Sunday, August 27, 2006
How to counter Aran's team
By aran's team, i mean zhengwei,kaiye,aran,iype and a goalie. These 4 people often team up together and manage to burn the street unless another team with 4 considerably strong players come up. Even then, there is no guarantee which team wins.
Firstly, they have two styles of play. One is to have the two defenders iype and aran to stroke the ball around, waiting for the forwards to move into an opening. They then pass the ball to the forwards who hold the ball up who either wait for the defenders to push up or have a go themselves. Second one is where iype is in charge of playing the ball and aran moves up and they attempt a longball of sorts.
They use the first style most commonly and here's how it works. The two defenders wait for an opening before passing. The forward who receives it can usually hold the ball enough to let the defenders push up, and then passing it to the defender. The defenders freely try shots at goal and if they are unable to, can pass off the ball as they move continuously.
This series of continuous movements work because all 4 are decent passers and have decent first touches. As they move about, openings are created as defenders unconciously start to manmark and are drawn out of position. If the defenders are not pressured right at the start, aran can then dribble through the middle, forcing the other team to run towards him and drawing space for the forwards, while already near the offensive half of the court. Otherwise, he drills a shot in the middle
The forwards are the most important part of this as they are the ones who hold the ball up and move around to draw space. Both iype and aran have dangerous shots from range but only if they have the space to do so. Hence, if one can pressure the forwards enough to make them give it up, the play fails.
Kaiye plays best at holding the ball up and waiting for the defenders to push up. He tries to flick the ball sometimes but 99% of the time its ineffective and he does much better simply holding the ball up. Most of the time he can do this well enough, so putting an average defender to hold him there is sufficient. The forwards of the team must double back to doubleteam kaiye, whilst keeping the defenders nearby as to be able to take them on if kaiye manages to thread a ball to them.
Zhengwei likes to dribble the ball around and sometimes gives it off cheaply so a good tackler should take him. Again, the forwards must doubleteam him whilst keepng the defenders nearby, otherwise no doubleteam should occur.
The forwards must hassle aran and iype for the ball, but not let them dribble past them. When aran and iype give away the ball, the forwards must go back to defend but only if they can keep the defenders in check. Keeping the defenders in check > double team.
Lastly, there should be no man-marking. Every player should stick to his area, but improvise when the situation calls for it. If aran's team has more players to the right, move along to even up the numbers. This way, aran and iype will not be able to take the many long shots they often get to take, defenders do not get drawn out of position and lesser openings are created.
When attacking, good dribblers should focus on iype and beat him through the walls as he is slow to react there. very few tricks work on iype, but pace does. Kaiye and Zhengwei are pretty aggresive in closing down, hence the forwards should take advantage of the space given when they push forwards to harass defenders. Through the walls, defenders can then pass the ball to the attackers. The attackers must quickly maneuvour for room to take shots at goal.
Individually,
Iype is prone to making careless mistakes and vulnerable down the sides (walls) as he is often slow to turn around. Although his first touch, passing, shooting and defending are good, he rarely ventures forward and plays the defensive role of the team.
Aran is gay for two things: a very fast turn-shot and his long-ranged shots from rebounds, or otherwise. To stop him from taking so many shots, players should be aware of where he is and quickly close down his shooting angle. His turn-shot is devastating but here's a counter to it.
The turnshot works this way: The moment aran pushes the ball lightly to oneside, his other foot starts to swing. As he has done this a lot of times, he swings his foot very quickly and by the time you see him turn, he already executes the shot. The crux of this counter is to look at his pivot leg. To execute his turn-shot, he relies on one foot to pivot himself and the other foot to shoot. He cannot change the direction of where he shoots. Hence, whenever one sees aran shifting, the defender should move to the direction he shifts immediately. There is no way in hell he can execute a shot in the opposite direction when moving into one, hence there is no danger in shifting to guard one direction when aran turns.
Zhengwei can get into shooting positions and dribble much better than kaiye. Kaiye holds the ball up better. Hence, the stronger defender should take on zhengwei. He should not commit easily, but whenver a shot is attempted, the defender should quickly cover the angle. A simple, average defender who can hold off kaiye is sufficient, since a good defender might not be able to take the ball off him either ways.
However, when zhengwei and kaiye switch positions, problems occur. Best-case scenario is both defenders are good enough, however if that doesn't happen, the stronger defender should cover the weaker one, and put less priority in marking kaiye.
OKAYENDFAGBORING
I think street soccer is very similar to basketball in terms of positions! Here's how.
Point Guard- Develops the play, brings the ball forward and looks for opening. Requires decent ball control and vision of the game. Useful to have good dribbling skills. The street soccer equivalent is the defender who brings the ball up from his half. Pointguards are players like: me, iype, aran.
Center- Physically strong is a must, must be good defensively and its useful to be good offensively. Must be able to hold the bal up. Sort of like a ballwinner, but unlike basketball, height is not much of a requirement in street. Centers are players like: Wincoln, Zhenghao
Shooting Guard- Has to have a good shooting ability as its name suggests. Players like: Fabian,
Small forward- Usually quick with good ball control. Able to manoevour in tight spaces and shoot accurately. Runs into openings to get space. Players like: Zheng Wei, Yujie
Power forward- Can hold the ball well and be able to play with their backs to the goal. Usually more aggresive, and requires decent levels of passing and shooting. Players like: Yiming, Kaiye, Yujie
Many players are versatile and can switch between roles...Ok done.
silverletal [Simple and Clean] 4:38 AM
