How Goal Kicks Are Changing Football

[@KunSway]

Man to think that I watched 20 years of keepers straight launching it, and now coaches try to control every second of the game

[@mftmss7086]

you like to be controlled don't you

[@rccrforeverfrrdfortuneshav9823]

@@mftmss7086😮😅what are you talking about???

[@AbduIIahi]

@@mftmss7086😭😭 Freaky ahh

[@Lucaz99]

@@mftmss7086this comment sounds like projection 😅

[@eastvandb]

@@mftmss7086 I think the drunk text to your ex went awry.

[@EMETRL]

In the season before this rule change, Ter Stegen tried to do a short pass to Pique on the side of the box. But the pass was a little short, and the opposing forward pounced on it. Pique, in a moment of absolute genius, stepped up into the box. He got a foot on it while in the box, which wasn't enough to beat the opposing press, but it was enough to force the referee to call an illegal goal kick, robbing the opponent of a 1v1 with a shot on goal.

[@flasto1094]

inwhatgamethishappen?in icantusespacexauseimonmobile

[@flavivsaetivs5738]

And people say Piqué was overrated 😭😭😭😭 still miss him

[@rikcartman3874]

And if pique was still playing now, he could just stand right beside ter stegen at the goal kicks...eliminating any chance for the attacker to intercept

[@Geokinkladze]

"Defender makes tackle" Pass me the tissues.

[@xxcoolblue8100]

​@@flavivsaetivs5738he was good but he overstayes at barca. He made a crucial mistakes in ucl against inter milan

[@SuperMech]

Very interesting how such a small rule change makes such a big difference in how the game is played. I thought this became popular due to pep, but was unaware of the rule change that caused it.

[@HC-kn2sq]

Playing short became popular before the rule change. It was why the rule was introduced

[@KickBenjamine]

It's not even about the rule change imo.. there's just no point in always hanging around and always hoping for that second ball.

[@jdawkins111]

it definitely wasn't the rule change that caused it. you should pay closer attention.

[@Geokinkladze]

@@HC-kn2sq The rule change made playing short easier. It's why the number of long goal kicks almost halved after the rule change.

[@HC-kn2sq]

@@Geokinkladze no one is disagreeing with that

[@therealking6202]

I think it's awesome how the intention of a rule change and the expected behavior is often misjudged. I love seeing the creative way teams will try to exploit the rules.

[@negsterarchive7911]

I've also seen an uptick in dumb goals being conceded in the box

[@ScrambledEgg-hs2hl]

Yeah, I’m thinking of lockdown Arsenal 😂

[@danielgyila3662]

Also nowadays its much harder to defend against teams if you have a much vulnarable defensive line that have to fight long balls and fast attacking teams. These 2 themes are the ones we've seen the most since the rule change I would say

[@UberVilla]

yeah, it’s a new thing, so i’m a few years when it’s no longer new, there won’t be those dumb goals conceded and it will pretty much only have the upsides. this happens when you try to teach professionals something new, vs teaching the younger generation that new thing, and having them go into the professional scene with that knowledge and skill already in place. it’s just that these things and tactics start being taught to everyone at the same time. so it’s hard for a 35 year old goalkeeper and centerback to learn it and employ it on the biggest stage, and easier for a 14 year old goalkeeper and centerback to learn it and be allowedddd to mess it up while they are learning

[@danielgyila3662]

@@UberVilla I think the number will decrease, but there will be more compared to when they kicked the ball up like they used to, cause its always gonna be more risky and more risk=more blunders even if you are good at it statistically its gonna happen more than 15 years ago and supossedly less than right now

[@emelynnbg]

Exactly what I've been noticing - watch the Premier League highlights since the start of 24/25 season - in almost every match, there's a passing mistake between defenders/goalkeepers who try to play out from the back and most of the time it leads to an easy goal for the opposition.

[@aiden3936]

Why is it so weird hearing JJ narrating one of these lol

[@vibepenguin4459]

Don't hate it though tbh

[@wwanimator]

Not used to hearing him talk in a serious/professional tone because he usually is kinda goofy lol

[@geordiedog1749]

Innit!

