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3 REDAKTØRENS innlegg Organ for Norsk Fotball-Trenerforening i samarbeid med Norges Fotballforbund 1. årgang NFT administrasjon Norsk Fotball-Trenerforening (NFT), adm. leder Teddy Moen, Postboks 8069 Vågsbygd, 4675 Kristiansand S. Tlf.: Faks: Mobil: org.nr.: e-post: tedmoen@online.no web: Styret i NFT Leder Steinar Høgtun, Mobil: e-post: steinar.hogtun@lyngen.kommune.no Nestleder Ivar Morten Normark, Mobil: e-post: imn@fkmjolner.no Tiltaksleder Mathias Haugaasen, Mobil: e-post: mathias@haugaasen.no Styremedlem Frode Thomassen,Mobil: e-post: frode.thomassen@uin.no Styremedlem Inger-Lise Brøste Fossnes, Mobil: e-post: ingerlise.fossnes@gmail.com 1. varamedlem Dag Opjordsmoen, Mobil: e-post: dag@toppfotballsenter.no 2. varamedlem Tore Grønning, Mobil: e-post: tore.gronning@rbk.no Juridisk konsulent Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA Kontaktperson: Claude A Lenth, Partner Besøksadresse: Akersgata 2, 0105 Oslo Postadresse: Postboks 471 Sentrum, 0105 Oslo Tlf.: Faks: Mobil: e-post: cal@hjort.no Fotballtreneren Redaktør: Ivar Thoresen, Mobil: e-post: ivar@dmtalvdal.no Redaksjonsutvalg: Dag Riisnæs, Mobil: e-post: dag.riisnaes@fotball.no Øyvind Larsen, Mobil: e-post: oyvind.larsen@fotball.no Teddy Moen, Mobil: e-post: tedmoen@online.no Ansvarlig redaktør Ivar Thoresen,Mobil: e-post: ivar@dmtalvdal.no Nettredaktør Jan Otto Solberg, Mobil: e-post: jan.otto.solberg@fotball.no Webmedarbeider Teddy Moen, Mobil: e-post: tedmoen@online.no Produksjon Fotballtreneren Layout: DMT Alvdal AS Postboks 25, 2561 Alvdal. Tlf.: Faks: e-post: ivar@dmtalvdal.no Etter landslagsguttas tur på byen foran den avgjørende EMkvalikkampen mot Danmark kommer igjen beskyldningene fra utholdenhetsidrettene om at fotball er sirkus og ikke toppidrett. Det er et blindspor. Bytur til besvær Ivar Thoresen Redaktør Det er ikke første gang representanter for utholdenhetsidretter griper muligheten til å definere sin aktivitet som mer idrett enn for eksempel fotball. Fordi den drives av utøvere med bedre holdninger, slik de ser det, og fordi deres idrett slik det framstilles er mer fysisk krevende enn fotball. Så enkelt er det heldigvis ikke, og forsøk på å sammenligne fotball, langrenn og roing for å bestemme hvilken av disse grenene som er mest idrett faller på sin egen urimelighet. Alle idretter har sin egenart og sine unike kravspesifikasjoner. Å kalle det ene mer høyverdig enn det andre blir både feil og umulig. Og når det gjelder holdninger så skal også utholdenhetsidrettene passe seg for å moralisere for mye over fotballmiljøet. Jeg har vært såpass tett på flere av disse miljøene gjennom noen år at jeg vet at det kan være fort gjort å ramle ned fra sine høye hester. Så unnskylder sjølsagt ikke det at flere av våre beste fotballgutter brukte en bar-runde som innledende restitusjon mellom to helt avgjørende kvalifiseringskamper. Det var ikke spesielt lurt, verken rent fysiologisk eller på andre måter. Så kjente fjes blir garantert gjenkjent på byen i hovedstaden en fredagskveld, ja hvilken som helst kveld for den saks skyld og da er veien til mindre trivelige medieoppslag kort. Særlig når resultatet i den påfølgende kampen ikke blir som håpet. Da spiller det dessverre mindre rolle om det ble drukket Farris, en pils eller åtte. Det er signaleffekten som blir feil, fordi presisjonsnivået i historiene som kommer videre i media ofte heller ikke er det beste. Dermed er det inntrykket som fester seg blant folk at landslagsgutta var på bar og drakk alkohol til tidlig morgen. Enten de gjorde det eller ikke. Og slik blir også landslagets prisverdige frihet under ansvar-politikk en utfordring, sjøl om den er både velment og til å forstå. Det gjør det i hvert fall litt mer utfordrende å lære inn gode holdninger for alle de trenerne som jobber i andre enden av skalaen, med unge og ivrige spillere som vil bli så gode som mulig, når forbildene tråkker litt feil. INNHOLD Medlem av Samarbeidspartnere Innkalling til årsmøte side 5 Cupfinaleseminaret 2011 side 6-9 César Menotti El Flaco side Keeperutvikling den norske modellen side Eggens trenerskole side 26 Kjøper billig og selger dyrt side 28 Tysk trenerkongress side 29 Andrea Loberto Vålerngas dedikerte utviklingssjef side NFT-styret og NFT-utmerkelser i 25 år side FOTBALLtreneren SPESIAL nr

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5 Innkalling til årsmøte i Norsk Fotballtrenerforening Fredag 4.november 2011 kl Sted: Thoresen Losjen (UBC, Ullevaal Stadion) Sakliste: 1. Godkjenning av fullmakter 2. Godkjenning av dagsorden 3. Valg av dirigent, referent og 2 medlemmer til å undertegne årsmøtets protokoll 4. Behandle styrets årsmelding 5. Behandle foreningens regnskap i revidert stand 6. Behandle innkomne forslag 7. Fastsettelse av innmeldingsgebyr og årskontingent 8. Vedta foreningens budsjett 9. Valg 10. Utdeling av priser - Årets unge trener - Årets trener - Herrer - Årets trenerildsjel - Årets trener - Kvinner Forslagene legges fram skriftlig for årsmøtet med styrets kommentarer. Forslag til årsmøtet kan tas ut på foreningens hjemmeside: Med hilsen Styret i Norsk Fotballtrenerforening Steinar Høgtun (s) Ivar Morten Normark (s) Mathias Haugaasen (s) Leder Nestleder Tiltaksleder Frode Thomassen (s) Inger-Lise Brøste Fossnes (s) Dag Opjordsmoen (s) Styremedlem Styremedlem 1.varamedlem Tore Grønning (s) 2.varamedlem FOTBALLtreneren SPESIAL nr

