Pretended Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Isn't "direct" vague in terms of passing style of tactics panel or is it intra-lingual semantics failing ? When somebody speaks of "direct passing" to me a Barça-esque style one-touch play in the midfield which, if applied via skillful players, averts any kind of closing down comes to my mind. Tiki taka, as they call it. However if my linguistic skills and logic are not failing me, direct passing is the extreme of longer passing -much like how underdog teams do it when they counter-attack. So isn't that one-touch play without controlling and thinking of where to "direct passing" ? If not, do you happen to reach tiki-taka kind of passing through "more shorter" kind of passing ? Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim morrow Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Short passing : short pass from player to player to go to opponent goal. Direct passing : player with the ball try to pass the ball to the forwarder by the quickest and most direct way to go. Long passing : kick the ball very far and hope someone will get it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHUK Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Barca's play would be short with a high tempo aided by PPM's. Short passing isn't afraid to go back or sidewards to create an opening, direct passing is more likely to only go forwards. You're right though, complete direct passing is an underdog counter-attack style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretended Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 So the direct passing in my understanding which is one-touch play is rather a short passing on high tempo, briefly ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsupian Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Directness has nothing to do with one touch. How many touches a player makes before passing is probably influenced by tempo, time wasting, run with ball instruction and hold up ball instruction. The directness influences the length (and target) of the pass. More direct passing results in more attacking "direct" football but is more prone to interceptions and giving away possession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretended Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Thanks for the clarification. Apparently I had misplaced what I had wanted and what I had done big time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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