[@geordiedog1749]

Five gets you ten it’s because he’s cheap! :)

[@ryangriffiths6130]

Was expecting a weird noise or something all the way through.

[@brianlatimer4487]

These are the Tito type videos I love from this channel. Also the question game show was great too.

[@kencube86]

Playing short create more opportunities for playing long when the opponent unexpected. Despite known for playing short under Pep, Ederson now have 4 assists, the second most of a goalkeeper in Premier League. Paul Robinson holds the most assists (5) record, but he had played 375 games, 118 games more than Ederson.

[@UnbiasedBayernFan]

Its a little funny to think that pretty much every 'new' GK quirk you can think of has been done by Neuer (obv not this until the rule change) for the last 15 years.

[@miracleman8022]

Jorge campos did all that before neur

[@youngmicrowave127]

You forgot about Valdez (Barcalona)

[@Matt-go7ss]

And barthez

[@wudipest]

Rene Higuita: hold my cerveza

[@jorisoims3085]

Van Der Saar to me was the blueprint for Neuer to copy and enhanced.

[@melvinodoom8977]

Glad the Tifo videos are back. Here first

[@shaunhutchinson4707]

No one cares youre 'first'.

[@JosephBananas]

It also helps that you still can't be offside from a goal kick. Pushing the opposition defense further back creating that huge space in midfield.

[@danielgyila3662]

You can be offside if you are past halfline

[@jackkeightley5788]

@@danielgyila3662 You can't directly from a goalkick

[@danielgyila3662]

@@jackkeightley5788 like a striker could be next to the keeper and it wouldnt be offside?

[@jackkeightley5788]

@@danielgyila3662 I believe so. I remember Aguero's goal vs Arsenal in the League cup final 2018 counted for this reason

[@danielgyila3662]

@@jackkeightley5788 totally true Ive looked it up, my bad, contrarily if the ball is already in play (I undestand that if the keeper has the ball in his hands its in play), then there is offside. I think thats the part that got me confused. Eveey day we learn!

[@R.MadridMessi-Cr7Barca]

In 2017, we witnessed a fascinating trend in football, a staggering 80% of goal kicks were long, high passes. Fast forward to today, and that figure has crashed to 47% after a key rule change. This shift has allowed teams to embrace a more strategic approach, opting for short passes from goal kicks before launching the ball long. It’s a remarkable evolution, as the previous method was fraught with risk, often inviting pressure from the opposition. Since the 2019/2020 season, we’ve seen teams innovating further by positioning players at the corners of the 6-yard box, a tactic that was relatively rare before. Now, it’s become quite common for center backs to pass to the goalkeeper for a long kick, a strategy effectively employed back then by Conte's Inter against Juventus. Interestingly, I had expected Sarri’s side to adopt this approach against Conte’s team, yet it was Conte’s tactics with Inter that proved to be more effective.

[@martini668]

Sometimes it just like obligatory. Even when everyone is blocked and a shirt pass isn't a good idea, they still do it. Just kick it forward

[@sandboxplayerz667]

Maybe kick it forward is once or twice, but you can get into the habit of launching because you sensed danger. And it's not safer. The ball comes back to your goal, and the percentage suggests you'll give away a goal eventually. The only difference is there's no one to blame.

[@itsonlyjoecollins]

Can we see a video about how brentford are using KO as a set piece and scoring within the first minutes seemingly every week?

[@brucelee7782]

I guess this is also why keepers who can pass are so prioritized over shot stopping, ie de gea let go for onana. Ramsdale for raya etc

[@bighamster2]

And indeed defenders. There's no way you could do this with John Terry, Sol Campbell etc. And they were relatively good on the ball compared to the generations before them who didn't have to deal with the backpass rule.

[@7Criska]

There isnt a metric where Ramsdale was better than Raya tho

[@LuisGonzalez-hy6mz]

@@7Criskabut you understood what he was saying though

[@prod.scesque6676]

Ramsdale known for shot stopping? What? 😂

[@3Horus]

No way is that rule only 5 years old! Wow, TIFO with the knowledge as per. Feels like teams have been playing out from the back for a decade

[@CityPulseSky]

If you watch Brentford you'll see they use Kick Offs as Set Pieces!

