http://soccer-coaching-blog.com/2008/03/04/level-playing-field/ Professional Soccer Coaching Advice features free tips, tools, sessions and advice from Premier League and grassroots coaches. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://soccer-coaching-blog.com/2008/03/04/level-playing-field/#comment-40 swift1 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:04:34 +0000 http://soccercoachblog.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-40 I totally agree. I believe players who are good enough will make it, regardless of what nationalities are at certain clubs. I also think for example someone like Fabregas at Arsenal is an indication that the coaching over here is as good as anywhere, although he maybe Spanish his education has come from Britian with coaches like Pat Rice and someone like Liam Brady also having a big input with his role at the club, yet i have heard people say things like our youngsters arent as good as people like Fabregas?!?! I also believe that in this years FA Cup which has been the best for years that it has shown that well organised teams regardless of which league can compete with higher standards. As you have stated if players are well drilled and well motivated then they can achieve things. I once played against a side that contained one ex Walsall proffesional and two ex vauxhall conference players(as it was then known) and i can genuinly say they were tremendous players which shows that a lot of lower level football just isnt given the credit or recognition it deserves, if any player i coach reaches the top end end of non league football i would be suitably pleased that i had done a reasonable job. Going back to my original point about foriegn players lets not forget how many unknown British coaches are working all over the world helping to develop players so maybe sometimes we are too harsh on analysing the way we coach in Britian. I get the impression sometimes in the press etc that the belief is everyone else does it better, but that isnt the case. Gary Johnson worked with the Latvian team and at the time was an unknown but since coming back here he has proved with Yeovil and Bristol City that he does things right so he surely must have benefited the Latvians...yet if a top rated Latvian appeared how much credit would Johnson or Britisgh coaching recieve or would it be another case of "foriegn coaching and technical ability is better". I totally agree. I believe players who are good enough will make it, regardless of what nationalities are at certain clubs. I also think for example someone like Fabregas at Arsenal is an indication that the coaching over here is as good as anywhere, although he maybe Spanish his education has come from Britian with coaches like Pat Rice and someone like Liam Brady also having a big input with his role at the club, yet i have heard people say things like our youngsters arent as good as people like Fabregas?!?!
I also believe that in this years FA Cup which has been the best for years that it has shown that well organised teams regardless of which league can compete with higher standards. As you have stated if players are well drilled and well motivated then they can achieve things. I once played against a side that contained one ex Walsall proffesional and two ex vauxhall conference players(as it was then known) and i can genuinly say they were tremendous players which shows that a lot of lower level football just isnt given the credit or recognition it deserves, if any player i coach reaches the top end end of non league football i would be suitably pleased that i had done a reasonable job.
Going back to my original point about foriegn players lets not forget how many unknown British coaches are working all over the world helping to develop players so maybe sometimes we are too harsh on analysing the way we coach in Britian. I get the impression sometimes in the press etc that the belief is everyone else does it better, but that isnt the case. Gary Johnson worked with the Latvian team and at the time was an unknown but since coming back here he has proved with Yeovil and Bristol City that he does things right so he surely must have benefited the Latvians…yet if a top rated Latvian appeared how much credit would Johnson or Britisgh coaching recieve or would it be another case of “foriegn coaching and technical ability is better”.

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