Basic structure of

opposition report

2021 I DAVID LASZLO

Attack phase
Attacking style and organization used by the opposing team
and the aspects from which we can take advantages

•Initial phase of the attack in the rst zone - from goalkeeper&defensive third.

•Development of the attack in the middle zone - creation&rotations and interchanges.

•Finalization of the attack in the attacking third - type of nalization&target players, main
creators.

•Transition from attack to defence - what happens in case of losing the ball?

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Defense phase
Defending style and organization used by the opposing team
and the aspects from which we can take advantages:
•Spatial distribution of the opposing players – positioning&reference points.

•Type of defense that the team has.

•Defensive positioning chosen - where is the engagement line&defensive line.

•The prioritized defensive objective. Ball recovery or prevention - proactive or reactive?

•Tactical principles that shape the defensive style.

•Tactical sub-principles that shape the defensive style.

•Transition from defence to attack - any key transition players&areas.

 Set-pieces
O ensive and defensive (direct, indirect, corners, long throws, penalties, repeated routines

O ensive
•Who performs them regularly (who kicks it).

•Who have a relevant nishing role ( nishers) - who the rst target players and second target players are.

•Where the ball goes - destination area

•Speci c movements and spatial distribution of the players who participate

•Direct and indirect actions.

•Percentage of goals and percentage of missed shots

Defensive
•Type of defense chosen for each speci c type.

•Who move towards the opponents (marking the man) and who move towards the space (marking in area).

•Players who are part of the barriers (number, order and behaviour)

•Spatial distribution of the participants (goalkeeper, near post, far post, short, advanced, etc.).

•Who and how many go to the block zone.

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 Match analysis sheet

Example of a match
Date: Match: Half:

Key points: Notes:

analysis sheet
A useful tool to start the analysis process - for
educating future analyst or enhancing the analyst-
coach work ow
1. Here you will have a more organized outline of
your analysis.
2. Keep the sentences/bulletpoints more short
and information dense, the explanation
should be included in the notes section.
3. Here it can be useful, if you note down the why
behind your notes. It will gíve deeper insight
and better understanding.
4. This can be a guideline for main
chapters/sections of your article/twitter
thread/team meeting.
1. Here you can note down the patterns and
observations about the match.
2. You can include the time stamps – it will help
during the video review.
3. Note down everything you see, it doesn’t
have to be organized, can be just names or
principles.
4. Write down details: what, where, when it
happened, and how.
5. This will be the body of your article/twitter
thread/team meeting.

1. Notes: Just write what you hear or see and give

a complete picture. Record as much as possible in
the right column, as you just want to capture
information.
2. Key points: This is where, for each section or
concept, you lter and analyze the Notes side and
write the important parts on the Key points side.
3. Summary: This is where you summarize
everything you’ve just taken notes on into a few Summary:
1. Here you will have the bigger picture, all of the key points summerised in a few sentences.
top-level ideas and statements, with only the 2. In notes you will have the what, where, when, and how, from the key points you got the why, finally
in the summary you can draw connections between the events, how they affected each other and
important supporting facts or exceptions to the what influences they had on the outcome.
3. This should be a clear explanation on what happened in a few paragraphs – you will have the
rules. introduction and the conclusion section of your article/twitter thread/team meeting
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