Jefta Bresser,: PSV Youth Academy

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Jefta Bresser,
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CONTENTS 3
5 FROM THE EDITOR 16

TRAINING SESSIONS
Merry Christmas !
Attacking Phases, Part 3
Winter is slowly creeping around the corner here in Holland, but this
55th issue gives me a warm feeling as this issue marks the end of
our eighth year! An anniversary we celebrate with this Christmas
edition of SCI.
28
YOUTH ACADEMY
Ricardo Pilingeiro,
Developing players
34
YOUTH TRAINING
Reinier Robbemond,
AZ youth academy trainer
42
YOUTH COACHING
Diogo Giacomini,
A multidisciplinary
approach to development
6 COVERSTORY
Jefta Bresser, 48
NEW IN ONLINE
PSV youth academy SHOP
It is Friday morning at quarter past nine, and it is still very quiet

at ‘De Herdgang’ in Eindhoven. The morning sun shines through
the surrounding conifers, and there are just a handful of cars that
belong to some ‘early birds’ who arrived in the quietness, awaiting
training at the PSV facility. One of them is youth trainer Jefta Bress-
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BRAZILIAN
er, who plays a fantastic game of table football with his colleague. CORNER
“I am always here at eight o’clock,” explains Bresser, “Most of the
time for a meeting, or to prepare a training session.”
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FROM THE EDITOR 5
Merry Christmas !
Winter is slowly creeping around the corner here in Holland, but this 55th issue gives me
a warm feeling as this issue marks the end of our eight year! An anniversary we celebrate
with this Christmas edition of SCI.
This issue again provides you with a multitude of perspectives and visions in coaching,
training and playing (as well as the aforementioned conundrum) in many levels of the
beautiful game from all around the World. By presenting to you such a rich and varied
spectrum of coaching, SCI will inform you as the coach, so you will be able to learn for
yourself and appropriately apply the right methods, styles and resources to suit you, the
players and the team.
I hope you enjoy this last issue of 2011 and I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a
happy new year!
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6 COVER STORY
It is Friday morning at quarter past

nine, and it is still very quiet at ‘De
Herdgang’ in Eindhoven. The morning
sun shines through the surrounding
conifers, and there are just a handful of
cars that belong to some ‘early birds’
who arrived in the quietness, awaiting
training at the PSV facility. One of them
is youth trainer Jefta Bresser, who
plays a fantastic game of table football
with his colleague. “I am always here
at eight o’clock,” explains Bresser,
“Most of the time for a meeting, or to
prepare a training session.”
Text: Paul van Veen

Edited by Michael Francis Pollin

COVER STORY 7
JEFTA BRESSER,
YOUTH ACADEMY PSV EINDHOVEN:
“Football is never a problem...”
Jefta Bresser started his football career as course; Monday next week is your first day,
a player at the Go Ahead Eagles academy; good luck.” Ten Cate is a great guy, and
he then joined De Graafschap academy and a fantastic coach, his success as a coach
eventually the Heracles Almelo. At this last never surprises me.”
club he was forced to stop his playing career
at the age of 21 because of a severe knee After two seasons of training the U11s
injury. He joined the De Graafschap academy at PSV, Bresser was promoted to the
as a coach and worked there for eleven U13s in 2007. He was also going to work
years (1993-2004). In 2005 he joined the PSV (together with Pepijn Lijnders), intensively
academy as a part-time coach to the U11s. on the technical development of players
throughout the academy. After Lijnders left,
“Of course the end of my playing career Bresser became the technique coordinator
was a shame, but because I had already and from the start of the current season he
worked with youth players regularly during also trains the U16s.
my period as a player of De Graafschap, I
was in a good position to go into coaching.. “With most of the groups I do the technique
I knew that I wanted to become a youth training sessions myself, mainly from U14
trainer and when Henk ten Cate was my up to the reserves, and in addition I also
coach at Heracles, he really stimulated me train the U11s. Willem Wijs, who has been
to develop myself in that area. One day he my assistant since 2007, works with the
said “Bresser, I enrolled you in a trainer younger groups, U9-U13s.”

8 COVER STORY
“Henk ten Cate and Wim van Zeist,

technique trainers at De Graafschap,
along with Pepijn Lijnders and Ricardo
Moniz, who have all inspired me and my
football vision. As a beginner youth trainer
I had already convinced of the Coerver
approach. Wim van Zeist influenced me
early on with his refreshing views on the
Coerver method. Within his way of working
he already used a lot of different types of
resistances, and he repeatedly brought
players into situations that everybody had
to solve in their own way. This may not be
very shocking nowadays, but this was
more than fifteen years ago.”
Vision
“If I would have to summarize my

vision, I think of five principles:
- Technique as the basis

- Through the technique the
confidence of the player grows and
that way he can develop personality (in
playing)
- Players must constantly be confronted
with situations, which they have to solve
- The identity of an individual player must
be maintained at all times
- Creating is determinative; creativity must
be stimulated as much as possible and
most definitely not cut off.”

COVER STORY 9
Street football field and start over again, with one player
“One of the reasons why the Coerver down. At the end you have two players left
exercises are so important in my vision is who play the final. This game is a very nice
that street football, like I know it from my game that inspires kids to play at home or
own youth, has nearly disappeared. In at school!”
fact we now teach our players by specific
training sessions, a basis which was U9-U11
earlier obtained in a more natural way. Of “I know there is criticism on the fact that
course the fact that kids play less football we at PSV, just like Ajax and Feyenoord,
on the street has to do with the changed work with U9s and U11s together, as other
conditions we live in, and with a different professional clubs start with the U13s, and
kind of mentality that has come out of I do not really understand that criticism.
that. Often there is just less space in the Of course it occurs that players in this
neighbourhoods where a lot of kids live. At category are travelling forty-five minutes
PSV we try to stimulate street football with by bus to come train here and obviously I
our players. For example we train with the would rather see that time reduced to ten
younger youth players on a Wednesday minutes, but that is just not possible. But
and after the session I then give them ultimately it is about the approach of the
some examples of games that they can player as they get off the bus. When I see
play on the street or in a schoolyard. We happy faces; these are the kids I want to
perform those games here on the complex, coach all the time!”
for instance we play in the parking lot! We
give those games as a kind of homework “I understood that the KNVB (Dutch Football
to the players to practice at home. These Association) wants to create one rule for all
are mostly small sided games, but also regional youth academies. Well, fine, but
games like ‘knockout’, whereby four or five let us give the clubs like NAC Breda and
players can play against each other at the FC Utrecht the right to work with U9-U11
same time. So when you are in possession, youth players, like we do, rather than taking
you have to beat three or four opponents. them away from us. FC Utrecht may not
When you score you go through to the work with these age categories because
next round. The others keep playing, until they are a business, come on, what kind of
one player that has not scored is left. That strange rule is that? ” (The option is being
player drops out. The players who have considered, that starting in 2012 all clubs
made it into the next round get back on the may train U9-U11s).

