Costa Rica Thoughts

For those that have played with my teams in the past, you'll know that I'm all about:

PLAY THE WAY YOU ARE FACING

So if you watch their first goal today, you'll see a winger getting to the end line and doing a nice Cruyff move that enables the player to take his time and make a good diagonal pass back. The first person totally had a chance to finish, but does a lovely dummy to allow the second player to finish.

I call this a FRONT FOOT FINISH. Because they are facing forward when they shoot.

So note, the winger is wide and getting to the end line, if he does, and gets the ball across without the Cruyff, he has three forwards inside the six to knock it home. But once he cuts it back, all three of those forwards end up in an offisides position.

So you have to ask the question, who is the winger playing the ball to? The answer is the midfield! So you have two midfielders with opportunities to finish by running from the edge/outside the 18 into the box, charging toward the goal and defense for that front foot finish.

Food for thought all you forwards and midfielders.

Cheers.