Control their goal kick and you control the first phase of the opponent
In most clubs, though, pressing plans are still built from analyzing just 2–3 games of the next opponent because time pressure makes that the limit.
In this first session of our Opponent Breakdown Series, we’ll walk through how we analyze build-up from goal kicks and turn it into a clear, robust pressing plan.
What we covered
In this webinar, we covered how to:
- set up an analysis structure specifically for goal kicks
- break build-up into clear behavioural patterns (shapes, roles, preferred options)
- read where, how and when the opponent wants to progress
- turn those patterns into simple pressing rules staff and players can work with
We’ll use real game examples to show how this looks in practice in a weekly opponent report and in meeting clips.
Scaling the workflow with MyGamePlan
We’ll also showed how the same process can be scaled with MyGamePlan to:
- build your goal-kick tagging structure once
- auto tag 20+ games of your opponent to those same metrics
- export XMLs straight into your video tools (Sportscode, MyVA, etc.)
So instead of preparing from a small 2–3 game sample, you can base your pressing plan on a much broader picture of the opponent – without multiplying your tagging time.
Who it’s for
Performance and video analysts
Assistant and head coaches
Anyone involved in opposition analysis and pressing strategy