6 Velkommen til Cupfinaleseminaret 2011 Rammene og store deler av innholdet til Cupfinaleseminaret 2011 er nå klart. Vi kan igjen love ett topp faglig og sosialt arrangement i Oslo fra torsdag 3. november frem til søndag 6. november. Det 24. i rekken av Cupfinaleseminar vil for tredje året på rad bli avholdt på UBC på Ullevaal stadion. Gå ikke glipp av denne muligheten til å få påfyll etter endt fotballsesong. Samt inspirasjon før en ny sesong setter i gang! Alle medlemmer av NFT vil få tilsendt en egen invitasjon i posten til Cupfinaleseminaret, men kontinuerlig informasjon vil til enhver tid finnes på Av Bjørn Frode Strand og Teddy Moen NOVEMBER Mangfoldet I likhet med 2010 er det en stor gruppe mennesker som sørger for et oppdatert og spennende program under Cupfinaleseminaret. Norges Fotballforbund (NFF), Toppfotballsenteret (NTFS), Norsk Toppfotball (NTF) og Norges Idrettshøgskole (NIH) er samarbeidspartnere for Norsk Fotballtrenerforening (NFT) på arrangementet. Mer kompakt I erkjennelsen av at mange har for mye å gjøre i sin hverdag og at det ervanskelig å frigjøre seg fra sitt miljø over flere dager, har vi justert varigheten ned dette året. Det ordinære Cupfinaleseminaret vil derfor starte fredag 4. november kl Det blir derfor ikke et eget yrkesseminar for profesjonelle fotballtrenere torsdagen. Dette vil bli erstattet med et etterutdanningstilbud for UEFA A-lisens/Trener-IIIkandidater. Det store barnefotballseminaret vil også gå av stabelen for andre gang i Manglerudhallen torsdag kveld mellom kl Hjemmesiden På under program ligger alltid oppdatert program. Som medlem av Trenerforeningen kan man også få tilgang til Cupfinalerapporten Flere rapporter og videoer fra tidligere Cupfinaleseminarer vil legges ut etter hvert. For å få tilgang til dette må man logge inn med brukernavn og passord, og det får man ved å sende forespørsel til cupfinaleseminaret@gmail.com. Påmelding og betaling online Som i 2010 vil påmelding gjøres via hjemmesiden, men i år vil også betaling gjøres online. Det betyr at mange deltakere sannsynligvis må selv legge ut selv før de får refundert utlegget fra klubben. Hvis man har bedriftskort, slipper man naturligvis dette. 6 fotballtreneren SPESIAL nr

7 Ved tidlig påmelding oppnås høye rabatter. Første frist for å oppnå høyest rabatt er 1.oktober. Denne rabatten utgjør 30%! Etterutdanning for trenere med UEFA A-lisens/trener-III I tråd med UEFAs nye retningslinjer for trenerlisens vil det fra 2011 være krav til etterutdanning for å opprettholde sin trenerlisens. Trenere med UEFA A-lisens (trener-iii) må hvert tredje år gjennomføre 15 timer med etterutdanning for å beholde lisensen. NFF vil derfor gjennomføre ett etterutdanningsseminar fra torsdag kl frem til og med fredagen kl For å opprettholde sin UEFA A-lisens må man delta på dette seminaret og hele Cupfinaleseminaret (fredag og lørdag). Trenere med UEFA A-lisens/trener-III kan kontakte daglig leder Teddy Moen på mob: og på e-post tedmoen@online. no eller Dag Riisnæs på mob: og på e-post dag.riisnaes@fotball.no for ytterligere informasjon. Praksis hel dag! Nytt av året er at vi setter av hele lørdag fra kl. 10 til kl. 15 til praksis i Valhall Arena innendørs. Det vil bli bevertning i hovedpausen kl Det vil være to parallelle praksisseanser (seks økter tilsammen) i hver tredjedel av banen, og det vil være høyttaleranlegg til hver seanse. I tillegg vil det bli demonstrasjon av ulike produkter for fotballtrenere og fotballklubber. Cupfinaleseminaret en treners rettighet Hvis du er blant de trenerne som har NFTs standard trenerkontrakt med din klubb, vær oppmerksom på følgende punkter i avtalen: Fra vedlegg 3. Arbeidstid: Trenerens rett til fri med lønn Treneren har rett til fri med lønn for å delta i aktiviteter i regi av Norges Fotballforbund og/ eller Internasjonale Fotballforbund samt NFTs årlige seminar i forbindelse med Cupfinalehelgen og inntil en uke til videreutdanning/ studier (utenfor sesongen). Fra vedlegg 4. Lønn og godtgjørelse: Fagforeningskontingent og seminardeltagelse Klubben dekker trenerens medlemsavgift i NFT eller annen fagforening for fotballtrenere samt deltagelse på NFTs årlige seminar eller annen fotballmessig videreutdannelse, med inntil maksimalt samlet 0,05 G. For 2011 vil dette være i underkant av kr 4000,-. Det betyr at du som trener allerede har dekket deltakeravgiften til seminaret - bare fordi du har benyttet deg av NFT`s standardkontrakt! Følg med på FOTBALLtreneren SPESIAL nr

8 PROGRAM Cupfinaleseminaret 2011 Etterutdanning UEFA A-lisens Torsdag 3. november (UBC) : Registrering for etterutdanning A-lisens/ trener-iii med kaffe/te/vann og frukt : Åpning - Fra NFF på fag og innhold (Semb/ Riisnæs) og NFT på arr. (Høgtun/Moen) : Etterutdanning UEFA A-lisens : Vi møtes i sportsbaren på UBC (pizza,inkl i deltakeravgiften serveres) I tillegg arrangeres "Det Store Barnefotballseminaret" torsdag kl på Manglerud (hall og auditorium). NFF har hovedansvaret for gjennomføring av arrangementet i samarbeid med NFT. Fredag 4. november (UBC): : Dag 2 av etterutdanning av UEFA A-lisens trenere : Oppmøte/registrering for det 24. Cupfinaleseminaret - deretter til åpningen) (09.00 og utover dagen - ulike produktstands) : Årsmøte i Norsk Fotballtrenerforening : Pause med kaffe/te/vann og sandwich (for deltakere - etterutdanning A-lisens/trener-III) Det ordinære Cupfinaleseminaret Fredag 4. november (UBC): : Åpning av det 24. Cupfinaleseminaret : Utdeling av årets trenerpriser (4 priser) + NFT 25 års jubileum ( ) : Pause med kaffe/te/vann : Internasjonal trenerkapasitet - i UBC salen : Lunsj i UBC restauranten : Workshop - del 1 i ulike saler (tema tilpasset ulike målgrupper av trenere) 1. Læring og pedagogikk (trenerrollen) Ansvar: NFF Sal U 2. Fotballpsykologi - Effektiv læring i fotball Ansvar: TFS Sal B 3. Fotballfysiologi Nasjonalt testbatteri del 1 Ansvar: TFS Sal C 4. Keeperutvikling (Østbø, Hegre, Isaksen og Stinessen) Ansvar: NFF Thoresen-losjen 5. Fotballforskning (med overføring til praksisfeltet) Ansvar: TFS Kinoteket : Pause med kaffe/te/vann : Workshop - del 2 i ulike saler (tema tilpasset ulike målgrupper av trenere) 1. Forsvarsspill (fotballfag) Ansvar: NFF Sal U 2. Fotballab.no Filmreferanser av verdens beste spillere Ansvar: TFS Sal B 3. Fotballfysiologi Nasjonalt testbatteri del 2 Ansvar: TFS Sal C 4. Keeperutvikling (Petr Kouba og Jan Erik Stinessen) Ansvar: NFF Thoresen-losjen 5. Fotballforskning (med overføring til praksisfeltet) Ansvar: TFS Plenumssalen : Sosialt samvær og mingling med pizza i Sportsbaren på UBC Forskerseminaret Som i 2010 vil det være et eget seminar for de som forsker på fotball. Forskerseminar går parallelt med det ordinære Cupfinaleseminaret, og forskerne har et dybdeløp som deltakerne på det ordinære seminaret kan delta på. Lørdag 5.november (Vallhall Arena): 10.00: Oppmøte med kaffe/te/vann NB! Hver seanse har 15 min intro og 60 min aktivitet (kan justere på vekten av teori/praksis Praksis Praksis # 1: Fotballfysiologi Nasjonalt testbatteri del 3 Ansvar: TFS Praksis # 2: Keeperutvikling (Petr Kouba) Ansvar: NFF v/stinessen : Pause med kaffe/te/vann + sandwich - besøk til produktstands Praksis Praksis # 3: Praktisk demonstrasjon fra en europeisk toppklubb Ansvar: NFT Praksis # 4: Ansvar: Praksis Praksis # 5: Forsvarsspill i praksis Ansvar: NFF Praksis # 6: Ansvar: : Vi avslutter det 24. Cupfinaleseminaret : Finalen i NM for kvinner - Telenor Arena) Kl : JUBILEUMSFEST NFT 25 år (Restaurant Justers - Scandic Edderkoppen) Søndag 6. november: Kl : NM-FINALE HERRER Ullevaal stadion Jubileumsfest NFT 25 år ( ), Restaurant Justers - Scandic Edderkoppen lørdag 5. november kl Medlemmer av NFT og andre deltakere på Cupfinaleseminaret inviteres til Jubileumsfest sammen med en rekke inviterte gjester lørdag kveld. Prisen er kr 500,- for en 3-retters middag (drikke utenom). Det vil bli underholdning, taler og mye moro og en fantastisk oppbygning til søndagens cupfinale for herrer. NB! NFT har kun 100 plasser til disposisjon. Først til mølla! NM-finalen herrer, Ullevaal Stadion søndag 6. november kl Deltakere på seminaret, som er medlem av NFT, kan kjøpe 1 billett pr. deltaker. Prisen er kr 650,-. Gjelder kun for deltakere som ikke allerede har mottatt billett gjennom et annet verv/engasjement i NFF. NB! NFT har kun 150 billetter til disposisjon. Først til mølla! 8 fotballtreneren SPESIAL nr

