As a good
midfielder your job on the pitch is to both defend the goal and score goals. It
is basically a run back and fourth. It can be very exhausting if you do your
work correctly. It´s very important get a good cardio while playing this
position. There are many exercises that can help you with that. But just
running for a couple of miles is very good.
You may
also need to build the speed especially if you are going to be a winger. It can
be many long runs at top speed in a match. To run fast it´s just not your legs
that has to be prepared. It is also your back and stomach that have to be
trained. Make sure to practice your ball control. It can be very difficult to keep
the ball tight to your feet. But it´s very good if a defender comes for the
ball and you have the ball close to your feet. Then it is easy to avoid him and
continue for the goal. Here is an exercise for that.
1.Place
around ten cones in a line about a half-meter between every cone.
2.Take your ball and try to do slalom between
them. Start of slowly and get used to it. Make sure that your capable to higher
the tempo and slowly increase the pace.
3. Try to
use both of your feet so your ball control doesn’t provide your strong foot.
Then your
in a game can situations appear where you got to use your weak foot.
4. Start of
with your strong foot and try to control the ball with just one foot. When you
fell that you have become commutable with the ball switch foot and do the same.
But as a
football player you can´t just run around and chase the ball. You got to
understand the game and how it works. You can simply understand the game better
by playing in a football team. As a midfielder your job is to distribute the
ball to the wingers and forwards. Because of that you need to be good at
passing and pass creatively and use finesse. To be great at passing can take a
long time. It is many circumstances that can affect your play. Even if your
great in training you can get stressed and make bad decisions in a match.
1. To this
exercise you need a mate that you can pass to.
2. Start to
pass stationary close to each other.
3. After a
while you can start to move and read in what direction your mate is going.
4. Lay some
distance between you and your friend. Pass by doing a long cross pass. Try to
make the ball fly high to evade defenders.
Good luck!