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“IT IS KNOWN FROM BOTH

SCIENCE AND EXPERIENCE
THAT KIDS IN THE EIGHT TO
TWELVE AGES ARE THE MOST
RECEPTIVE TO TECHNICAL
DEVELOPMENT”

COVER STORY 11
“Developmentally speaking, I think it is you give, especially youth on whichever

completely logical that it is better for the level, a lot of input on the technical area,
development of a young talented player this can really aid their development in a
to train and play at a professional regional huge way.”
academy. I do not want to cut the amateur
clubs in The Netherlands short, but they Resistance and Conditions
just cannot provide the professional “Wiel Coerver once told me: ‘Jefta, it is
environment that youth players need. very nice what you do, but do not forget
Despite the fact that we, at PSV, have that you work with the best youth players in
only worked with U9s for six seasons, we The Netherlands and that makes it all a lot
are already seeing the effects within that easier.’ In a certain way he was right about
process. For example “from the players that. On the other hand, it is about the
who started with us at the U9 level, very process and the basic skills which players
few players have dropped out, when you who come to us mostly have by nature;
compare it to the group who started with which are actually just a little part within
us at the U12 level. Of course, it is still that process. Overall it is about fully using
too early to really analyse the results of the technical potential of those talents
this process, but so far it is apparent that and helping those players to develop
when a player joins our academy at the U9 themselves into creative football players.
level and progresses through to the U13s, With that I mean creative in their own way
they have a huge advantage compared to within their own qualities; one player will be
players who join the academy at U13 level dominating, the other will be able to beat
from an amateur club. other players with a certain move they have
been able to develop, and another player
Besides, the above phenomenon is also will have exceptional passing skills.”
very relevant for amateur clubs. This
means that what and how you train has “In practice this means that we, within
an undoubtedly effect on the development the PSV academy, work more quickly
of the youth players. It is known from both towards exercises with resistances and
science and experience that kids in the eight conditions. Meaning we constantly try to
to twelve ages are the most receptive to use those resistances and conditions to
technical development. That does not only challenge our players and teach them to
count for players with the most talent, but think about solutions. At PSV we want the
also for the less talented players. So when player to be able to execute those solutions

12 COVER STORY
themselves. But we also do a lot of training feint or passing move that we teach them
without resistances and conditions with in the match, but that is not what it is about.
the objective to teach young players new What is important, is that a player must first
moves and techniques. Also, we like them experience certain movements before they
to be able to perfect those techniques as consciously, or subconsciously, decide to
well! Of course a player will not use every really do something with them.”

COVER STORY 13
Meaning At PSV we are always looking for a

“When you, like me, find the development of creative solution and not just a long ball
EXERCISES
the creative potential of players important, game. We are very demanding when it
you must really know and understand the comes to the individual and the style of
thought behind your work and training play. You can only play dominant football
methodologies. For example, training with good positioning, and then only
sessions are often designed, performed if your players are technically capable
and evaluated, based on a ‘football of doing this. I think that only then they
problem.’ Then I think; what football can develop into creative players. After
problem? Football is never a problem? The this they are more likely to become
kids often do not see the problem given to creative players, because the fans are
them, but they think more in challenges demandingto see that kind of play.
and possibilities. I think that as a youth Eventually it is about them; without those
coach it is your task to give the players the fans there is no football. I think that can
freedom to perform those challenges and never be forgotten, which sadly happens
to explore those possibilities. too often... “
1 1V1 ZIDANE 1
• 3x/5x changing direction, then pass

ORGANISATION
4
• After the pass you become a defender
• And after that join the queue on the other 2 3
side 5
4
• Cruijff (cut behind the standing leg) 6

• Henry (cut outside footed)
MOVES
• Maradona (cut in front of/under the body)

• Deco (overstep) 1 2
• Zidane (In 2x behind the standing leg)
1
3

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3 1V1 +2 CONNECTING
EXERCISES
• Connecting from A to B
• Being open in the middle and connecting to
ORGANISATION
a point
• Runs away from the opponent and becomes
open by short sideway steps B
• Do not pass back to the player who gave the
pass
4 ZIDANE MATCH
• Small-sided game to stimulate the 1v1

Zidane (90/180 degree directional change)
ORGANISATION
• A square pitch whereby the goals are posi-

tioned in different directions to stimulate
‘difficult situations’
• Score by dribbling into the goals

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training sessions TRAINING
TACTICS
SESSIONS
TRAINING SESSIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Attacking phases, part 3
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54 Christmas
November 2011
2011
TRAINING SESSIONS 17
Anyone who knows anything about
training sessions
football will know that it is one of the
only sports in which a team can domi-
nate an entire match and still lose. A
team can dominate possession, the
number of chances, the number of set
plays, and yet fail to win the match.
Football, like all invasion sports, can

be broken down into ‘phases’ of play,
with the team that demonstrates com-
petence in most of these phases theo-
retically having the better opportunity
to emerge victorious. By definition, a
phase of play involves at least two
lines of a team, such as the defensive
and midfield lines, or the midfield and
forward lines; very often at least part
of all three lines are involved.
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18 TRAINING SESSIONS
THE ATTACKING PHASES

training sessions
• Attacking and build-up play

• Build-up from the back
• Transitioning to attack
• Build-up the opponent’s half
• The moment of transition
• Counter-Attacking
In this part of training sessions from around the world we will focus on the third of these six phases: Tran-
sitioning to attack.
Zone 3: Transitioning to attack