9 Deltakerpriser - Etterutdanning UEFA A-lisens og ordinært Cupfinaleseminar 2011: Tidlig påmelding gir Trenerforeningen bedre vilkår for planlegge best mulig. Derfor tilbyr vi tilbyr tunge rabatter for nettopp denne tidlige påmeldingen. Priskategorier Betaling før 1.okt Betaling før 20.okt Betaling før oppmøte (må ha utskrift) Mega-rabatt Medium-rabatt Null-rabatt Etterutdanning UEFA A-lisens (3 dager) - medlem av NFT Etterutdanning UEFA A-lisens (3 dager) - ikke-medlem Ordinært Cupfinaleseminar (2 dager) - medlem av NFT Ordinært Cupfinaleseminar (2 dager) - ikke-medlem Barnefotballseminar (torsdag 3.nov fra kl ) Deltakelsen Jubileumsmiddag NFT 25 år (lørdag 5.nov fra kl. 20) 500 Billett NM-finalen for herrer (søndag 6.nov kl.13.15) 650 Er man medlem av Norsk Fotballtrenerforeningen, oppnår man 500 kr i rabatt. Hvis deltakerne velger å melde seg inn sammen med påmeldingen, vil han/hun regnes som medlem og oppnår rabatt. Han/hun vil først i 2012 måtte betale medlemskontingent i NFT. Medlemskontingenten i år 1 er 50% av vanlig avgift. Overnatting NFT anbefaler samarbeidspartner Scandic som bosted under Cupfinalehelgen. Scandic har en rekke sentrumsnære hoteller i Oslo. Bestill på scandichotels.no. Husk å oppgikundenummer for NFT: D Følg med på FOTBALLtreneren SPESIAL nr

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11 TRENERLEGENDER César Luis Menotti - El Flaco Selv med stor viljestyrke og teft for angrepsfotball, fikk César Luis Menotti oppleve massiv kritikk for å utelate den 17-årige Diego Maradona fra den argentinske VM-troppen på hjemmebane i Men det ble Menotti som fikk siste ordet da Mario Kempes og Co løftet pokalen som verdensmestre for aller første gang. Av Teddy Moen I dag nyter argentinsk fotball stor anerkjennelse over hele verden. Æren for dette må i stor grad tilegnes César Luis Menotti. Tiltredelsen av El Flaco (kallenavnet 'The Thin Man " fikk han som ung), kom til å bli et tydelig vendepunkt i både organiseringen og planleggingen av internasjonal fotball i Argentina. Under hans kyndige ledelse vant Albiceleste (kjælenavnet på landslaget) sitt første verdensmesterskap i 1978 (FIFA World Cup) og VM for ungdomslag (World Youth Championship) i Attraktiv fotball Menottis navn ble synonymt med begrepet attraktiv og framtidsrettet fotball i Argentina. "Et mål bør være bare en ny pasning inn i nettet," ble ett av hans favorittuttrykk. Før han tok over roret som landslagssjef, var argentinsk fotball mest kjent for en systematiske omsetning av trenere og hvor de beste spillerne i utlandet nektet å delta på landslagsoppdrag. Etter Menottis tid, fortsatte ikke bare landslaget å vinne titler, men trenerne fikk også anledning til å sitte ut kontraktsiden i sine klubber. Og siden den gang har det vært ansett som en ære å spille på landslaget blant landets stjernspillere. Menottis største triumf som trener kom da han ledet Argentina til VM-seier på hjemmebane i Menotti første kontroversielle avgjørelse, som fortsatt diskuteres i dag, var å velge veteran-spissen Mario Kempes i troppen i stedet for en lovende unggutt fra Argentinos Juniors med navn Diego Maradona. Avgjørelsen dro i gang en rasende debatt, men de påfølgende begivenheter skulle komme til å vise Menottis intuisjon og kløkt. Kempes var en inspirerende leder og toppscorer på det seirende laget, mens Diego Maradona ble utropt til den store stjernen ved ungdoms-vm i Japan året etterpå. Også ett mesterskap Argentina vant under Menottis ledelse. Etter å ha lagt fotballskoene på hylla, kastet Menotti seg inn i sin nye karriere som fotballtrener. Allerede to år etter at han tok over som trener, styrte han den lille klubben Huracán til klubbens eneste seriemesterskap i deres historie (1973). Klubben fra Parque Patricios klubben utviklet ett lag som vil bli husket lenge for å være ett av de mest velspillende lag i den argentinske ligaen noensinne. Med spillere som René Houseman, Miguel Brindisi og Carlos Babington, fikk El Flaco laget sitt til å stadig vekk nå nye høyder. Tydelig Etter at Argentinas fikk ett trist sorti fra verdensmesterskapet i Tyskland '74, ga det argentinske fotballforbundet (AFA) Menotti sjansen til å lede landslaget. Hans krevende oppgave var å forberede et landslag som skulle være i stand til å vinne VM på hjemmebane fire år senere. I arbeidet med å legge fundamentet på plass, engasjerte Menotti gikk erfarne spillere som Ubaldo Fillol, Daniel Passarella og Mario Kempes. Dette var spillere som var i stand til å gjennomføre trenerens noen ganger gåtefulle filosofier. "Hvor effektive vi var i gjennomføringen av vår strategi, var svært avhengig av hvor tydelige spillerne oppfattet hva som ble bedt av dem," bemerket treneren senere om hans disiplinerte og organiserte lag. "Uten noen klar visjon om hva man ser etter, vil man heller aldri finne noe av betydning." Argentina slo Ungarn og Frankrike i de første rundekampene, men så tapte de for Italia. Dette tvang laget til å forlate Buenos Aires. I Rosario slo Argentina først Polen, spilte uavgjort mot erkerivalen Brasil, og tilslutt knuste Peru. Deretter ventet en spennende finale mot Holland. Søndag 25. juli 1978 vant Argentina 3-1 over Holland etter ekstraomganger. Kempes scoret to mål og det siste var ved Daniel Bertoni. El Flaco ble møtt av overdøvende begeistring og denne gangen viste Menotti en side av seg selv ikke mange kjente til. "Ikke mange vet at etter kampen, dro jeg til obelisken å feire med resten av supporterne," tilsto Menotti senere. "Jeg tok på en forkledning, slik at ingen ville kjenne meg igjen. Slik dro jeg inkognito på tilhengeren av en pick-up. Jeg ønsket å holde et løfte jeg hadde bestemt tidligere. Slik nøt jeg min egen feiring." >> FOTBALLtreneren SPESIAL nr

