Pep Guardiola
"My first question is always: Can this player dribble? I only want players who have that ability, so that's what I'm always looking for. I want full-backs, central defenders, midfielders, central strikers and wingers who can dribble! Because control and good passing, you can learn it... Well, yeah, dribbling, that's the key . "
There is numerical superiority, positional superiority and qualitative superiority.
Not all 1vs1 is a situation of equality.
"You have to pick a side where you want the striker to go, so you're basically setting a trap. You're trying to figure out what's best. If someone in front of you is very skilled and doing all these tricks, you have to think about what could happen. You can tell by the body language and, in my case, I'm trying to look into their eyes!"
''The demands of the world make you very demanding. You become a person with tremendous stamina. This whole mentality that when I enter the field there is only victory, that I will fight until the end, is terrible. In every duel, blood.... must be shed. To exhaust the chances of winning and when you can't, to have the strength to give a hand to the opponent who was better than you. You have to do a tough self-criticism, if you want to be the winner in the next game. You have to recognize your mistakes.''
"If I have to tackle, then I've already made a mistake."
On the field sometimes all your options are closed and you can't find a free pass. The opponent is getting more and more pressing, space and time are decreasing... That's when you have to believe in yourself, show faith and find a solution! Dueling exercises and their use as a solution, are also a life lesson, as you learn to have self-confidence and not be afraid of responsibility!
"Love responsibility ", as N. Kazantzakis said!
We won most of the duels and then came the magic moment of Griezmann, who scored an amazing goal. We were competitive, we had more than just passion and I think we dominated most of the match. We faced the best team in the world, along with Manchester City, a team that almost never loses!
Atletico-Real 4-2 (Copa del Rey-regular match 2-2)

The model that says ''I have a good academy when it wins trophies'' is over! A good academy is one that prepares, with long-term training plans, football players! I recommend to those who deal with young children, to strengthen the children's self-confidence. Because this is very important for their development! A team will not gain anything with a victory in one match. On the contrary, it will gain a lot with long-term development of players. We are in collaboration with UEFA, football is driven to increase individuality, to unpredictability! The player must be good in one-on-one, even one-on-two!
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