The aim of the game of football has
not changed since its inception: score
goals and prevent the opposition from
scoring. Sounds simple, but with to-
day’s athletic ability, technical ability
and sophisticated training methods, it
is not so simple anymore; or is it?
Looking at the game from a different

perspective, one can say that football
is a game of constant changes of pos-
session. Therefore, one team is always
defending and trying to win the ball,
while the other wants to move the ball
into scoring positions and, of course,
score. Unless the team in possession
scores, there will always be a change
of possession. After the change of
possession, both teams will need to
transition. For example, the team that

lost the ball now needs to transition from at- always understand the limitations of our play-
tack to defence, trying to force a turnover in ers and know how to maintain the balance
play. So obviously the team that was defend- between an attacking shape and cover at the
ing now needs to transition to attack. back according to the capabilities of our team.
At the youth and developmental levels it is im-
Once you have transitioned from defence to portant to teach our players the principles of
attack, the objective is to get the ball mov- attack by spreading out. At the senior and pro-
ing towards the opponent’s goal as quickly fessional levels, where results matter, coaches
as possible, before the other team has done work out a game plan and team shape that
its job of marking and closing down the op- takes the players’ limitations into account, so
tions. In this transition, your players also need the team is not exposed on transition.
to react quickly, to predict where space and
opposing players will be, anticipate play and A good attacking shape should have the following
make the runs and passes quickly. This re- features:
quires technical accuracy, passing precision, - Provide depth, width and good support angles
with physical ability, quick decision-making - Provide support behind the ball
and problem - solving. - Create maximum triangulation and many passing options
- Provide a variety of long and short passing options
Another important aspect to transitioning from - Allow a switch from one side of the field to the other
defence to attack, is to maintain a good at- - Staggered arrangement that allow passes to skip lines
tacking shape. Maintaining shape and balance - Allow the ball to be played from the back to the front
by quickly transitioning and spreading out into using either a long pass, or a combination of short
the attacking positions, will help to enable the forward passes
team to penetrate while keeping possession of - In a combination with short drop passes to supporting
the ball. players
- Provide enough players around the ball, allowing to quickly
Team shape and transition is always a dilem- apply pressure when possession is lost
ma for coaches. Everyone understands the - P rovide immediate support following a long pass
benefits of spreading out when in possession.
The less technically skilled the players are, the In the following section we will provide
more space they need to maintain posses- exercises that will focus on maintaining
sion. But, on the flip side, the more spread-out shape and balance in transition to attack, as
a team is, the more vulnerable they are to a well as exercises that will help your players
quick counterattack. As coaches, we should to quickly transition to attack.

1 5V5 WITH GOALKEEPERS
2 3 4
7 8
5 5 6
6
7 3 8
4 2
Phase: Transitioning • Play 5v5 with goalkeepers on a 60x40 metre pitch

• The teams play through each other, with one ball per team
Team function: Attacking • All players must stay in their own zones to begin maintain-
ORGANISATION
ing shape throughout the team

Team task: Maintaining shape • Players progress the ball with a short forward pass combi-
and balance
nation
Objective: Improve transitioning • Attackers finish on goal
from defence to attack while • Play should start again from the goalkeeper
maintaining shape and balance • Both teams play simultaneously
• Develop by allowing players to cross over zones to support
Pitch size: 60x40 meters
each other, but they must be replaced by another player
PROGRESSION
Opponent role: same as other team from that zone. For example: 3 moves into the middle zone
and 4 must drop back into the defending zone to keep the
Age: U17-adults balance.
• Ultimately progress to a 5v5 match

Phase: Transitioning
K
Team function: Attacking
Team task: Maintaining shape

2 3 4 and balance

7 8 Objective: Improve transitioning
from defence to attack while
maintaining shape and balance
5 5 6 Pitch size: 75x50 meters
6 Opponent role: same as other team
Age: U17-adults
7 3 8
4 2
• Play 8v8 with goalkeepers in a 3-2-2 formation

• The teams play through each other, with one ball per team
ORGANISATION
• All players must stay in their own zones to begin maintaining shape throughout the team
• Players progress the ball with short forward pass combination
• Attackers finish on goal
• Play starts again from the goalkeeper
• Both teams play simultaneously
•Develop by allowing players to cross over zones to support each other, but they must be re-
placed by another player from that zone.
• Players can run, pass long and short or pass to a runner from their own zone
• For example; 3 moves into the middle zone and 4 must drop back into the defending zone to
PROGRESSION
keep the balance.

• But players may also run on the ball. For example: 2 on the ball may run over three zones with
the ball, but as he enters a zone a player from that zone must drop back maintaining shape. So
if player 2 runs into the middle zone he is replaced in the defensive zone by player 5, when he
enters the attacking zone player 8 will drop back to the middle zone.
• Players change back to their positions as soon as they can
• Ultimately progress to a 8v8 match

3 5V2
Phase: Transitioning • Play 5v2 in area A

• Whenever the space allows it the team of 5 will pass the
Team function: Attacking ball to area B
ORGANISATION
• All 5 players will move to area B

Team task: Quickly transitioning
• The 2 defender will remain in area A
from defence to attack
• The 2 attackers who reach area B last will become the
Objective: Improve the speed of defenders
transitioning by passing to the • The play continues 5v2
striker and joining play by the • Technique; good passing, passing to correct foot, good re-
midfielders
ceiving and turning, passing with the inside of the foot and
COACHING
Pitch size: 2 areas, each 20x20 keeping the ball low

meters with a space a 20x20 • Vision; runs of the ball, look deep, always know where your
meter space between them striker is, passing at the correct moment
• Communication; asking for the ball
Age: U15-adults

4 5V3
Phase: Build-up from the back


Objective: Improve the speed of
transitioning by passing to the
striker and joining play by the
midfielders
Pitch size: half a pitch
Age: U15-adults
• Play 4v3 in a 30x40 area, attacking team (also team to be coached) must find the right moment
to pass to the striker in the other area (20x40). After the pass one midfielder from the team in
possession will move into the strikers area and will try to finish on goal
ORGANISATION
• The end area will now have 1 defender versus 1 midfielder and 1 striker (1v2)
• The striker must ask for the ball at the right moment
• The defender can score in the small goal
• Every play starts with the attacking team (yellow)
• Technique; good passing, passing to correct foot, good receiving and turning. passing with the
inside of the foot and keeping the ball low
COACHING
• Vision; striker must be open at all times, look deep, always know where your striker is, passing
at the correct moment

5 4V3 + GOALKEEPER
Phase: Transitioning • Play 4v3 on half a pitch

• Defensive team will have a goalkeeper
Team function: Attacking • Defender will pass the ball to either flank players, who will
ORGANISATION
either run down the flank or look for a combination with the
Team task: Quickly transition- striker or defender
ing from defence to attack
• Final pass into the penalty area must come from a flank
using the flanks
player
Objective: Improve the speed of • The defenders can score in the small goal
transitioning across the flank or • Every play starts with the attacking team (yellow)
combination play with upcoming • Technique; good passing, passing to correct foot, good re-
players
ceiving and turning, passing with the inside of the foot and
COACHING
Pitch size: half a pitch keeping the ball low