12 >> I 1979 ble Menotti bedt av forbundet om å lede ungdomslandslaget i VM i Japan. Gabriel Calderon, en av spillerne beskrev El Flaco sin tilstedeværelse på denne måten: "Bare å oppleve ham foran oss snakke om fotball, var en utrolig opplevels.," Han fortalte at han ønsket å trene oss fordi han trodde på vårt potensial. Det beste ved ham var hans ærlighet.. Han la alltid vekt på de sterke sidene til hver enkelt spiller. Enkeltspillere var derfor krystallklare på sine arbeidsoppgaver på banen og var fast bestemt på å gjennomføre disse." Ungdomslaget tilegnet seg umiddelbart Menottis visjon om angrepsfotball og fremvist imponerende prestasjoner og resultater. Med Maradona, Ramon Diaz og Calderon som ledere i laget, satt millioner av argentinere hjemme foran TVen i tidlige formiddagstimer for å følge laget gjennom mesterskapet. I finalen vant de 3-1 over Sovjet etter glitrende angrepsfotball. Dette er utvilsomt ett av de gylne øyeblikkene i Argentinas rike fotballhistorie. Maradona fortalte senere: "Jeg har aldri hatt det så gøy på fotballbanen som jeg hadde det dengang. Dette dedikerer jeg til Menottis arbeid." Nedturen kom i 1982 under VM i Spania. Maradona og Co måtte reise hjem tidlig etter å bli slått ut av Brasil og Italia i mellomrunden. Kreativt angrepsspill basert på et sikkert og effektivt pasningsspill sammen med evnen til å motivere sine spillere til det ypperste var kvaliteter Menotti innpodet i alle sine lag. Det var derfor ingen overraskelse at Menotti oppnådde stor respekt som trener for noen av de beste klubblagene i Sør- Amerika og i Europa samt i media. Europa og Barcelona Etter som årene gikk, ble Menotti en slags ambassadør for attraktiv fotball. I Argentina, hvor alle har sterke meninger om fotballspillet, finnes det gjerne to leirer. De som setter resultatet over alt annet, og de som tror at attraktiv fotball er den beste måten å oppnå resultater på. Sistnevnte blir i dag gjerne omtalt som "Menottistas". I Sør-Amerika trente Menotti River Plate, Boca Juniors, Independiente de Avellaneda, Rosario Central og Peñarol de Montevideo. I Spania Atlético de Madrid og FC Barcelona. Gjenforent med Maradona, vant Barcelona bl.a. Copa de la Liga, Copa del Rey og den spanske Supercupen. Han kom også til å trene det mexikanske landslaget, men ønsket å prioritere mer arbeid for media i forkant av kvalifiseringsrundene for VM i USA i Etter en kort gjeninntreden i italienske Sampdoria, pensjonerte Menotti seg fra virket som fotballtrener. Menotti var en advokat for dristig angrepsfotball. Selv om han aksepterer at "alle spiller for å vinne", var han alltid kjent for å disponere sitt lags ressurser for å maksimere mål og scoringssjanser. Our football belongs to the working class and has the size, nobility and generosity to allow everyone to enjoy it as a spectacle. César Luis Menotti FAKTA César Luis Menotti Trenerkarriere Landslagstrener Argentina Mexico Internasjonale titler 1978 Vinner - FIFA World Cup Argentina 1979 Vinner - FIFA World Youth Championship Klubber Huracan Barcelona (Spania) Boca Juniors Atletico Madrid (Spania) River Plate Penarol (Uruguay) Boca Juniors Independiente Sampdoria (Italia) Independiente 2002 Rosario Central Klubbtitler 1973 Torneo Metropolitano 1982 Spansk Copa del Rey Vinner 1982 Spansk League Cup Vinner 1984 Spansk Supercup Vinner Spillerkarriere - Klubber Rosario Central 1964 Racing Club Boca Juniors 1967 New York Generals (USA) 1968 Santos (Brasil) 1969 Juventus (Brasil) Kilde: FIFA.com Sitater "I remember a national team training session back in 1977 when I played particularly well. Menotti took me to one side to talk in private, and he said he was considering giving me my debut in a friendly against Hungary. Every time El Flaco spoke I went deathly quiet inside. That was because El Flaco was God! Diego Maradona, who made his national team debut under Menotti "He always knew exactly what to say to motivate his players. And he was always very calm. We only saw him get really angry once: just before extra time in the Final against the Netherlands. He looked at us and said, 'Look around you. There are 80,000 of us and eleven of them. We're not going to lose, are we?' It was the type of shock tactic that the team needed. We took to the field again certain we'd win and we made the title ours." Daniel Passarella, captain of Argentina at the 1978 FIFA World Cup "He's a guy who puts a lot of faith in his players. He knows how to motivate them. He'd bump into you in a corridor and he'd say: 'Tomorrow's going to be your big day, you're going to be the best. We're the best and you're going to prove it tomorrow.' He'd give you so much encouragement that you'd take to the pitch thinking you were the best player on the park." Daniel Bertoni, member of the 1978 FIFA World Cup-winning side "César's time in charge changed the national team forever. Before, a lot of players preferred not to be called up, they'd rather stay with their club sides. El Flaco turned everything around, he enhanced the team's reputation and led us to our first major titles." Leopoldo Luque, member of the 1978 FIFA World Cup-winning side "He was a pioneering figure in properly organizing the game in Argentina. He organized international fixtures, won a world title and helped Argentina become well-respected abroad. He's a very straightforward guy. In his pre-match talk before the Final against the Netherlands, he just reminded us how much hard work it had taken to get that far and that we couldn't let them beat us. That was it." Alberto Tarantini, member of the 1978 FIFA World Cup-winning side "He's a leader, an exceptional human being. He convinced us that we could win it all and he always stayed true to his beliefs. Some of us were a bit surprised that he went on to coach us after winning the World Cup with the senior side, but he explained that he was doing it because he believed we could be crowned champions. He was a tremendous motivator. From my own personal point of view, it was his teachings that enabled me to play in European football for so many years." Gabriel Calderon, a FIFA World Youth Championship winner in fotballtreneren SPESIAL nr

