Football Manager
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Only in EnglandAgree... I have played football at some level, and this is the first thing a good manager wants from you. Play it simple, don’t complicate with useless tricks.
Having the ability to lose your opponent with the first touch is something every manager wants in a player. Because you gain a time to play it quickly... pass it quickly. The ball runs faster than any player. Dribbling and tricks works in the last third. But we know how useless is a show pony.
Only smart persons and those who played this game at some level can understand how difficult is to play the game simply, easy and effective.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7137071.stm
In country like Spain and Brazil, you are encouraged to showcase your skills on the pitch up until 10-13, then you start learning some team/tactics play. After 13 they do less of it, but it doesn’t mean they abandoned it, they use a combination of both skills and off the ball movement to play. All the players by 13 are already great on the ball, because they have already developed that skill set at a young age.
If you look at Barcelona, Bayern, Man City, Spain, Brazil...All their attacking players (and some defenders) are both world class ON AND OFF the ball. We only have players who are half as good.
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