• Vision; striker must be open at all times, look deep, always
Age: U15-adults know where your striker is, passing at the correct moment

Phase: Transitioning • The team in possession will progress to their attacking half
and will play with one extra player (6v5)
Team function: Attacking • One player from the defending team will remain on the
ORGANISATION
defensive half
• If the defending team wins possession they will progress
to their attacking half and the other team will have to leave
Objective: Improve the speed of one player on their defensive half, always creating a 6v5
transitioning in an outnumbering advantage of the team in possession
situation
• Limit the number of passes to get to a shot on goal
Pitch size: 50x30m • Limit the time to get to a shot on goal
PROGRESSION
• The aim of this exercise is to train quick transitions from

Age: U17-adults defence to attack, whereby less time and passes are needed
to create a scoring opportunity

2
3
Phase: Transitioning • Key to this exercise is to coach the transition from losing of
possession to gaining possession
Team function: Attacking • Play starts with 4 yellows against 3 blues. Each team with
a goalkeeper
Team task: Quickly transitioning • When the defending team (blue) gains possession, they will
pass the ball to one of the players on the sideline, who will

ORGANISATION
Objective: Improve the speed of then join the play.

transitioning in an outnumbering • The attacking team will quickly exit and the 3 yellow players
situation on the sidelines will enter. Blue is now in possession playing
against 3 yellows, who are defending
Pitch size: 50x30m
Age: U17-adults

Phase: Transitioning • Free game

• Aim of the exercise is to assess whether to reorganise or
quick transition by going deep after gaining possession

ORGANISATION
Objective: Improve the speed of

transitioning
Pitch size: 50x30m
Age: U17-adults

28 YOUTH ACADEMY
“My intention is to bring to Italy what

I learned in Barcelona over the years,
very offensive football built on good
team play.” The first words of Luis
Henrique when he took over the first
team at AS Roma made it clear what
the former coach of Catalan B team
aims for. Beyond the enthusiasm ex-
hibited to directors and also fans and
press, the former Spanish international
has ignited a very positive perspective
in one Brazilian in particular.
Ricardo Perlingeiro has been at the

Rome club for the last eight years, and
now he is the coach of the youth acad-
emy; also known as ‘giallorossi.’ Hav-
ing won several tournaments at youth
academy level, the 37 year old ‘ca-
rioca’ (from Rio de Janeiro) wants to
ratify, rather than triumph, the techni-
cal performance which earned praise
from local rival clubs.
By: Bruno Camarão and Thales

Peterson (Universidade do Futebol)
Edited by: Michael Francis Pollin
No. 55
54 Christmas
November 2011
2011
YOUTH ACADEMY 29
RICARDO PERLINGEIRO,
AS ROMA YOUTH ACADEMY COACH
Developing players
“With the frantic desire to win, and with the the 4-3-3 system, we can take advantage
added anxiety and pressure that this brings, of the Barcelona youth academy system by
the technical part of football is too often ne- acquiring some of their players.”
glected. The skills and motor coordination
which form the basis for the tactical aspect Born in Rio de Janeiro, but of Italian origin,
are worked at very little,” said Perlingeiro, who Perlingeiro always had the dream of playing
coaches under the direction of Bruno Conti, football in Italy. But because of an accident,
the very skilful midfielder from the 1980’s, who he could not continue his career as an ath-
is also a great believer of technical soccer. lete and had become a professional soccer
player for Fluminense.”
Both the trainers adamantly agree that today
Barcelona is the best soccer reference in the “I went to Italy aged 23, when a director of a
world. In the ‘quarries,’ Luis Henrique had a club invited me to play in semi-professional
hand in the development of a methodology teams. I saw that I would not reach a level
that is based on the technique in motion; a that is reasonable and I started working at
situation that is repeated from one category soccer schools.”
to the next, right up to the first team.
In 1998, the ‘boom’ of indoor soccer had
“Here in Rome, he wants to implement the not yet reached Italy yet. Perlingeiro started
same. A principle quality of a coach is moti- to organise Roma’s soccer school called,
vation, and he has to be able to implement ‘Calcio a 5.’ Later, he moved to regular soc-
this with confidence. With the aim to play cer, when Bruno Conti called him for all his

30 YOUTH ACADEMY
“WE ARE PLANNING NEW

EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN
OTHER COLONIES IN BRAZIL”
No. 55
54 Christmas
November 2011
2011
YOUTH ACADEMY 31
experience. “He was the one who created Luis Enrique, who was the head coach for
the whole youth academy for AS Roma and Barcelona’s B team for the last three years,
was the technical director of the first team and is now Roma’s head coach.
for three years.”
Process for identifying and attracting
Roma were recently champions of the main talent for AS Roma
junior national tournament. In 2010 Roma AS Roma has a chief scout, which has pro-
also won the Italian youth league, which is fessionals spread across all regions of Italy;
highly respected throughout Europe. “Un- in addition to the scouts who operate at the
like its major rivals that have great finan- international level. There are also affiliated
cial condition and buy the players already teams, called nuclei (nearly 60 overall), who
made,’ we have to develop our players in maintain a relationship with the giallorossi.
our academy. With this acquisition, Roma
became interested in the Brazilians’ way of “Generally, I establish contact with the coor-
working, and he has been there for the last dinators of these nuclei, when we nominate
eight years with the club. the main players to come to our club and
they will be monitored,” noted Perlingeiro.
“Today I am one of the few Brazilian coach-
es working in the youth academies of Euro- In the summer camps, the goal is to bring
pean clubs. This experience is reflected with the methodology developed at Roma’s
the responsibility of coordinating Roma’s youth academy to the young players of
summer camps throughout the world. This many other countries. Recently, Caio Wer-
year I worked with the juniors that were Na- neck, a 10 year old Brazilian player from
tional Champions, and my team was the Juiz de Fora (Minas Gerais) received an
Regional Champions, against Lazio.” invitation and went through a training pro-
cess in the club, with school and medical
According to Perlingeiro, “it is the coordina- assistance.
tor who tells the coaches which team they
are going to be in charge of. There is no pre- “We are planning new exchange programs
vious definition, except for the juniors (U20), in other colonies in Brazil, but this also
that is Daniele De Rossi’s father, Alberto depends on the political arrangements
Rossi, always with the same age group, with the new management of the Rome
they will now be the responsibility of the ju- club, recently bought by Americans,” said
nior (U20) and juvenil (U17), also to go by Perlingeiro.