[@frankunodostres473]

this rule change isn't the only reason but I noticed in the last few years that more emphasis is put into "pressing resistance" especially among midfielders and centre backs. I think in a couple of years this will lead to teams either not pressing at all because when everyone is trained to specifically resist the press, it will be less effective. or a completely new approach is discovered

[@HumbleBrownBoi]

I love this rule change Seeing managers being able to have an influence in more aspects of the game is entertaining

[@killercaos123]

It’s opened up a whole new lane for teams to pressure and other teams to counter-pressure. It’s great

[@kevinshanahan6064]

We had the now relaxed 4 steps rule and release times by the keeper, but you can’t have a back pass to the keeper. These were to save time wasting by the short goal kick instead. Maybe make a rule the goal kick must go forward and not backwards until it leaves the 18 yard line.

[@martijn_yt]

So if i understand you correctly, what you are saying is that for all practical purposes, the goalkick is now treated equal to the goalie having the ball ;)

[@NeilLewis77]

except they cant use their hands.

[@tommygibbs7904]

I enjoy that this opens the game up for quick breaks. More exciting long balls

[@roolaing]

I think this will inevitably pivot and we will start to see teams cluster further up the pitch for the long ball, only for the player least expecting to be tracked (a no.9 for eg) to run back through the lines and receiving short from the gk. If he’s tracked, that’s fine, you’re still 2v1, and everyone else is still clustered, only now you have the extra man. Just a thought. But everything seems crazy until it happens

[@alexbroere2669]

Playing out of this pressure for average teams is very tough. A lot of mistakes happen with direct attacking opportunity after a mistake. Very risky.

[@nathanngumi8467]

Great innovation in techniques!

[@bluebirdtechnologygrouplim3304]

Van Gaal was building up from the back at United two years before Pep came to England

[@CamelNotation222]

Thanks for this. I was thinking this last week, especially after Chelsea match, why is everyone so insisting in building out from the back, even though it is producing comical goals when the pass from the goalkeeper is intercepted. I remember decades ago it would happen once a season, now I have a feeling every game is see there is at least one critical situation where the pass is intercepted in the first third of the pitch after the goalkick. The other day I was watching some interview with Ancelotti where he explained how he adapted his approach to the resources he had available, how playing out of back was out of the question, that he had to launch the ball up where he had tall striker and good presence in the midfield with good chance he will be able to fight it out for the ball and gain possession.

[@StoryMelody254]

Which software are you using?

[@mayankjha5375]

Great video on how a rule change is changing the tactics

[@benhayward2597]

Joe Devine is doing an excellent impression of JJ Bull.

[@xc3274]

*proceeds to love even more Pickford's rocketships*

[@mosiulelahiyasin6804]

Make a video on how to beat arsenal corner tactic 🙏

[@martini668]

5 man around Gabriel would do

[@Tehnooblime]

@@martini668 That would open up other tall players in arsenal like havertz, callafiori, and merino.

[@martytu20]

Step 1- Get more tall boys than Arsenal who are just as technically proficient. Step 2- hire a set piece coach Step 3- ????? Step 4- get sacked

[@malefrancis4383]

they are now on youtube trying to stop Arteta's Dark Art🤣🤣🤣

[@bighamster2]

Have a big goalkeeper who can come claim the ball. Spurs and City don't have that, which is why it was so effective.

[@cuttlefishpie3731]

Thats all very well, but what is the impact on Subbuteo?

[@paulinejackson5861]

Don't think Southampton are doing this very well at the moment

[@thehearingaid]

Problem is now they're up against better players now, who will force errors.

[@TheJimmyCheese]

Sadly at Southampton Martin has not worked it well enough for our players to be able to play this style. We have been caught out at the back more than any other team for the last 2 seasons now and currently live at the bottom of the Premier League. Teams are now quite understanding of these tactics and counters have been developed. We are seeing teams change away from this more often. @03:43

[@AMH90]

One rule I’d have changed back if I could, I didn’t get hooked on football from watching a keeper stand still with the ball to bait a press, or watch a team play 25 passes between the back 4. Even worse is trying to watch a team play out when they don’t have the player to carry it out, especially when it’s your own team!

