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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Karl[/i] [br]FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003 Paquetá: “You must be a teacher” (FIFA.com) 9 Aug 2003 Brazil made history on August 30 when they became the first nation to clinch three world junior titles after defeating Spain 1-0 in the Final of the FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003. After conceding the fewest number of goals, scoring the second most while starting with the same 11, it was yet another tournament to remember for the Selecao. We spoke to Marcos Castro, otherwise known as Paquetá, about the technical, tactical and psychological approaches used in coaching an U-17 team. How does it feel to coach the winning team of the FIFA World U-17 Championship? It is very exciting - the perfect culmination of two years of hard work. Perhaps we weren’t at our best in the Final, but we have produced some wonderful football throughout the finals and it was an occasion when the result was more important than the show. I thought we were the best team during the South American champiosnhip but we came runners-up. What is your personal philosophy on football? Football is a team sport in which individual technical ability must be allowed to shine. My aim is firstly to coach and instruct the plan to the team before the match and then, once the game begins, to manage the players in such a way as to make sure those ideas are carried out as much as possible. Teamwork is fundamental in this process and the side should function efficiently as one in both attack and defence. For this particular side we concentrated on defending tightly as a unit and breaking quickly from midfield. But a coach should always adapt his tactics according to the skills and character of the players he has under his charge. Please explain the criteria you used to select your team from the original selection to the final squad and starting 11? We began looking at players in regional competitions about two years ago before gathering some of them together in the main training centres. A selection criterion was drawn up and gradually about 70 players were reduced to the final squad of 20. The final 11 was all about finding the right balance between the lines (defence, midfield, attack) and making sure that player’s physiques were suited to their tactical function. Can you explain some of the training methods you adopt between matches? What is the most important element? We watch our opponents on video before training. From a practical perspective, we let the players think over problems themselves and encourage the team to take on responsibility. In this way, they feel they play an important role in the final outcome. My approach is based on keeping players motivated and bringing the best out of each individual’s technical qualities. You used the same 11 to start each match. How did you prepare your players to be at maximum physical strength with just two days between matches? We first focused on the psychological side via relaxation sessions prior to training and 48 hours before matches. Then we organised friendlies in competition format and, of course, we concentrated on the basics, i.e. muscular work and aerobics. All that was monitored via a series of physical tests. What is the most important quality a coach must have at U-17 level? First and foremost, a professional must be an educator because at that age (U-17), the footballer is going through a lot of physiological and psychological changes. How did you adjust your playing style for the artificial turf? Firstly by letting them review the positives and the negatives. From that assessment we came to the conclusion that we needed to tighten up the lines and speed up our passing. [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.