32 YOUTH ACADEMY
TRAINING METHODS AND PLAYER PROFILE
“As a coach, we explain each

step of training in detail, with our
goal to prepare the player to be
professional. The medical staff,
as well, are highly instructive on
issues relating to rehabilitation
and physiotherapy,” said the
Brazilian coach.
At one level, for example the area

of nutrition, there is no need for a
specific professional. In Italy, in
general, the boy arrives at the club
with a very good home experience,
generally well fed, emphasizing
fruits, carbohydrates, protein and
little fat.
For Perlingeiro, usually the

Brazilian players that go to AS
Roma do not have a ‘faultered
development,’ but a different
culture. The coach spent time
with Sao Paulo FC to watch
some training, and there up until the age of 14, they do not work on the tactical
aspect. In contrast, in Italy, it is common to place emphasis on individual tactical
aspects, body position in front of the opponent, in front of the ball, etc, that can be
the focus from 10 years old. Then they go to group tactics, and with 15 to 16 year
olds, the players already have a great sense of what they should be doing. “The
games in these categories already have limited space and a lot of organization,”
he summed up.

YOUTH ACADEMY 33
LOSS OF IDENTITY - IN BRAZIL AND IN ITALY
Born in 1974,
Perlingeiro remembers
Italy’s team from back
then, very technical,
that even had Bruno
Conti, called “Marazé”
– as a mixture of
Maradona and Zico.
AS Roma were praised

at the end of last season by the directors of Juventus, Inter and Milan for being
the only team who really played soccer; quick touches and technical play
throughout. Why then, is that identity being lost - a situation that is repeatedly
commented about by youth academy coaches in Brazil.
Because Conti was a very technical player, he really enjoys this characteristic.
The keepers of the youth academy are prohibited from playing long ball games,
they must know how to build from the back after a pass is given to them.
“The coach is most often seen as a point of reference. It will not be all of them
that will become a Totti. Not taking out the positive illusions of the athlete, but
you need to guide them through their errors and the corrections. It is up to them,
the children, to make the right decisions,” he added.

34 YOUTH TRAINING
After his career as a player, in which he

played for FC Dordrecht, FC Utrecht, AZ
and De Graafschap, Reinier Robbemond
started coaching at AZ in Alkmaar two
years ago. In the beginning it was not
easy, but now the old-timer is getting
the hang of it. He summed up his phi-
losophy and approach simplistically: “I
just had to get back to the basis.”
Text: Lars van Soest


YOUTH TRAINING 35
REINIER ROBBEMOND, AZ U13:

“Sometimes I am amazed at
what these boys already know”
It is half past one on the fields of The AZ Player

Sportcomplex ‘t Lood (AZ), and the players The youth complex of AZ provides that
of Reinier Robbemond are already playing opportunity. It is set up in such a way
a game. The training session of the U13s that the players are constantly stimulated
team starts at half past three, but school and motivated on an individual basis. We
finished earlier today, so all are there in always know when any youth player of AZ
plenty of time for a punctual start. They are has made a debut for this club or at another
training in small groups. On one side of the professional club. Walking further into the
field a couple of boys are working on their complex you see two huge posters with the
finishing, while on the other side a group is text ‘The AZ player always gives a 100%
playing a 2v2. and always wants to train and play well’
and, ‘The AZ player dares to shine and is
This approach is satisfying to Robbemond always trying to improve himself.’
and fits exactly within his philosophy.
Reinier thinks that young players are mainly When we reach the upper floor on our way
responsible for their own development. “A to Robbemond’s office, we see a frame
coach can state the objectives and say that with a photo of the ‘Youth player of the
the players must improve something, but month’. This month, Mees Kaandorp, one
they must do the rest themselves.” of Robbemond’s pupils has been selected,

36 YOUTH TRAINING
meeting the aforementioned criteria, giving Eventually it became better and better and
100%, daring to shine, play and train well Robbemond’s players evidently improved.
whilst seeking to improve. The election of Kaandorp as youth player
the month is again testimony to that.
High expectations
When Robbemond started at AZ last The coach himself says that the success
season, it was all very new to him. He is not thanks to him, but he praises the
played for AZ in the past, but logically spent general working ethos at the academy. “At
more time on the training complex around AZ we work with age-specific objectives,
the old Hout (The old AZ stadium) than at focussing to perfect and hone the skills of
the youth complex. Besides that, being a which we as trainers think that players of a
coach was also a totally new experience certain age should possess.”
for him. “When I started, it did not go
the way I expected it to. I started a level Besides those objectives Robbemond
that was too difficult for the ability of the also talks a lot with his players about
students, for example, I tried to make the other aspects which can be improved.
students perform exercises that you would “We talk about how and when they want
only normally see in the first team. As a to work on those aspects, which seems
result, I, and the team, were not getting to be going very well. On a day like this,
much out of the sessions. I thought: Am I the players are working on those aspects
doing something totally wrong or are they very seriously.
hopeless.”
Locker room door
The new coach started talking to the head Robbemond has also pasted the individual
of the academy, Aloys Wijnker. Together improvements on the locker room door,
they figured out the nature of the problem. again with an idea of motivation and instil
“The image I had of the U13 youth squad the imagery of the goal for players. “This
was not good,” says Robbemond. “I did way players know what aspects they have
not start correctly with them, as I set the to improve upon, and as this is visible to all
bar too high. they can work on it together. When there is
a player that has to improve on defensive
After the conversation with Aloys, I went aspects, and another player that needs to
back to basics and started with very simple improve in attacking areas, potentially they
exercises: 1v1, 2v2, for example. can work on that together.”

