The current coach of Corinthians spoke about the trends he observed in the first phase of the competition.
In the morning magazine with #UCUPlay, Santander joins Corinthians after training to talk about the tactical issues of the current FIBA World Cup 2023.
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The speed of the game
Silvio emphasized the high speed of the game that will be seen in this World Cup, where he said that “it is not something that should surprise us, it shows that in some teams in recent years and it is a necessity. Now you have to play faster than everyone else.” He explained this by the fact that “If you think about a set midfield game, the percentage goes down, the efficiency goes down in all positions and it’s hard to score. So the search to get there early to run into a good defense has become a necessity”.
In turn, Santander spoke about the physical change of the players, who “contributed to the defense to change a lot and be able to break the offensive systems. This made all the coaches and teams look to start running more and more and where the advantage is to take it, because otherwise you don’t score”.
player skills
The coach of Corinthians stated that: “Now you can surprise the first time if someone does not know. All you’re trying to do is input to try to see where the matchups you want to play are and the player is attacking the other. It constitutes the presence of two very strong things: the launch and the athletic issue”.
Because of this, players should have the ability to build their own slots. “You can’t score as easily because the defense doesn’t allow you to play in sets, so you have to generate your own shot, and you have to have ball handling in the shoot,” he said of it.
defensive changes
Another trend observed in this World Cup is the avoidance of many defensive changes. Santander explained it as follows: “At some point it became very fashionable for changes in direct blocks to be multiple, so that more than one player is involved. That changes due to physical evolution, so the changes have been simple most of the time. They just apply a lot of changes so that the small ones don’t get close to the basket and get open. By reducing a lot of changes, players with outside shots are less neglected because fewer defenders are committed to replacement.
Photos: Corinthians | FIBA
Source: Tycsports
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