13 TRENERLEGENDER César Luis Menotti Hail César Thanks to the former Nantes player, Jorge Burruchaga, contact with César Luis Menotti is warm and friendly, confirmed by the first handshake. However, come the end of the day and all appointments tend to be forgotten. Av D. Jeandupeux The temperamental star or the artist with his thoughts elsewhere? With his greying hair sweeping across his shoulders at the slightest breeze and the nonchalant air of his jeans and his shirt unbuttoned to reveal a welltanned chest, the sixtyyear old Menotti would seem to fit into the second category. After a furtive chat on the pavement in front of the building where he has his office (he gave me the address as 870 Paraguay Street but the number does not exist), there follows a long, fruitless wait, interrupted only by Señor s secretary: Mr Menotti isn t here. He didn t tell me you were coming. Maybe he s forgotten about you? Fortyfive minutes later: Mr Menotti has gone to Rosario The next appointment I have with him has to be cancelled in any case as at the time we arranged to meet, Racing Buenos Aires are playing at home in the Libertadores Cup to Velez Sarsfield, managed by the ex St Etienne player, Oswaldo Piazza. All these missed appointments give me time to draw my first conclusions, even before the first interview. Menotti s behaviour is perfectly coherent with the vocabulary he uses. Banished are words like discipline, obedience or rigour tobereplaced by more subtle concepts such as play, fun or improvisation. The unpredictable and a certain disorder are more propitious to the creativity he wants to encourage than any sort of rigid, stereotyped organisation would be. To find the solution to a problem, the player can call upon his own natural instinct ( reading and analysing every second of the match, anticipating every move he s going to make ) within a fixed, overall game plan. This flexibility of the mind, essential to any form of inspiration, is an intimate and indestructible conviction which the brilliantly didactic César expresses through metaphor and image for the whole world to understand. My team is a symphony orchestra, with me as the conductor. I set out my conception of the piece of music how I see it and the players imagine theirs. In order to be effective, we have to come to an agreement, a compromise which will allow us to play in harmony. Each individual has his allocated time but must respect the whole musical work. Each player, depending on his particular talent, comes in at the appropriate time, the first violin at moments of high creativity, the second violins coming in to strengthen that magical moment which is to entrance the audience. These are the moments which my team wishes (and I insist on the word) to dedicate to the spectators. The thrill he wants to give the Independiente hinchada (fan) can, in Menotti s conception of football, only be felt when his team has the ball. Winning the ball and holding on to it mean that you hold the initiative. I d rather be the bullfighter than the bull. And this contagious kind of hunger for the pelota is found every day in training. Even F. Signorini, the physical trainer, has been contaminated. During the period of athletic training four days before a match, the players are only taken away from their favourite object for the stretching exercises they do to develop the mobility of the spine. The different sorts of sprints short and dynamic, forwards, backwards, sidewards, with change of pace simulate Menotti s style of movement and are all carried out with the ball. Signorini points out: You get the better of nobody by running flat out. Do you remember Maradona s fantastic goal against England in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico? He got hold of the ball in his own half before going on to score. He ran 55 metres before shooting. 55 metres in 13 seconds! Even a veteran could run that fast. So you don t have to be fast to be successful. You also need the dummy, the change of pace, >> FOTBALLtreneren SPESIAL nr

14 >> technique, vivacity, the art of wrongfooting the opponent. These are the things we get our players to work on. This preoccupation with adapting everything to the match, which the Independiente physical trainer (who was also Maradona s) holds so dear, basing all physical activities on real match situations, excludes any activity off or around the field. Every training session is built around this premise which is also the logic behind the weekly first team against reserves match. Over and over again, El Flaco (the thin one) demands precision passing, insisting that the player adapt speed to action to ensure that he goes all the way. Each player has to adapt his speed to his technique (and not vice versa) to make sure he holds on to the ball. Certainly, keeping the initiative and staying on the attack do require a perfect knowledge of ones own potential. However, Menotti does insist that each player be adventurous when it comes to dribbling and shooting: I am the guide. The player is the hunter. With our style of play, I bring him to the stag. From there on in, it s up to him to know if he can kill it from 30 metres or if he has to get another 15 metres closer, running the risk of frightening the animal off. Like the stag, a chance at goal can disappear just as quickly. There are other things behind César s first team versus reserves training match which we do not find with other managers. There is no idea of competition for places as the first team player is sure of his place. This is done to strengthen the idea of collectivity, to build up individual confidence, to establish a quiet tranquillity within the squad, tof avour the taking of risks without the danger of personal failure, to memorise teammates styles of play, to improve complicity, to develop creativity, to learn to dominate your area of the field alongside the same players as on match day, and indeed to remember the dimensions of the field. As César puts it: The field is 105m long and 70m wide. O.K? But when you attack, only the width of the field doesn t change. Its length changes. At one time, you can be 60m from your opponent s goal, then suddenly 30m or 20m out. You don t have so much space in front of you so it is indispensable to find width. Other training games are more traditionally Argentinian in their conception. For example, thirteen against thirteen across half the pitch with goals three metres wide and no goalkeepers causes such congestion that players have to play it short and requires a high level of technique and control because of the lack of time and space. In their first game back after the break in the season, a 22 draw against Ferro Carril Oeste in front of a crowd of 30,000, Independiente played exactly as they had done in training the week before with the same qualities and the same faults. The first thing they do is to string twenty or so passes together, just to show that Menotti s team is intent on running the match. Short passing. Tight control. Flashy technique. Change of pace. Variety. Overlapping. Patience and vivacity. Surprise and bursting into action. The team is united around one conception of football. The team imposes and is imposing, plays, takes risks, having and giving pleasure. A dangerous move from an opposing forward brings home one of the game s realities; being on top does not necessarily mean winning. Ferro Carril s next counterattack is deadly. The midfield player, Cordon, gets in between the two centre backs, Rotchen and Arzeno. The mind immediately flashes back to the previous week s training. Two or three times during the first team against reserves match, the nippy Colombian player, Uzuriaga, either after a dribble or a one-two, got in behind the central defenders and found himself face to face with the excellent goalkeeper, Mondragon. At that point. Menotti cries out: You re marking nobody and you re covering nobody!, pumping out his arms like a piston. His left hand goes out to simulate the man on the ball attacking and his right hand goes back to demonstrate support given to a teammate. Going one goal down is no deadly shock for a team bent on attacking and they maintain their pressure on opponents forced right back on the defensive. Independiente continue to string the passes together in wave after wave of attack. Ball brought down impeccably with the chest, bullet of a 14 fotballtreneren SPESIAL nr