YOUTH TRAINING 37
“It is like I said before,” Robbemond not think that I had this knowledge at that
continues, “the responsibility lies with the age! Nowadays, with the use of workshops
players themselves. I can tell them to practice and video analysis, our youth players are
certain things, but they must also be willing more aware about the game and what they
to train, to therefore, improve. The players must do on the field. That was different in
who are training specifically for themselves my time. I remember that as a little Reinier,
in their own time, are really making progress, I was always waiting after my own match
it is obvious they practice hard. That is how hoping I was called to play for the U13s,
you understand the importance to invest U14s or U15s. I only went home after all
time and energy into yourself as a player. the matches were played. I learned by
Players who do not, will never make it.” playing a lot of football on the pitch, but
also informally (practising) on the street.”
Moments of Success
“The performed work of a student
must always be visibly rewarded,” says
Robbemond. “When the players spend a lot
of time on an aspect and visibly improve, we
will always reward them with compliments
and positive feedback. This will give them
the motivation and confidence to work on
the next aspect that needs to be improved.
Robbemond gives an example: “It is just
like with my own kids. When my daughter
cleans up her plate after dinner and I tell her
I am proud of her, that way she feels good
about her action and will be more likely to
repeat it the next night.”
Amazement
What amazes Robbemond the most, is
the tactical football knowledge his players
have. “Sometimes I am really surprised
by what they already know. When I look
back at my time as a youth player, I do

38 YOUTH TRAINING
“THEY MUST LEARN TO

RECOGNIZE SITUATIONS
IN WHICH THEY CAN USE
THIS KNOWLEDG”

YOUTH TRAINING 39
Other story specific qualities for that position, but they

“Translating your knowledge onto the field perform reasonably well in those positions.”
is a different kind of story. Of course that
is hard for the players when they are still During the matches, Robbemond tries to
young and inexperienced. On the pitch keep the players in the dugout focussed. He
all kinds of things are happening around regularly talks with his substitutes. “When
them. Before the students can use their full something goes wrong for the left back, I
potential the right moment must occur and ask the substitute, who also regularly plays
they must learn to recognize situations in in that position, what is going wrong and
which they can use this knowledge.” how things can be improved.”
Although Robbemond does think that The result is not the most important
things are heading in the right direction. “The earlier match that I mentioned
“This season during a match against Sparta against Sparta was, despite the good play
Rotterdam, a piece of play was performed of AZ, a defeat. That led to some down-
almost exactly as it was practised in looking faces and even a tear from a num-
ber of the players. I told them we should
training. This is a great moment for a
not mourn, and added; ‘how did we play?’
coach. The players in the dugout also saw
“‘We played well,” said the players. ‘Then
it, and at one point it seemed like they why are we mourning?’ We must only
were almost screaming: ‘Look coach, here mourn if we play poorly, because quintes-
comes another moment like that.’ It is great sentially it is about playing well. I would
to be able to watch your players learn to rather have us play well and lose by a
recognise situations similar to this.” small margin, than play poorly and (just)
steal the win. The players now understood
Focussed that, and also that he result is not the most
important in youth football.”
Robbemond thinks it is good that his
substitutes are focussed on the game during “The more important we make the result for
a match. “That way they also learn things the players, the more distracted they get.
and they see what is demanded in every They then are more worried about winning
position. I know for sure that there are some or losing, than about their own actions. Of
players, who I can position anywhere on course there is sometimes pressure and
the field and they know the basic roles and tension, but they must not feel that. They
responsibilities of every position, being able must focus on their game. If they do that,
to carry out that duty. They may not have the they often play at their best.”

40 YOUTH TRAINING
Similar opportunities knowing that they too will grow physically.

Robbemond is not always starting with his This system still requires appropriate
‘best players.’ “Everybody must get a the management to develop the players to their
chance to develop themselves, although full potential.”
they have to show the effort to deserve
this. Players will learn and develop at At the end Robbemond talks once more
different ages and at different rates. Within about the responsibility of players. “In
the technical and tactical aspects of the my opinion, my players must learn to see
game I rotate players around a lot. For things for themselves. Otherwise I am, so
example, I can position some big, strong to speak, controlling them and for them to
players in defence who are very physically be ‘coach-dependent.’ I did not like that as
able, which means we are very difficult to a player, and so now I can tell them what
penetrate. Although when some smaller, they must do, but then they are doing it for
but technically more able players join the themselves, as well as for me. By using
club they are accommodated in the same Q&A, they have to problem-solve and use
way as any other players and rotated, decision-making, to be more independent.”
1 2V1 • Several areas are made with cones between the

halfway line and the edge of the penalty area
ORGANISATION
• One defender in each area

• Two players will start with one ball
EXERCISES
• Setup multiple organisations (dependant

on the number of players - no more than 10
players per organisation)
• The pair with the ball will have to combine
beating the defenders in each area
PROGRESSION
• When the pair on the ball reaches the penalty

area they can finish on goal
• Whenever a defender steals the ball the pair
must start again
• The attackers must find the open spaces
• The attackers must pass and run off the ball
into the open spaces
COACHING
• The attackers must recognize when to pass

and when to dribble
• Technical execution must be good (passing,
receiving, and dribbling)

YOUTH TRAINING 41
• Area: 40x20m
2 3V2 • Two defenders defend the large goal with
ORGANISATION
goalkeeper and may score on the two small
EXERCISES
goals
• Three attackers score on the large goal with
goalkeeper
• The goalkeeper will start with a long pass to
the 3 attackers
• The 3 attackers will have to combine beating
PROGRESSION
the defenders
• When the attackers reach the penalty area
they can finish on goal
• Whenever the defenders steal the ball they
may score on one of the two small goals
COACHING into the open spaces
and when to dribble
3 4V4 WITH GOALKEEPERS • Field dependent on level and age of players

• Large goals with goalkeepers on each side
ORGANISATION
• Play 4v4 on the designated pitch with normal

rules
PROGRESSION

into the open spaces
COACHING

and when to dribble

42 YOUTH
YOUTH COACHING
TRAINING
Clube Atlético Mineiro is a Brazilian

football club based in Belo Horizonte.
It was founded in 1908 and the club
competes in the Campeonato Mineiro
and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian
champions once, state winners a re-
cord breaking 40 times and state cup
champions five times; a record they
share with cross-town rivals, Cruzeiro.
They have also been successful in
South America, winning the Copa CON-
MEBOL twice.
The current reality is, however, very

different from these successes. The
team led by Cuca, who replaced Dori-
val Junior earlier in 2011, is currently
at the bottom of the standings of the
Brazilian Championship. The good
news for the club is that the academy
is doing really well, producing one tal-
ent after the other, which is a promis-
ing scenario.
By: Bruno Camarão and Thales

Peterson (Universidade do Futebol)