[@xFurashux]

It feels like a patch to balance the high press. Nice

[@fangdog29]

Excellent comment

[@xFurashux]

@@fangdog29 thank you

[@Sporty12boy]

Fantastic insight! I definitely see rule changes mostly making for a more balanced game! Gegenpressing probably becomes more redundant compared to in the past!

[@SuperGunner24]

Its amazing how long it took English pundits & commentators to understand why teams began playing out from the back. Its a very simple risk x reward concept which seemed to go over their heads because 'it wasn't done like that back in their day'.

[@Thatfpsguy]

I love it when the meta changes

[@DavidLee-cw6ci]

I prophesies that within the next 15 years there will be a keeper that passes like TAA and he will become the most valuable player in the world. His team will run set plays for him, getting his own defenders and midfielders to make runs to drag opposition out of place, leaving him to hit balls directly to the strikers along the ground. The opposition will adopt counter tactics of immediately sending a striker to charge this keeper down whenever he has the ball, which will leave an easy pass to another player and a 10 vs 9 every time. You heard it here first.

[@vlada]

I love all the box play, it's good for a goal or two per league each week on stupid mistakes and many more chances that aren't finished. It's entertaining . Nothing like slow pass across the face or net or making a pass to a player running towards GK with 2-3 players around him.

[@cliffordbradford8910]

Been watching football since the 80s and I never knew the goal kick had to be received out of the box before this rule change.

[@timogame-go1dk]

Please consider adding more visualizations or subtitles. The topic is really interesting, but the video moves at a fast pace and uses many technical terms. The heavy English accent also makes it hard to follow for an international fan like me

[@Androbott]

😭😭

[@Mezziuu21]

Estoy de acuerdi

[@PejuangKebenaran]

First time seeing the game like that was when Arsenal, coached by Unai Emery, played againts Man City back then..

[@Abc123ert56]

The rule that killed de gea's career

[@frankantonio4394]

Why? I’m new to football.

[@Abc123ert56]

@@frankantonio4394 because he can't pass out from the back. If you're able to pass out from the back effectively you can keep the ball more effectively than if you kick it long which gives an advantage over those who can't, Manchester United couldn't because of de Gea.

[@pampa0331]

How do I do this in EA FC 25?

[@zaydzayyad8029]

You can't

[@Martin-88]

Press R1 to call your defenders short.

[@HonestTom1892]

Wasn’t like this back in my day.

[@dylantopham6146]

Given Estevè only signed for Burnley in the January and Muric only played the last 10 fixtures it’s mad to think they are in the top 5 for defender - goalkeeper goal kicks

[@michaeldew7904]

Amazing how much things changed, but somehow there is no video of it.

[@efiraiim]

jj bull commentating on here now?

[@TerryBollea1]

So this is why Onana just keeps passing it Harry Maguire and expecting him to turn into Rhonalidinho.

[@mesharikarkari5640]

A rule that gave small teams a chance to score, when big teams want to keep the ball in their half press them get the ball score the goal . Get back to defending 18662836363 minutes

[@kelseybloom9702]

brilliant video

[@russellkwaramba8433]

Doesnt work well if the press is conservative rather than aggressive, the opposition will still be in position defensively

[@bighamster2]

Then you don't go long and now you have possession from a goal kick for free.

[@russellkwaramba8433]

@@bighamster2 depends on game situation, if you are behind on the scoreline, its useless playing out in your own half, just a waste of time

[@Gos1234567]

I’d almost say doing it with an aggressive press is worst as they have more chance of getting the ball back and scoring,I’ve seen so many passes from a goalie intercepted by the opponents and scoring that I think it’s just fancy play with too much risk what little reward

[@montigol]

So many teams concede cheap goals from playing like this.