15 TRENERLEGENDER shot from Calderon. 1-1! Morales dribbles, crosses to the far post, header from Guerrero. 2-1! Pressure on the defender as soon as he gets the ball, toques (onetouch football), dangerous free kicks, threeman defence backpedalling to slow down a fourman attack without batting an eyelid, mazy dribbles, passes back to central defenders to get round a massed defence, no aimlesscentresacontinuousflowof movements practiced ad infinitum in training. A firework display, the bullfighter tantalising the bull. Ole! Ole! Ole! But despite an avalanche of chances, Independiente do not kill off the bull. The beginning of the second half sees the same script being played out. C.A.I. on top. Calderon twice on his own with only the goalkeeper to beat and twice he misses. Burruchaga, 35, is running out of steam. The passes do not come so easily. The defensive squeeze no longer has time to turn into the attacking spread. The opponents pick up the ball more and more often and hold on to it longer. Despite three susbstitutions, Independiente lose control of both midfield and the ball. Independiente are forced on to the defensive and do so like any team trained to allow forwards to shine out, not defenders no determination, no cool, no confidence, no clear-headedness, no balance. Victims of their own generosity, the team reveals its limitations and has the game taken away from them. They lose two points three minutes from time. The quality of their game, which allowed Independiente to finish the first part of the season in second place, warms the heart of any footballloving fan, moving us as any fine poetry could, but at the same time, it reveals the same poetic fragility. Fortune does not always favour the brave. While staying faithful to his personal credo, Menotti, as a result of the match, has to find solutions to the contradictions in his game: to improve, if possible, the standard of passing, in order to keep the opponents on the run when things are going badly, and to shorten the time when his team with only five real defenders in its ranks has to defend; or choose a more defensive team. to modify runs up the wing by defenders in support of attacks as well as better cover by these same defenders for centre backs faced with long upfield or diagonal passes, or work on collective lateral movement of the defence and midfield together. to have central defenders move upfield more quickly, even at the expense of time and space when clearing, so as to close ranks when attacking. especially to bemore systematic in getting back to el atchique, even though this would appear to annoy Menotti in the extreme. El atchique entails shortening the distance between attack and defence with defenders in line and often using the offside trap so as to keep the team compact. It is more or less the only way for an attack-oriented team to defend correctly upfield, even though the risks may be greater and it is open to controversy. Indeed, the only exercise practiced in training but not used in the match against Ferro Carril Oeste was the offside trap, the opposition being caught offside only once in the whole game! To gloss over the imperfections of the first match after the break, César Luis s aim will simply be to oil the works of the machine, without overreacting or going back over things. As he so often says: Our most dangerous opponent is doubt. In any case, we can t play the match over again. Style of play The only way of dreaming about good results is playing well. When the team wins but plays badly, it s more worrying than when you play well and lose. Personally, I feel better when my team is functioning well. In training, I have my teams play a lot. To be good at kung fu, you have to do a lot of kung fu. To be good at poker, you have to play a lot of poker. To be good at football, you have to play a lot of football. And you also find out more about reading the game. When the crowd and the players can identify with a style of play, then each player is more comfortable. If you want to go from Rome to Naples, you take the motorway. It s the shortest and fastest route. However, if there are roadworks on the motorway and traffic is very heavy, like on a bank holiday weekend, you take an Aroad, which is longer but which will get you there sooner. It s the same in football. A highspeed attack isn t always possible so you re better off taking a few detours to find the necessary way through. A football field measures 7,000 sq. meters, which means that each of my players must control 700 sq. meters. This seems to me quite impossible. That s why I put my trust in football s intrinsic power of improvisation and in a dynamic style of play which can then solve problems itself. I prefer playing in zones as this allows the player to show more creativity. With man-toman marking, the player, responsible for only one opponent, never knows if he should leave his man or not. You are guard dogs protecting a beautiful mansion which is being attacked by thieves coming from the right and the left, he says to his defenders. The good dog is the one that doesn t get enticed away from the door by one of the threatening dangers. If you arrive too late to pressurise your opponent, you re going to end up running around in circles and for a longer time. Menotti is a great believer in the development of German football. Unfortunately it is inhibited by a conservative outlook which frowns upon rapid changes but it does not fall in to the latin trap of going from one extreme to the other. A country which has given us Mozart, Marx and Mercedes can only breed intelligent, creative people. Whenever a firstteam player is down injured during the first team against reserves match, the game goes on with Calderon dropping back into midfield. On seeing Guerrero, a frontrunner, stopping in front of a square defence so as to avoid running offside, Menotti suggests he should make crossfield run in order to stay in motion and get away from his marker. He asks his central defender, Arzeno, up for a corner, to act upset at his teammate for not taking the corner quickly and run back towards his own halfway line as if he is no longer concerned in the attack but then to make another run into the penalty area thus taking his marker by surprise. Mondragon, the goalkeeper, is technically very skilful and is very good at clearing upfield, along the lines of Van der Sar, the Ajax keeper. And he often comes out to meet long balls, preferring to bring them down to his feet. The players I don t claim that my way is the best or that I hold the eternal truth but I do want players who are free, who have their own opinions, who think and who express their thoughts. Never have I had secret agents within the team and I ve always tried to work without lobbying. A footballer must never give up what is naturally his. My young forward, Guerrero, who >> FOTBALLtreneren SPESIAL nr

16 >> dribbles too much, must continue taking risks. Time alone will allow him to improve his game.. Warning him against his faults would simply cause him to stop exploiting his qualities. Only a gradual change will allow him to continue doing what he does. Other ideas There are three types of analysis. The first one is born of passion and wants you to win at all costs. The second one is that of the supporters. Play badly but win and they are happy at the end of the match. But three days later, they sit down to eat and think about the match and suddenly they are not so happy any more. The last one is that of the technician, which goes far deeper. The reporter sees. The manager imagines. I don t feel the slighest pressure. Only my convictions can put any pressure on me. If I think I have said something and not carried it out, that s when I feel pressure. The field is 105m long and 70m wide. O.K? But when you attack, only the width of the field doesn t change. Its length changes. At one time, you can be 70m from your opponent s goal (a) then suddenly 40m (b) or 20m (c) out. You don t have so much space in front of you so it is essential to find width. F. Signorini s tips A footballer plays the way he lives. If he puts his trousers away carefully at home, then he ll be disciplined on the field. If he leaves his shirt lying around at home, he ll be untidy on the field as well. After we ve lost a match and everyone s sitting dejected in the dressing room with their heads down, I put a finger on their chin and lift their faces and quote what the mountain climber Messner said: Anyone who wants to climb must never look down. To solve problems, I believe more in symbols than having to resort to force. Let me tell you a story twhich explains how to fight off fatigue: A docker has a really hard day. A lot of ships have arrived in port and from morning till night, he s been carrying heavy loads, stopping only to have his bait. Worn out by his day of toil, he takes the eight o clock bus home. Standing in front of the block of flats, he thinks he ll never be able to gather the strength necessary to walk those five floors up to his flat. Nevertheless, he does so and with great difficulty climbs the last few steps to his home. He rings the doorbell and his wife opens the door. She has a hot meal waiting for him but he is so tired he goes straight off to bed. Suddenly, cries of Fire! Fire! wake him up and as if by magic, he has the energy to assemble his family and all his belongings and get out of the inferno. The moral of the story is that the mental is stronger than the physical. As Valdano puts it: One gram of intelligence weighs more than 75 kilos of muscle. A good footballer can understand a particular tactical situation and meet its demands, which is more than Ben Johnson, with all his speed, could do. Physical training I never ask players to sprint flat out for 50m. As seen with Maradona s goal (see the text Hail César ), changes in pace are what make the difference. Only the first three steps should be taken with maximum effort. I think that a manager or a physical trainer who breaks his players by overloading them with work is not fulfilling his responsibilities as a human being towards the sportsmen that he has under his control. After thirty seconds or so of intense effort, I ask the players to juggle the ball for a similar period of time. If the player can control the ball when he is very tired, he ll be all the more able to show the necessary technical skills when he s fresh. A series of short, sharp efforts followed by a short period of recuperation draws energy from the body fats rather from carbohydrates (see training D4) To work on physical strength, players are called upon only to carry their own body weight. To increase this load, I will sometimes ask players, for example to break up a twoontwo match, grab hold each other and push each other around for about ten seconds. During the warmup, I ask players to perform exactly the same gestures as they have to in their particular position in the team. C.A. Independiente: Training Session Thursday 13th February 1997 at 5.30 p.m. (D8) C.L. Menotti, J.A. Poncini (assistant), F.Signorini (physical trainer). 25 outfield players, 4 goalkeepers, Running slow, free, with or without ball Sprinting Exercises on ground: back suppleness. Abdominals. Stretching Sprints Gymnastics standing 09 Sprints with change of direction Stretching 12 Running backwards and forwards (5 to 10m) Gymnastics standing 13 Sprints with change of direction a-side. First team against reserves. Playing Break and change players. For example, Burruchaga (35) goes off. 48 Continuation of 11aside 75 Break 80 Exercises on ground: back suppleness. Abdominals. Stretching. 87 Running backwards and forwards (over 3m). Lateral running (3m). Dynamism training. 90 End of training session. 75 The assistant coach takes charge of the reserves. Work in front of goal. 100 End of reserves training session. C.A. Independiente Training Session Friday 14th February 1997 at 5.30 p.m. (J7) 16 fotballtreneren SPESIAL nr