YOUTH COACHING 43
DIOGO GIACOMINI,
CLUBE ATLÉTICO MINEIRO U17
A multidisciplinary
approach to development
The U17 team is coached by Diogo Giaco- roots in the club, with the integration of the
mini, who is currently in his fourth consecu- athletes training department, and the centre
tive season at the club. The physical educa- of training at Cidade do Galo, exhibiting an
tor graduated in the South, with a graduate exemplary training and game methodology.
degree and then a Masters in Sports Coach-
ing from the Federal University of Minas “Atletico’s academy, systematised for some
Gerais, among other titles. He also won the time, a way to play that progresses from the
Future Champions Tournament twice, and 4-4-2 (box or diamond) as a standard sys-
this year’s Rio-Japan Tournament - the State tem, with the possibility of changing to the
Cup and was also a semifinalist in both the 4-3-3,” said Giacomini.
Votorantim Cup, and Londrina Cup.
According to him, the board, and all in-
Results aside, the performance of talented volved in the technical staff; they believe
young players, such as goalkeeper Uilson that this way will develop players with great
and striker Marcos Vinicius, both called by sense of coverage, defensive intelligence,
Emerson Avila to the Brazilian national U17 transition to the offensive game, and to fa-
team, as well as the defensive-mid Yago and cilitate the development of creative midfield-
midfielders Dodo and Lucas Kattah. This ers. This is so important because there is a
is the result of a philosophy that has deep lack of these types nowadays.

44 YOUTH TRAINING
The problem, however, is the next step; that consistent, with well-defined concepts that
is from his team to the professional. Giaco- can teach in a didactic and efficient way to
mini said that the “alignment” of how to play the players,” he says.
with the academy depends heavily on the
coach who is in charge of the team at that At Atletico-MG, the belief is that just a mul-
moment, which ends up being a limitation tidisciplinary approach of the development
of this process. of the player can be successful. “We have a
great interaction, not only within the techni-
“Overall, I believe that there has been a cal staff of the academy, but also with all ar-
change, slowly but surely in Brazilian soc- eas of support (Physiology, Psychology, Nu-
cer. The coaches of youth teams of the trition, Physical Therapy, Education, etc.),”
big clubs, most of them are educated and says Giacomini.

YOUTH TRAINING 45
As a coach, he tries to use a lot of the informa- intelligence,’ are a great way to develop the
tion and knowledge of professionals to outline athletes’ ability to play, in other words, the
his project and work. And he believes that in athletes’ ability to make correct decisions
the medium-term, they will develop more into given the time, space and game situation.
participative athletes that are autonomous
and intelligent, because of this process. The coach does not see a great difficulty in
understanding how it is possible to teach
Games to facilitate learning the and perfect the technique within the con-
structure of space and commu- text of the game. The development of tech-
nication in action nique through small-sided games is already
For Giacomini, the ‘situational games,’ also well known by coaches and coaching staff
known in the literature as ‘games to develop in Brazil generally.

46 YOUTH TRAINING
“What I see actually is an ‘over usage’ of general. We have at least eight top clubs in
this type of training by the coaches, per- the country doing a great job training their
haps influenced by the modern soccer lit- athletes. Perhaps the talent ‘detection’ can
erature,” says Giacomini. still be improved, because we are far from
ideal,” compares Giacomini.
“We cannot forget that the technical training
inserted in a tactical context is great for im- The clubs still believe a lot in their name
proving decision-making. To improve, how- and their brand, so that the talent comes
ever, the technical gesture itself, the analyti- to them. Due to the loss of space for
cal training is the best. The two must have sports in large cities, a reflection of ur-
space in the planning,” he adds. banisation, coupled with the increasing
violence in major cities, the motor devel-
Is it possible to speak of regional opment opportunities of the children are
soccer schools in Brazil? increasingly limited.
“Without a doubt. Despite the big clubs that
have players from all states of Brazil, it is a
very clear influence, not only of culture but
also the climate of each location influencing
the way the clubs play,” lists Giacomini.
According to him, southern clubs tend to

play soccer with more intensity, which is
harder on the players, more direct to real
game play, probably the characteristic of
European colonization and milder weather.
Already in states where the heat is so in-
tense, it is clear a slower game is evident
with possession of the ball.
Another example is the apparent ability of

players from the Northeast, where most
began playing soccer on the beach. “I be-
lieve that the development of talent in the
big clubs in Brazil, is being done well in

YOUTH TRAINING 47
With this, the tendency is that the talents Will players who have not fully recovered
emerge more from small cities, with few achieve maximum intensity throughout the
inhabitants, where often the clubs have workout? Giacomini understands
not started selecting. that there are different ways to set
up an effective micro-cycle in soc-
“Another thing to mention is that the clubs cer, and sees this particular of train-
need a more professional process, which can ing twice a day in Brazil, as a cultural
include different forms of assessing technique, issue.
tactics, physicaland psychological aspects; to
assess the player more global way,” he says. “We know that one training session a
day (1h30 to 2h duration) would be
Kazakhstan’s youth player at sufficient to achieve the goals of the
Atletico’s academy day.
Atletico-MG has an exchange program to
receive athletes from other countries who Here, how-
pay the club to train for a certain period ever, players
with the academy teams. The case of Rau- do not always use the
an, born in Kazakhstan, was different. “He time to recover or rest and
drew the attention of our talent detection
do not have a profession-
department because he was the top scorer
of the Campeonato Paulista U17 last year al conscience in relation
for a club that is a partner of Atlético-MG, to nutrition, hydration, s l e e p ,
and he was asked to train with our team,” the variables that must be controlled
said Giacomini. to a full recovery,” he says.
When the technical staff realized that he For that reason, the clubs choose
was a striker with interesting features, and a micro-cycles, a few days with two
great finisher with both feet, they swooped periods of training to more effec-
on him straight away. tively manage all these variables
mentioned above. This is the case of
Cultural and Training Specifics Atletico-MG.
In Brazil, it is regular to practice twice a day.
This happens both at the academy level (es-
pecially U17 and U20), and also the profes-
sional teams in the 1st or 2nd division.