[@BROperatorTIME]

Now go and look into how many of those goal kicks and build from the back disasters result in goals scored versus goals conceded against the team doing it. (It's a disaster for the teams doing it) Percentage wise I'd be willing to bet there isn't nearly a 10% success rate at leaving your own half. It's absolute nonsense. There's a reason this was the standard and it made sense.

[@Edd1eP_123]

Why are uploads so infrequent now? They used to be every 3-4 days. Now only one video every 2 weeks or so. Also the art style is nowhere near as good as it used to be. A big part of what made Tifo such a good channel previously

[@OnnumMuttaiyum]

There's just nothing good to even mention about. That's the reason why tifo separates itself from other football channels. They finished all the good stories available as of now.

[@RenegadeShepard69]

I agree with the comment above partially. Game's gone. Simple as. Have to wait till some team starts doing something interesting this season. But more or less it's all been the same.

[@hungchoonghow5857]

I grew up watching Ray Clemence just whooped the ball up at a goal kick while the Tottenham fans chanted something. I feel like a dinosaur fossil now.

[@stuartthomson1863]

This rule has also resulted in quite a few penalties being awarded for stupid handballs. If the defender isn’t switched on he can think the keeper has just given him the ball to take the goal kick, and when he bends down to place the ball it’s handball and a pen.

[@enriqueparama8546]

Goal kick strategics without a mention to the man who understood the game changing and won everything, Pep Guardiola. Wow.

[@KoschinD]

Arsene Wenger being at FIFA is transforming the sports. Football became a lot more interesting since he left Arsenal.

[@rahulanilthapa3737]

Genius rule!

[@totsh2056]

Shout out to the teams who were playing it short before the rule change. That sh* was anxiety inducing.

[@sergiroca87]

Well Before this rule change in 2008 Guardiola was the 1st manager to play the ball from the goalkeeper in short to a player who was situated just outside the box and start the build up from the back with the goalkeeper as the free man.... so for me it was really Guardiola stlye of football who changed the way is played nowdays the sport.

[@darioabbece3948]

To be fair this is basically the resurrection of the old libero role which disappeared in the 90s

[@gutika113]

*shows chart with Spurs topping it* - *for some reason speaks about Arsenal*

[@thwgn138]

McKenna dominated League One and the Championship by doing this perfectly.

[@AholeAtheist]

WOOOOAH! No Rafa Honigstein? I will definitely not be getting a subscription without Rafa Honigstein!

[@86kickass]

They should bring back the old rule that it has to leave the box before a touch from a field player

[@smfvmd]

The problem lies in the lower leagues where the players aren’t good enough to execute this tactic and end up losing the ball in a dangerous position.

[@therearenofactsonlyinterpr3780]

Next great goal keeper will have Beckham accuracy.... and Rory Delap throw in strength

[@gmd375]

Passing backwards from a goal kick is my least favourite part of modern football, up there with non existent shin guards and linesmen not flagging blatant offsides right away

[@ryangriffiths6130]

JJ doing a voiceover for an animated video - what is going on?!

[@SwankSinatra007]

Jayjay Boool 👏🏻 Jayjay Boool 👏🏻

[@Liasos88]

3:29 Offisde

[@darshilbhagwat906]

Isn't this the voice of the guy from The Athletic?

[@danielmcgrath680]

Ive been doing exclusively short goalkicks on fifa for 15 years. Im literally Pep

[@hijinks21]

Pickford still playing 2018 football

[@SamJones-11]

Guardiola used to put a player just outside the box

[@tomrobertson5020]

A CB passing to the GK for him to kick long anyway is the biggest waste of everyone’s time ever

[@hadinazmi1608]

Is this the reason GK like David De Gea is not needed in ETH's plans?

[@cloudcitydigital]

GET IT OUT OF THE MIXER

[@nabeelmalikofficial5795]

We want tiffo

[@AlexTommo]

Well that's a very unflattering image of David Raya lmao

[@cwaddle]

Why don’t the defending teams just sit back and wait for the attacking team to come forward?

[@bighamster2]

Well they can do, but now you've allowed the opposition to get possession from a goalkick with no pressure on them. It's the same reason that teams have always squeezed when the opponent has a throw-in in their defensive third. What you often see teams do is to press, but not man to man, to try and force the opponent long whilst still having an overload at the back. And if the opponent manages to get past the first line of pressure you quickly try to drop into a mid block. It was often like that in the first half of Man City-Arsenal, for example.

