This document provides guidance on how to analyze a soccer match by looking at various elements of team structure, tactics, tendencies, and key players on both sides of the ball. It outlines things to observe such as formations, roles of midfielders and defenders, attacking and passing patterns, set pieces, pressing strategies, and how a team's approach may change based on the score, time remaining, or other in-game factors. The level of detail in the analysis can help high-level coaches better understand the opponent and make appropriate adjustments to their own tactics.

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These are the headings and sub headings of things you look for in Match
analysis. If you are at a high or good level of coaching you need to understand
this and use this method.
How To Analise A Game
When we observe the test game we must look for:
TEAM STRUCTURE (FORMATION)
a. Number of forwards
i. Central
ii. Wide
b. Midfield Composition
i. Number of Midfielders
ii. Their roles in game
c. Back players
i. How many
ii. Sweeper and his role
iii. Who comes forward
d. Goalkeepers
i. Presence in game
ii. Strengths/weaknesses
ATTACKING TENDENCIES
Direct/Indirect
Territory Possession
Team Shape
Game makers (playmakers/schemers)
How do they get the ball?
Who do they get it from?
Where and why are they effective?
Are they left or right footed?
What type of service do they provide?
Main goal scorer
How does he score?
Where from (what range)?

2. What type of service does he prefer?
Ball played to feet or space?
Who provides the service & where from?
Patterns of runs
Players in each third will have certain patterns
How are they dangerous to our defending method?
Goalkeepers
Distribution
Restarts
Free kick specialist
Type of shot
Range
Targets for headers
Restart tendencies
Shoot ball or multiple touches (free kicks)
Corners – near/far post, or short, etc.
Does their game change depending on:
Goal up
Goal down
Tie needing result
Time of the game
Player being set off (either team)
KEY PLAYERS AND HOW THEY EFFECT THE GAME
Why
Number
Role
DEFENDING TENDENCIES
Number of back players
Playing with a sweeper

3. Midfield composition
Number in midfield
Static defensive midfielder
Role of forwards in defending
Do they track back players, if so which ones?
How many?
High or Low pressure defending
Where will they begin to confront us?
All over field
Edge of middle third
Pressure points vs. Pressure pockets
Team Shape
Man-to-man marking, zone or combination
Which methods in which areas
Will their man mark my key players?
Restarts
Are they slow or quick to organize?
Strengths & weaknesses we should be aware of
Goalkeeper
Positional tendencies
Physical make up
Handling
Does the game change depending on:
Goal up
Goal down
Tie needing result
Time of the game
Player being set off (either team)

4. RESTARTS
Attacking
Defending
OVERALL STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
Speed
Overall team speed
Individual speed by position
Size
Overall team size
Individual size by position
Technical / Tactical abilities
Overall team
Individuals
How do the above three affect our attacking and defending?
ADJUSTMENTS MADE (due to: score, time of game, cautions/ejection’s, etc.
Were they coach or player driven adjustments?
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