by Dave » 06 Jan 2014, 10:27
Banging_Them_In wrote:
Here are some of my thoughts. Young English footballers do not relish practice and training like youngsters in other countries, where they see the importance and enjoy the practice of skills, tactics and a variety of set plays. English youngsters mainly get bored (and cold) so quickly and they really only enjoy playing 5-a-side or practise matches. Like I say, the climate doesn't help. In Italy for instance, youngsters might warm up properly, then practice some skills, then play a practise game followed by practising different corner-kick routines and free kicks......then play another game...they enjoy the variety in the good weather....they are enthusiastic for it......the variety and yet discipline of practice...... and so pressure doesn't really come into it. English youngsters just really want to play games at an 100 mile an hour and also keep warm and are not so disciplined................. one feels that continental players are more professional and disciplined at a younger age........
Not questioning your right to an opinion or what you base your opinions on, however personally I think what's written above is one of the most stereo typical views on young English/British players, and one the most blinkered views on young continental players I've ever seen, travel across the U,K and Europe wide go through local youth football to soccer development schools and on the professional academy's you will find a fairly equal percentage of lazy players, those with bad attitudes, and those in all countries that are self driven.
Cold ? Sorry but what on earth are you talking about, I, with my U16 squad have virtually a 100% attendance at training every week, come rain, wind or shine , the players believe it or not have under armour/warm gear , some even wear stockings hard to believe I know, but they do, some times I spend a bit of time watching the younger age groups at our club right down to mini-kickers they have good attendance what ever the weather.
Are players allowed to run around 100 mph to keep warm, no of course there not, professional academy's tend to suck the life out of players by far, far to much technical skills coaching, at a local level we do not allow our players to do that either, and I've been invited to watch training at other clubs as well, difference we try to find a balance, between technical skills, working on set-pieces, and letting the lads just have a bit of fun, by chucking in a game football tennis, or playing 5 a side, but letting them make up their own rules.
Of course pressure can effect players during a match that shouldn't need a detailed explanation, and just because either Billy Bodin or the team for the that matter look as if they don't do the right things in training, doesn't mean to say that's the case, the key to every thing is confidence, when confidence is high decision making becomes automatic, no one was questioning Billy Bodin's decision making two season ago, when Swindon were offering him a new contract, and when both us and Crewe were trying to sign him.
Of late, there has been plenty of signs that Billy Bodin is returning to some kind of form, all needs now is to hit the back of the net a few times , that will come, as in the last few games he has shown the confidence to try a few things, that he wasn't doing a the start of the season, what he needs is some backing from us fans, and I don't mean this to be rude, not seriously daft messages suggesting to him what he should be doing in training.
[quote="Banging_Them_In"]
Here are some of my thoughts. Young English footballers do not relish practice and training like youngsters in other countries, where they see the importance and enjoy the practice of skills, tactics and a variety of set plays. English youngsters mainly get bored (and cold) so quickly and they really only enjoy playing 5-a-side or practise matches. Like I say, the climate doesn't help. In Italy for instance, youngsters might warm up properly, then practice some skills, then play a practise game followed by practising different corner-kick routines and free kicks......then play another game...they enjoy the variety in the good weather....they are enthusiastic for it......the variety and yet discipline of practice...... and so pressure doesn't really come into it. English youngsters just really want to play games at an 100 mile an hour and also keep warm and are not so disciplined................. one feels that continental players are more professional and disciplined at a younger age........[/quote]
Not questioning your right to an opinion or what you base your opinions on, however personally I think what's written above is one of the most stereo typical views on young English/British players, and one the most blinkered views on young continental players I've ever seen, travel across the U,K and Europe wide go through local youth football to soccer development schools and on the professional academy's you will find a fairly equal percentage of lazy players, those with bad attitudes, and those in all countries that are self driven.
Cold ? Sorry but what on earth are you talking about, I, with my U16 squad have virtually a 100% attendance at training every week, come rain, wind or shine , the players believe it or not have under armour/warm gear , some even wear stockings hard to believe I know, but they do, some times I spend a bit of time watching the younger age groups at our club right down to mini-kickers they have good attendance what ever the weather.
Are players allowed to run around 100 mph to keep warm, no of course there not, professional academy's tend to suck the life out of players by far, far to much technical skills coaching, at a local level we do not allow our players to do that either, and I've been invited to watch training at other clubs as well, difference we try to find a balance, between technical skills, working on set-pieces, and letting the lads just have a bit of fun, by chucking in a game football tennis, or playing 5 a side, but letting them make up their own rules.
Of course pressure can effect players during a match that shouldn't need a detailed explanation, and just because either Billy Bodin or the team for the that matter look as if they don't do the right things in training, doesn't mean to say that's the case, the key to every thing is confidence, when confidence is high decision making becomes automatic, no one was questioning Billy Bodin's decision making two season ago, when Swindon were offering him a new contract, and when both us and Crewe were trying to sign him.
Of late, there has been plenty of signs that Billy Bodin is returning to some kind of form, all needs now is to hit the back of the net a few times , that will come, as in the last few games he has shown the confidence to try a few things, that he wasn't doing a the start of the season, what he needs is some backing from us fans, and I don't mean this to be rude, not seriously daft messages suggesting to him what he should be doing in training.
