Analysis of Football

Football

The world Game

By Conor Collier

Football: The World Game

Football; many people consider it just another sport, but for many, it is their life. Football is considered the most complex games of them all; to be perfect in this game is just simply impossible. Different players and teams can have an almost perfect component, like David Beckham with his set plays, to Barcelona FC with their great passing.

The game of football, known as Soccer to most children in Australia, is a game for anyone and everyone. From a young child who kicks the round ball in the backyard to the professional environment, where the game becomes much more complicated. Yes, anyone can play this glorious game, no matter how rich or poor you are, your culture or background. A quote from Senes Erzick, UEFA first vice-president said ‘everyone is equal with the ball’.

What makes football so much more unique than any other sport in the world? It is the choices that football players can make unlike any Rugby League player could ever do. In football, there are no fixed opposing lines, unlike Rugby League or Rugby Union, who have two oppositions, running through the ‘gaps’ or straight into each other. In Football, the opposing lines could vary from 3 to 6, with numerous different positioning, millions of different types of ways to play. These possibilities are everlasting when you play the game as complex as football.

In this report, I will investigate a question of which even the greatest analysts themselves can’t answer. What is the best way to score a goal? Today, I will go over the history of football to see the way they would score way back then, and how much they have changed now. I will also analyse the different ways the great teams like Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid try to score, and the differences between them, which make them unique to most teams.

As Craig Foster, chief analyst of SBS, said ‘for this game takes an entire lifetime to master. But...