UEFA Pro License - Opponent Observation

Presentation about opponent observation realized by "The Scottish Football Association".

Why do we do it?

• It give the coach the opportunity to prepare his training sessions with the opponent in mind;
• To provocate and exploit the weaknesses;
• To antecipate and prevent the qualities.

How do we do it?

• We control the opponent throughly by watching all 5 games before we play them + we request videos of th other games;
• Based on the information: a report is put together, one DVD is edited and one Powerpoint presentation is compiled.
• The same report is given to the Manager and the players. This is given immediately in the beggining of the week (except on the day of the active recovery. Emotional & Mental rest);
• The report and the DVD tend to repeat the information so that the players can recall it ore easily during match situation.

What do we watch?

• The observation controls the following items:

1. Offensive and deffensive organizations (principles);
2. Offensive and deffensive transition;
3. Game patterns and commom behaviours;
4. Offensive combinations;
5. Individual analysis;
6. Set-plays