17 TRENERLEGENDER C.L. Menotti, J.A. Poncini (Assistant), F.Signorini (physical trainer).24 outfield players. 4 goalkeepers Group of 14 first team players. Exercise with 3 balls. The fourteen players form a circle 25m in diameter. 3 players dribble the ball, then pass the ball to 3 other players in the circle. After giving the pass, each player sprints in the samedirection as the ball. And so on. 32 Break. Stretching. Back suppleness. 35 Exercise with 2 balls. 4 groups (2 groups of 4 and 2 groups of three) 20m apart, the 4 groups forming a square. Diagonal pass followed by sprint to the right (1 ). To the left (1 ) 52 Explanations 53 Exercise with 2 balls. 2 groups of 7 players, 50m apart in the diagonally opposite corners of a square. Simultaneous passes from the front player in each group to the second player in the group opposite who control and pass etc. followed by sprint to the right corner (2 ) then to the leftcorner (2 ). The last player in the group dribbles the ball to the front player in the new corner Gymnastics on ground: back suppleness Same exercise in the circle, but dribbling ball up to teammate Gymnastics on ground. Abdominals. Stretching Same exercise in the circle, with direct pass to teammate. 10 Back stretching. Pressups. 12 On half the field, sprints with changes of direction (with or without ball). 15 Explanations. 23 Exercise with 4 balls. 4 groups (2 groups of 4 and 3 groups of 3) 40m apart, the 4 groups forming a square. Dribbling ball from one corner to another with changes in rhythm (acceleration, stop, acceleration, etc.) and passing ball to next player. 27 Explanations 28 Exercise with 2 balls. 4 groups (2 groups of 4 and 2 groups of three) 40m apart, the 4 groups forming a square. Dribbling ball diagonally acroos square with changes in rhythm (acceleration, stop, acceleration etc.), and passing ball to next player. 2 players set off at the same time, crossing eachother s path. 37 Exercise with 2 balls. 4 groups (2 groups of 4 and 2 groups of three) 20m apart, the 4 groups forming a square. Diagonal pass followed by backward sprint to the back of the group. 39 Exercise with 4 balls. 4 groups (2 groups of 4 and 2 groups of three) 10m apart, the 4 groups forming a square. (Same exercise as 28 but with 2 balls in each corner.) 2 players set off at the same time from the same corner dribbling diagonally with change of rhythm (acceleration, stop, acceleration etc,) and passing ball to next players. At the sametime, two players from a lateral corner set off, doing the same exercise. 45 Stretching and drinks. 48 Exercise with 1 ball. 4 groups (2 groups of 4 and 2 groups of three) 50m apart, the 4 groups forming a square. Diagonal pass followed by sprint to the right (2 ) to the left (2 ) 57' Exercise with 2 balls. 2 groups of 7 players, 50m apart in the diagonally opposite corners of a square. Same exercise with 2 balls played by each group at the same time. 59 Exercise with 1 ball. 2 groups of 7 players, 40m apart. Direct pass and sprint in the same direction to the back of the group opposite. 60 Exercise with 1 ball. 2 groups of 7 players, 40m apart. Direct pass, about turn and sprint to the back of the same group. 62 Exercise with 1 ball. 2 groups of 7 players, 40m apart. Direct pass and sprint in the same direction to the back of the group opposite. 66 Exercise with 3 balls. The players form a circle 25m in diameter. 3 players, inside the circle try to make wall passes with players forming the circle for about 15seconds, then pass the ball to three other players forming the circle who then do the same exercise. >> FOTBALLtreneren SPESIAL nr