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ing, before being placed in intensive care, after
which it was discovered that he had suffered
septic shock. Despite the best efforts of medical
staff, he was pronounced dead in the early hours
of the morning on Sunday December 11, 2011.
It was the third time in four months that

Socrates, who leaves behind a wife and six
sons, had been treated at an intensive care
unit since alcohol abuse caused his stomach
to haemorrhage in August. He spent 17 days
in hospital in September but had been hop-
ing his health would stabilise ahead of a liver
transplant.
Socrates enjoyed a distinguished playing ca-

reer and represented Corinthians, Botafogo,
Fiorentina, Flamengo and Santos as well as
many caps for his beloved Brazil.
Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio A wonderfully gifted and skilful midfielder,

Socrates made 60 appearances for his country
de Souza Vieira de Oliveira
and scored 22 times, captaining the revered
1954 - 2011 1982 World Cup team.
Former Brazil captain and legend Socrates has
passed away in a Sao Paulo hospital at the age In 2004, more than a decade after retiring,
of 57, after suffering an intestinal infection. Socrates made a shock appearance for North-
ern Counties East Football League side Gar-
Socrates fell ill at dinner and was taken to forth Town (England), coming on as a substi-
hospital with a suspected case of food poison- tute against Tadcaster Albion.

BRAZILIAN CORNER 51
Branco becomes “I am a product of
SAO MARCOS CLINIC USES THE FORMULA OF RIVAL CLUBS AND ENVISIONS
physical thera-
new Figueirense py.” said Marcos

Roberto Silveira
boss Reis, at the official open-

ing conference of the Sao Marcos
Jorginho may have guided Figueirense to an Clinic. He explained the importance
ATHLETES’ REHABILITATION AND ASSISTANCE TO THE NEEDY

unexpected seventh place, but Dunga’s former- of physiotherapy in the original manner of one
Assistant has departed and the Florianópolis side of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of
have acted fast to find a replacement, in the form Brazilian soccer. As a way of compensation
of ex-Middlesborough player Branco. for services when playing for Palmeiras with
professionals he specialized in physical reha-
bilitation.
Having retired from a successful playing career in
1998, Branco has taken a slow and considered “If it was not for physical therapy, I would not
route into management, first overseeing Brazil’s have achieved what I did. This is not just me,
youth development programme, then spending but applies to players like Ronaldo and other.
two years in charge of the youth setup of Rio de That’s why the idea of this clinic is precisely the
Janeiro giants Fluminense. right thing, to help athletes or former athletes
who do not have the financial ability and that
somehow need treatment as a preventive job
The 1994 World Cup winner will immediately
or cure certain injuries,” explained Marcos.
have a tough task on his hands for next season,
with the first task to stop the flow of talent exiting The idea is to help any sportspersons, includ-
the club; a fact that has tarnished the season’s ing former athletes with financial difficulties
success somewhat. and those that would not readily be able to
pay for treatment. Sao Marcos Clinic is located
in a hotel in the north of São Paulo, and has
Now 47, Branco will be remembered by many
the support of the sponsor of the player, as
in England for his brief, unsuccessful spell with
a world champion with the Brazilian national
Middlesborough in 1996, at the same time as his team in 2002.
countrymen Juninho, Paulista and Emerson.
“The equipment we have here and the struc-
ture was built with the best equipment. All
that is most modern in the training centres
of Palmeiras and Sao Paulo, for example, is
here too,” commented Marcos. “We have in
our team of physiotherapists, Jose and Luis
Rosan, and one of the technical assistants for
Palmeiras, Fernando Miranda who deals with
the technical coordination.

52 BRAZILIAN CORNER Edited by Michael Francis Pollin
New sports minister pledges

‘great’ World Cup
Brazil’s new sports minister, Aldo Rebelo, pledged Silva, who resigned after being embroiled in his
that the South American country will put on a own corruption scandal.
“Great World Cup.”
Rebelo spoke at the opening ceremony of Soc-
Addressing corruption scandals and delays sur- cerex in Rio de Janeiro, a global trade show for
rounding the 2014 World Cup, Rebelo spoke just the football industry.
days after Brazilian media reported that Ricardo
Teixeira, the president of the 2014 World Cup or- “It is not only the world of football that is go-
ganising committee, is preparing to resign. ing through tough times but claims of corrup-
tion, problems with racism, and also intolerance
Teixeira, a member of FIFA’s executive commit- do not help,” Rebelo told hundreds of delegates
tee, is being linked to an investigation involv- at the convention. “These facts are undesirable.
ing the ISL, the marketing agency that owned These are things that are happening through the
World Cup television rights until its 2001 bank- whole world.” The minister’s comments touched
ruptcy with debts of around $300 million.Re- on problems surrounding Sepp Blatter, the em-
belo was named in October to replace Orlando battled president of FIFA, who has been under

BRAZILIAN CORNER 53
growing pressure to reform football’s world gov- country, of the athletes, the tourists the organis-
erning body following a series of scandals. ers and promoters. From Tibet to Patagonia,”
he added, “humankind expects Brazil to have a
FIFA has promised to publish Swiss court papers good World Cup.”
in December identifying senior officials who took
payment from ISL. British broadcaster, BBC, has Tony Martin, chairman of Soccerex, also defended
named the officials as Teixeira and his former father- Brazil. “Those that have misgivings about the ho-
in-law Joao Havelange, the longtime FIFA presi- tels, transport facilities, stadiums are not meeting
dent, who Blatter succeeded in 1998. Speaking on five-star criteria, are wrong,” he said, “this marvel-
the sidelines after his address, Rebelo was asked lous country has a way of doing things in its own
about the tension between FIFA and Teixeira. relaxed manner, but invariably will deliver on time.”
“This is nothing new, this has always been my Thierry Weil, FIFA’s marketing director, said the
opinion,” he said. “The renewal and rotating sys- scandals were having little effect on FIFA’s ma-
tem in any institution is always a good thing for jor sponsors and partners. He described spon-
sport and democracy.” sorship deals for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup
package as “going extremely well.”
Rebelo also addressed organisational problems in
building infrastructure such as airports and stadi- He said FIFA was talking frequently with sponsors
ums and getting World Cup venues ready on time. about the reforms promised by Blatter.
FIFA officials have repeatedly said that the prepara- “Currently we have not any sponsor, or any part-
tions are behind schedule. Earlier this month FIFA ner who has thought about stepping out,” Weil
Secretary General Jerome Valcke told Brazilian law- said, “they want to be informed and to know
makers, that the pace of work had to be stepped about the measures.”
up, quoting, “we are late, we can’t lose a day.”
“Rest assured that Brazil will have a great World

Cup in 2014,” Rebelo said. “We are also going to
have a good World Cup in terms of organisation.
The federal government, the state governments
and the municipal governments of the 12 host The Brazilian Corner is a contribution
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