These Training Exercises for Defensive midfielders will improve their skills rapidly The defensive midfield position is one of the most complex positions because everything happens…
Be the commander of the midfield by mastering these fundamentals While the defensive midfielder has very important defensive tasks. A defensive midfielder will get noticed…
Master these game situations and people will call you N’golo Kante A defensive midfielder is as the name says a midfielder that has to have…
The heart of a team, Defensive Midfielder Pep Guardiola once said: You watch the game you don’t see Busquets, you watch Busquets and you see…
How to train a full back? Now we’ve established the most crucial fundamentals for a full-back, we can work out how you can train this…
Make goals and assists as a full-back The full-back position has become one of the most interesting offensive positions in recent years. This is because…
How to become an unbeatable full-back In the first chapter, we established that the full-back position is the most versatile position. In our methodology, the…
What makes a world-class full-back? The full-back position is one of the most versatile positions in football. In our methodology a full-back has the most…
How to become the best CB In the previous chapters we discussed the most important fundamentals for center-backs. After identifying these and being able to…
How to become the best ball playing center-back Now you know what to do defensively as a center-back, it’s time to discuss what to do…
These are the most important defensive fundamentals for a center-back In the introduction of the center-back we talked about the different types of center-backs and…
The basics of a center-back The center-back position is one of the building blocks of a team. A good center-back can be crucial for the…
Live scouting The last step in the scouting process of a player is live scouting. Here the scout and sometimes also the head scout will…
How to use Video scouting In the last blog, we talked about the first step in scouting. After the data scouting, a number of players…
How is data used in scouting Two of the biggest innovations for scouting have been data and video scouting, combined with globalization and working in…
How to scout a future Ballon D’or winner One of the most discussed things in football is the scouting of youth players. Every year there…
Scouting for a Professional Club In this blog, we will discuss scouting for the first team of a professional club. Scouting at the senior level…
An Introduction in scouting In the upcoming blog series, we will write about scouting, we will cover all topics of scouting: what scouting is, where…
How to present your video analysis? Pre-analysis The actual analysis and what to do after? Now that we’ve put everything into place to analyze the…
How to prepare your analysis? Introduction Without a clear aim of the analysis, it becomes unclear what we’re going to analyze. Therefore this lacks focus…
Which software to use for Video Analysis Introduction Football coaches have long recognized the value of video analysis for improving their team’s performance. By using…
Introduction to Video Analysis in Football Football is one of the most popular sports in the world, with millions of people playing and watching it…
The different levels of individual tactics In football there are different levels of individual tactics. I’ve identified five of them. Most professional players get stuck…
This is the only thing we don’t individualize with football players. Individual periodization is an essential aspect of player development. It is the process of…
Should we stop saying this when discussing football? Everyone loves to talk about football. There are several talking shows on TV about football, a lot…
How much can a coach influence a team? Coaches always talk about how they want new players to improve the squad. While we think this…
Are we using data optimally? When we think about data in football, we always think about numbers. A lot of clubs are collecting this type…
Why do players not succeed at a club? The step to a new club is always exciting for a player. New environment, new teammates, new…
How should coaches communicate their tactics to players? One of the most important things in coaching is how you communicate things. Is it clear what…
Should football players train more? Are football players training too little? That’s a question that always fires up. The best-paid athletes in the world, and…
This is how Tactalyse can help your agency to the next level With everything in life, it’s normal that you have to invest to get…
Why do coaches always say this in interviews? You’re the owner of a club and want to win prizes, last season you finished 3rd place.…
Individual video analysis for clubs, how to structure it. Video analysis is time-consuming, especially if you’re going to do this for every individual player. You…
Players who understand this concept are usually the best players on the pitch Concepts are few, but methods are many. I love this quote because…
This is what we learn from other sports I get a lot of inspiration from other sports. To watch and talk with specialists about tactical…
What is experience and what is it worth? A lot of coaches talk about the importance of having players with experience. So what is this…
This is the most underrated skill to become a better player Consciousness is an underrated skill in development. Everyone talks about cognitive ability, grit, motivation,…
The UEFA Pro Course for ex-professional players Every year some coaches get accepted to the UEFA Pro course and a lot of coaches don’t come…
The term scanning is not correct I HATE THE WORD SCANNING! It’s not correct. The definition of scanning: I don’t think this is…
Is all that money going into data, money well spent? The data industry in football has become huge in the last few years. So many…
The wrong versus the right timing of making a foul There’s a time and a place for making a foul. But all too often I…
This is the newest innovation in coaching I saw this video with Luis Enrique where he instructed his players through a walkie-talkie system. In this…
How to beat teams that park the bus In last week’s blog, we talked about how to beat a high press. But just as important…