18 >> 69 Exercise with 3 balls. The players form a circle 25m in diameter. 3 players, inside the circle, receive the ball from one player forming the circle and head it to the next player forming the circle. Change after a player completes a circle. 76 Break and drinks 78 Exercises on ground: back suppleness. Abdominals. Sretching.87 Sprints forwards and backwards (over 5m). Side sprints (5m). Dynamism exercises. 90 End of training session. C.A. Independiente Training Session Saturday 15th February 1997 at 10 a.m. (D6) C.L. Menotti, J.A. Poncini (Assistant), F.Signorini (physical trainer).16 outfield players. 4 goalkeepers Tennis football, 3 against 3 on 2 courts 7m by 7m. Net 1m50 high. Only one bounce allowedand 3 passes maximum between players of the same team. 00 Free activities, including tennis football for 6 players. 24 Gymnastics on ground: spine suppleness. Abdominals. Stretching. 35 Running backwards and forwards (3 to 5m) and sideways running. 36 standing gymnastics. Stretching. 37 Explanations. 39 8aside match on a pitch 30m long by 50m wide (goals 2m wide). 3 touches of the ball maximum. 50 Same game 1 touch maximum (except for 1 joker per team who is still allowed three touches.) 59 Same game, free. 65 Break 70 Gymnastics on ground: spinal mobility. Abdominals. Stretching. 80 standing gymnastics. Spinal rotation. Stretching in pairs. Stretching alone. 87 Running forwards and backwards (5m). Lateral running (5m). Dynamism exercises. 90 End of training session. C.A. Independiente Training Session Monday 17th February 1997 at 5.30 p.m. (D4) C.L. Menotti, J.A. Poncini (Assistant), F.Signorini (physical trainer).21 outfield players. 4 goalkeepers Free 10 1 ball per player. Slow and free dribbling. 13 Gymnastics on ground: spinal suppleness. Abdominals. Stretching Back stretching. Pressups. 19 Slow and free dribbling follow by a sprint. 20 Standing gymnastics. Running forwards, backwards and sidewards (3m). 21 Accelerated dribbling (10 ). Stretching. Accelerated dribbling (15 ) 22 Gymnastics on ground; suppleness and stretching of the spine. 25 Accelerated dribbling (15 ). Stretching. 26 Dribbling with 3 15second sprints. Stretching times: Dribbling with 3 6second sprints. Slow 10second dribbles. Stretching. 38 Stretching times: Dribbling with 3 6second sprints. Slow 10second dribbles. Stretching. 44 Stretching and drinks. Gymnastics on ground. Stretching and spinal suppleness. Spinal rotationin standing position. 51 Break 54 1 ball for 2. One player does wall passes with his partner for 12. His partner takes over 3 times, that is 3 12second periods of effort for each player. Stretching. 61 One player does wall passes with his partner for 12. His partner takes over 4 times, that is 4 12second periods of effort for each player.stretching. Sitting, trunk suppleness. 65 One player does wall passes with his partner for 12. His partner takes over 5 times, that is 5 12second periods of effort for each player. 67 Stretching. Break and drinks. 77 Gymnastics on ground: spinal suppleness. Abdominals. Stretching. 87 Running forwards and backwards (5m). Lateral running (5m). Dynamism exercises. 90 End of training session. C.A. Independiente Training Session Tuesday 18th February 1997 at 5.30 p.m. (D3) C.L. Menotti, J.A. Poncini (Assistant), F.Signorini (physical trainer).24 outfield players. 3 goalkeepers Free activity Explanations 24 Slow, free running, with or without ball Acceleration Gymnastics on ground: spinal suppleness. Abdominals. Stretching. 30 Slow running followed by one acceleration. Stretching on ground acceleration. standing gymnastics. Running backwads and forwards (3m). Stretching. 15 acceleration. Stretching in pairs. 34 Acceleration Explanations 40 11aside match. First team against reserves. (The first team players are the same as for thed8 training session on 13th February). 442 formation. 70 Burruchaga (35) goes off. 85 Break and drinks. 89 Gymnastics on ground: spinal suppleness. Abdominals. Stretching. standing gymnastics. Spinal rotation. 97 Running forwards, backwards and sidewards (5m). Dynamism exercises. 100 End of training session. C.A. Independiente Training Session Wednesday 19th February 1997 at 5.30 p.m. (D2) C.L. Menotti, J.A. Poncini (Assistant), F.Signorini (physical trainer).23 outfield players. 3 goalkeepers Tennis football 00 Free activity, including tennis football for 6 players. 18 fotballtreneren SPESIAL nr

19 TRENERLEGENDER 10 1 ball per player. Slow, free dribbling. 13 Gymnastics on ground: spinal suppleness. Abdominals. Stretching. Back stretching. Pressups. 19 Slow and free dribbling followed by an acceleration. 20 Standing gymnastics. Running forwards, backwards and sidewards (3m) 21 Accelerated dribbling (10 ). Stretching. Accelerated dribbling (15 ). 21 Explanations 23 13aside match, no goalkeepers, over half the pitch (goals 3m wide)2touch maximum. the trunk. 06 Gymnastics on ground. Spinal suppleness. Abdominals.Stretching.Pressups.Backstretching. 08 Running forwards and backwards. 20 acceleration. Fast running changing direction. 10 The firstteam players listen to Menotti. The reserves leave the field. 14 On the whole field, the firstteam players organise themselves in a 442 formation. The only opponent is the reserveteam goalkeeper. a) Attack without opposition built up from the goalkeeper s clearance. b) Playing an opponent offside on a long ball from Menotti down the line to his assistant Poncini. f) Attack without opposition built on a clearance by the goalkeeper. A centre back comes up insupport, covered by the defensive midfield player who drops back to cover the area left free. g) Pressurising by the forwards. The front runner puts pressure on the defender on the ball, the other forward cutting off the back pass. 61 Break 67 Gymnastics on ground: spinal suppleness. Abdominals. Stretching. Pressups. 75 Standing gymnastics. Spinal rotation. Stretching in pairs. Stretching alone. 87 Running forwards, backwards and sidewards (5m). Dynamism exercises. 90 End of training session. c) A fter a change of play, lateral movement of the whole team together, followed by pressurising down the line. h) The attacking midfielder brings the ball upfield. The two front runners run out to the wings to lose their markers. The midfield player passes to one of the attackers. The tactic is repeated3 times with the attacking midfielder and once with the other two midfield players. C.A. Independiente Training Session Thursday 20th February 1997 at 5.30 p.m. (D1) C.L. Menotti, J.A. Poncini (Assistant), F.Signorini (physical trainer).23 outfield d) Attack without opponents from a goalkeeper s players. 3 goalkeepers. 22 clearance. i) The left midfield player breaks inside. Af- e) Finishing off an attack. After an attack ter passing to the defensive midfield -15 Tennis football, 3-a-side on two courts 5m by 5m. Net 1m50 high. Only one down the right, the player in the winger s position pulls back in order to player, he bursts into space along the touchline. bounce allowedand 3 passes maximum pass to the attacking midfield player among players of the same side. (which brings up the defence whotry 00 No ball. Sustained running without to play the opponents offside. The opponents the ball. Coordination exercises. are invisible here as the tactic Acceleration. 3 jumps. 3 jumps followed is practicedwithout opponents). by an acceleration after an The attacking midfielder passes to about turn. Slow running.2 jumps the first attacker, who is now back in followed by changed of direction. Forward position and who letsthe ball pass be- and backward running (3m). tween his legs to the second attacker Sidewards running after bending of who plays a wall pass with him. the trunk. 04 Stretching. 05 Upright stretching. Acceleration. Sideways running. Stretching. Rotation of >> FOTBALLtreneren SPESIAL nr

20 >> j) Attack without opposition after a goalkeeper s clearance. k) Before a free kick out on the wing is taken, playing the opposition offside. TRENERLEGENDER q) Clearance exercise after backpass to the goalkeeper. The central defender breaks off towards the corner. r) Corners played back. One player makes a run towards the ball and runs over it. The playerbehind crosses to the far post. l) After a short clearance (less than 20m), the defence moves out to play the opponents offside. s) Long corners from the right. t) Indirect free kicks. Crosses for the goalkeeper. 60 Gymnastics on ground; spinal suppleness. Abdominals. Stretching. Running forwards, backwards and sidewards (3m). Dynamism exercises. 70 End of training session. m) Defence moving out to play opponents offside after a long clearance (more than 20m). If the man on the ball is put under pressure, the defence keeps moving out. If the man on theball is not put under pressure, the defence stops and gets back into position. n) Playing an opponent offside on a long clearance down the line (as in b), but down the other wing. o) Attack without opposition built on a goalkeeper s clearance. p) Finishing off an attack. After a clearance by the opposition (which brings the defence up totry and play the opposing forwards offside; the opposing forwards are invisible here as thetactic is practiced without opposition) the attacking midfield player fakes a shot and thenplays a wall pass with one of the front runners. 20 fotballtreneren SPESIAL nr