Team fundamentals are crucial for maximizing performance in any system or style of play, as they are applicable to any game strategy. However, particularly during the performance stage, we observe that the effectiveness of these fundamentals can vary significantly depending on your team’s structure (e.g., 4-3-3, 3-5-2, 4-4-2) and that of the opponent. Each structure brings different styles, advantages, and disadvantages, necessitating specific player profiles and strategic variations.

Understanding the ‘System vs. System’ dynamic—how your team’s structure interacts with the opponent’s—is crucial. It dictates the specific movements and adaptations you can employ to enhance your team’s performance and neutralize the opponent’s strengths. This strategic approach is key to leveraging your system effectively and exploiting the weaknesses in the opponent’s setup.

Join this webinar to learn more about one of the most used systems in current football: the 3-4-3 system (also referred as 3-4-2-1). During the session we will see which is the most suitable styles for this system in each phase of the game. Also, we will analyze the general advantages and disadvantages of this structure and the player profile that will work best for this system. Finally, we will see different episodes (build-up, high-pressing…) against other systems (4-4-2, 4-3-3, 3-5-2…) and which concepts or system variations are important in order to maximize your team’s performance when using this system.

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In the first part of the Advanced Team Fundamentals course (20h) we explain in detail the principles and closed solutions for each game phase (attack, defense, offensive transition, defensive transition, set pieces) regardless of the team structure. Those are fundamentals that can be applied to any game system. However, especially in the performance stage, we can see how depending on your structure (4-3-3, 3-5-2, 4-4-2…) and the opponent’s structure, there will be different styles, advantages, disadvantages, profile of the players you need to play that system, different structure variants, and key concepts that will allow you to take profit of your system and exploit the opponent’s system.

Your system and your opponent’s system will determine the approach and the concepts that your players should do during the match in order to maximize their performance. It is not the same playing against a 3-5-2 system than a 4-3-3.

So in this course, we will explain in detail all the considerations you must take when selecting the best system for your team, and which profile of players fit better this system. Also, we will analyze and propose solutions in attack and defense for when your team faces each of the main systems (4-3-3, 3-5-2, 3-4-3, 4-4-2 flat, 4-4-2 diamond, 4-2-3-1).

After taking this course, you will master all the game systems, their advantages, disadvantages, best profile of players, and how to modify the base system depending on which system the opponent is playing. All of these concepts will allow you to maximize the performance that your team shows on the pitch!

• Introduction to the concept of System vs System
• Detailed explanation of the main systems in modern football: 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 4-4-2 flat- 4-4-2 diamond, 3-5-2, 3-4-3
• Most appropriate styles for each system
• Best player profile by position for each system
• Advantages and disadvantages for each system
• Different structure variants for each game system
• Detailed analysis by game scenario (build-up, positional attack, high-pressing…) of each system based on the opponent’s system
• How to analyze your opponent to plan your week of training sessions before you play against them
• ​Real video examples of Men’s and Women’s professional teams
• Analysis assignments (voluntary) to dive deep into the correct or incorrect application of the concepts explained in the course
• ​Examples of training exercises to work on team fundamentals with your team

• Head Coaches
• Assistant Coaches
• Methodology Directors
• Academy Directors
• Academy Coaches
• ​​Scouts
• Tactical Analysts

• Introduction to the concept of System vs System
• 3-4-3: Tactical Analysis & Key Concepts vs Other Systems
• 3-5-2: Tactical Analysis & Key Concepts vs Other Systems
• 4-4-2 Flat: Tactical Analysis & Key Concepts vs Other Systems
• 4-4-2 Diamond: Tactical Analysis & Key Concepts vs Other Systems
• 4-3-3: Tactical Analysis & Key Concepts vs Other Systems
• 4-2-3-1: Tactical Analysis & Key Concepts vs Other Systems
• Team Analysis & Match Preparation

• Session 0. May 15th 19h (Free Webinar – Included if you purchase the full course)
• Session 1. May 22nd 19h (Paid Webinar – Included if you purchase the full course)
• Session 2. May 27th 16.30h
• Session 3. June 3rd 16.30h
• Session 4. June 10th 16.30h
• Session 5. June 17th 16.30h
• Session 6. June 25th 16.30h
• Session 7. July 1st 16.30h
• Session 8. July 8th 16.30h

This course will be held in live session through Zoom platform, therefore in order to offer the best experience, we will limit the amount of spots to 20 coaches. Hurry up and register before they’re all gone! 

After registration, you will receive the link to access the live sessions. Sessions will also be recorded, and you will be able to watch them on demand as many times as you want.