This is how you beat every press Pressing in football has become an important part of the game. You have teams pressing high and you…
Never let defenders know your next move The thing I’m talking about is basic knowledge in Basketball, and it should be in football as well.…
The art of asking for the ball From a young age, we always hear our coach telling us that we have to ask for the…
This changed my football career – Guest blog by Quint Jansen Watching my games is the thing that has helped me improve the most as…
Creating the perfect player In my opinion, the qualities of a football player consist of four pillars. Each of these needs to be developed and…
This is the most important behaviour in Football Today we will talk about one of the most important behaviours in football. If a player gets…
Do this as a coach and you will win 4 extra games a season As a coach you want to influence the game when your…
Why do goalkeepers stand next to their goal when a cross comes I see a lot of goalkeepers that do not have an optimal position…
The future of football schools: private tactical training There are mental trainers, there are physical trainers, and there are technique trainers all of them can…
This is how we cognitively coach players This article will be more practical than the previous articles about learning. In this article, we will tell…
This concept decided much about what and when you coach a player After several articles about specific learning subjects, it’s time to zoom out a…
Why do trainers let their players train with tennis balls in their hands? We’ve talked a lot in previous blogs about learning styles and teaching…
Every trainer should use this concept with individual tactics Supercompensation is the body adapting to a stimulus and adapting to a higher level than it…
What can football players learn from people like Barack Obama, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs? Decision Fatigue is an interesting topic that hasn’t been talked…
Which coaching style suits which personality? In the previous article, we talked about the different types of learning and the different personalities of learning. As…
“Every learning style needs a different approach” In our article series about individual tactics, we established a basic framework about the different concepts within individual…
The more knowledgeable coaches are on the pitch, the better? In a typical football club, the technical staff might consist of a head coach, two…
Modern-day attackers aren’t just attackers anymore “Defenders should be dependable, attackers should be unpredictable” is the common stereotype. The first part is definitely true, as…
How to make a successful action on the pitch through individual tactics We’ve written a series of articles about the theory of individual tactics. We…
Why do executions always get the most attention from TV analysts? The last step in individual tactics is execution. The execution always gets the most…
This strategic decision made Matthijs de Ligt We talked about how decisions form and what stages of decision making there are. To read back…
Become a master of decision making In the last weeks, we’ve talked about individual tactics. We concluded that individual tactics consist of perception, decision,…
Johan Cruijff said this about head checks In which direction do you do a head check? We have talked about which situations you have…
The art of doing a head check In the previous article, we concluded that a head check is that what separates the average players…
Why is Arsene Wenger so obsessed with head checks In our last article, we wrote about individual tactics and the three steps individual tactics consist of 1.…
Team tactics versus individual tactics The definition of tactics in the dictionary is “an action or strategy which is carefully planned to achieve a specific…
Mark Diemers about recognizing what is really important Mark Diemers was one of Fortuna Sittard’s standout performers this season, and he is now the subject…
Beni Badibanga, Only talent is not enough! Left-winger of Waasland Beveren, Beni Badibanga is just 24 years old, but he has already played for 4…
Marc Klok, The art of setting goals Setting and accomplishing goals is an important skill to have as a professional footballer. Amsterdam-born Marc Klok is…
Joost van Aken on dealing with playing styles across different countries Playing football in different countries means adapting to a variety of playing styles. One…
Mickey van der Hart: the habits of a professional goalkeeper How does Lech Poznan-goalkeeper Mickey van der Hart prepare himself for games? What are the…
William Troost-Ekong: From Dordrecht to Udinese Nigerian international William Troost-Ekong started his career in England by playing in the youth teams of Fulham FC and…
Jetro Willems: “This is something I will never forget” This article is the first in a series where we interview several professional footballers. We do…
Introducing radars Hi everyone! It’s been a while since our last blog, but we have been very busy developing and improving our services. One of…
The curious case of Bas Dost Bas Dost has announced his retirement from international football. The marriage between him and the Dutch national team was…
Analysis of England’s winning goal against the Netherlands A new erea for Dutch football has begun. With Ronald Koeman as the new coach of the…
The video-analyst should be on the pitch In a typical football club, the technical staff might consist of a head coach, two or three assistant…
Attacking (in)tuition “Defenders should be dependable, attackers should be unpredictable” is the common stereotype. The first part is definitely true, as one defender’s mistake could…
Can video-analysis be replaced by Big Data? Data plays an increasingly big role in football. It used to be just statistics, but now as much…
The Coach vs Tactalyse One of the most frequently asked questions regarding Tactalyse is whether our tactical feedback interferes with the tactics of the coach.…
Tactical progression explained with statistics Data-usage in football is hot. The amount of websites, companies and scientific studies trying to capture tactical performance in data…
Het handmatig analyseren van voetbalwedstrijden is arbeidsintensief (+/- 3 uur per wedstrijd waarin tussen de 150 tot 200 kleine clipjes van 14 sec worden gemaakt…