[@kingtchala6832]

I detest this latest version of goal kicks. Your having keepers have more touches than midfielders - this can’t be right. Additionally, seeing every single team do it, no matter their skill level, is simply boring. Besides (and I don’t have the figures for this) but isn’t playing out from the back significantly more dangerous than going long?? Going long, you can retain possession and push up if you forward like is able to hold up the ball or a flick on from the centre forward and a player can be in on goal. Playing out from the back simply takes 1 mistake, one wrong or short pass from the keeper or defender and the opposition are in on goal. Not a fan of this restart.

[@mo1ya938]

As they say, the faster you get rid of the ball, the faster it comes back. Going long, you end up with a duel where 2nd balls aren't even guaranteed to be in your favor. Playing out from the back is a routine/skill that can be practiced and improved over time. Playing from the back is a skill you can progressively improve, where your 'dumb goals' are off mistakes that can be coached. Going long you're at the mercy of the 2nd ball randomly falling in your favor. You tell me which one sounds enticing to a dude trying to move up in life.

[@kingtchala6832]

@@mo1ya938 I do hear your point and again, I don’t have statistics to back my opinion. However, I put it to you again - how often do we see a keeper kick the ball long, the opposition win the 50/50 they immediately pass through their opponents and have a shot on goal? Generally that’s not how football works. If the opposition team wins the 50/50, the generally recycle the ball and try and take it from there. Compare this to a team passing out from the back, the keeper/cb/full back misplace 1 pass and there’s a shot on goal. Everyone is playing out from the back now. I think it’ll change and become more varied in the future.

[@Jemwelsh789]

@@mo1ya938I would disagree that playing for 2nd balls is totally luck based. Les Ferdinand for example was considered the top target man of his day, and he would have much greater success in Ariel duels than others. There’s a counter argument that as defenders are spending so much more time concentrating on build up play and not actually defending, that a team could go the opposite way and turn it old school and use a target man, as most aren’t used to dealing with that style anymore It won’t happen because most coaches are scared for their jobs and that style will have arm chair fans calling you an idiot, but I think like the other commentator is saying, there’s frustration in some of us that it seems every team is trying to play the exact same with with playing from back regardless of if they are equipped to do it or not

[@grrr2007]

Goalkeepers are now very important in the game of football. You must be good with your feet now.

[@barca-vibe]

Barcelona has been doing it since inception

[@yaelomannetje]

Ooooh that hurts JJ. N.E.C. Nijmegen, not NEG Nijmegen.

[@KatrinaKaily]

Great

[@damonrohan4029]

4:03 "202021"

[@ASPSRMF]

I need joe devine's voice😭

[@Diego-uq3yg]

SO , the great evolution of the game : Long kicks from the goalie and man marking …welcome to the 80s !

[@BobbyJohnson-n4u]

Change it back, reban back passes to the keeper unless he is out if the box.

[@thehearingaid]

nah only change id like to see is having goalkeepers not allowed to catch the ball.

[@bighamster2]

Why on earth would you do that? This rule makes football more interesting, and teams are able to just boot it long like they used to if they want. The old rule was really arbitrary and served no purpose (like how kickoffs used to have to be kicked forwards)

[@kc8923]

It's made football more attractive to watch but why do teams commit players to the high press against stronger teams or away from home?

[@shreygoyal8551]

why can't they have this rule in fc game😅

[@thrombolic]

Southampton actually do it too much & it has cost them 2 goals in 6 games this season 😅

[@eardrumss]

Real footbal are emulating football sim tactics more and more every season.

[@guessundheit6494]

Football copied hockey with "pressing" (forechecking, as it's called in hockey) and now football copies hockey again. The NHL and hockey in general changed with the rise of stickhandling goaltenders in the late 1980s. Goalies almost became a third defencemen, creating transition opportunities and breakouts. Many goalies became so good and handling and passing that the NHL started to restrict where goalies were allowed to do it.