribution of Attempted Deliveries Compet’n CAZ WAZ CZ BPZ XZ Regain CK UCL 15.3% 12.9% 25.5% 13.8% 12.1% 2.4% 18.1% EPL 14.1% 11.9% 24.3% 15.5% 13.1% 2.7% 18.4% WCQ 11.1% 9.2% 26.6% 17.6% 11.7% 2.5% 21.4% Combined 14.3% 12% 25.2% 14.9% 12.4% 18.7% Rank 4 6 1 3 5 7 2 Findings from approx. 10,000 attempted deliveries into GZ Figure 1 Delivery Zones Preferred zones Crossing Zone (CZ) & Corners (CK) Channel Range LWC LBX C RBX RWC Goal Area 0.0% 0.8% 3.9% 1.1% 0.2% Penalty 1 0.4% 3.4% 18.1% 3.7% 0.1% Penalty 2 12.5% 4.3% D 5.2% 14.6% 3.3% X 4.1% 17.3% 2.0%

Staple diet is Crosses (CZ) & Corners (CK) Table 9 Distribution of Attempted Deliveries by Goal Increments Goals CAZ WAZ CZ BPZ XZ Regain CK 11.9% 14% 26.7% 13% 13.8% 1.6% 18.9% Rank 6 3 1 5 4 7 2 14.1% 27.2% 12.1% 13.7% 2.4% 18.6% 14.6% 11.5% 24% 16.7% 11.3% 2.9% 19% 3 (+) 17.2% 10.4% 21.1% 19.9% 9.8% 3.4% 18.1% CORR 0.9731 -0.961 -0.9159 0.9076 -0.9581 0.994 -0.6739 Staple diet is Crosses (CZ) & Corners (CK) But do they connect?

It’s one thing to deliver, but it’s another to connect! No change this season Table 10 Overall GZ Possession Deliveries (GZPD) 2013/4 Competition CAZ WAZ CZ BPZ XZ Regain CK UCL 30% 7.2% 12.9% 20.8% 9 7.7% 12.3% EPL 26.8% 5.5% 12.5% 19.4% 14.4% 8.7% 12.7% WCQ 20.1% 8.9% 10% 22.7% 13.8% 8.2% 16.4% Combined 27.6% 6.8% 12.4% 20.5% 11.6% 8.1% 13% Rank 1 7 4 2 5 6 3 Those valuable GZ possessions primarily come from the Central Attacking (CAZ) and Box Passing (BPZ) zones!

Implications for Coaching?

Delivery Zones to Scoring Areas Table 18 Contribution of Delivery Zones to Goal Scoring Strikes by Range Range CAZ WAZ CZ BPZ XZ Rgn CK G 9.8% 4.9% 17.1% 43.9% 2.4% P1 26.1% 4.5% 10.2% 28.4% 15.9% P2 63.2% 2.6% 7.9% 10.5% 5.3% Implications for coaching? Channel Range LWC LBX C RBX RWC Goal Area 0.0% 0.8% 3.9% 1.1% 0.2% Penalty 1 0.4% 3.4% 18.1% 3.7% 0.1% Penalty 2 12.5% 4.3% D 5.2% 14.6% 3.3% X 4.1% 17.3% 2.0%

Data summary for GZ deliveries in WCQ, 3+ GOALS Attempted deliveries = 273 Failed = 159 Successful = 114 Conversion rate = 41.8% GZ Goals = 88.6% Table 1 Summary of Delivery attempts into the GZ CAZ WAZ CZ BXZ XZ Rgn CK Distribution 17.2% 5.9% 22.7% 21.6% 6.2% 2.9% 23.4% GZPD 29.8% 5.3% 7% 31.6% 6.1% 13.2% CR 72.3% 37.5% 12.9% 61% 41.2% 100% Goals 32.3% 6.5% 3.2% 9.7% 1st 2nd 3rd

BOX PASS ZONE GOAL

BOX PASS ZONE GOAL

BOX PASS ZONE GOAL

Central Attacking Zone

Central Attacking Zone

Training Ground Work Where possible replicate the scene, purposeful practice Match Pace, ASAP Technique work very important Teach 1+1 first Create the performance cues BIG PROBLEM, letting the game be the teacher, if you keep on doing ……. The PRACTICE, the player AND the coach are the teachers

AWARENESS

AWARENESS CIRCLE Awareness Circle

Receiving Half Turned

Awareness Forward Passing 2v1, 2v1, 2v1

Intro to Box Passing

Central Attacking & Box Passing 3v2

Central Attacking & Box Passing 3v3

Awareness, patience, discipline, on ball time management

Sheffield & Hallamshire Football Coaches Association The End