Efficient Technique, Anticipation, and Handling Pressure in Football

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Discussion
Part A
Appearing to have all the time: Stoppage time for 3 minutes when Umtiti suffered contact
injury. It happened about 44 minutes into the match.
Anticipation and fast movement: 68 minutes into the match Mbappe made a goal. He is
indeed well known for his finishing, dribbling and speed and considered to be one of the most
expensive players in the world. It exhibited so even in the finals.
Efficient technique: Antoine Griezmann in the penalty kick 37 minutes into the match. The
players Griezmann and Pogba showed efficiency in passing the balls and finally shooting a
goal in the second half, 58 minutes into the match.
Correct decision making: Antoine Griezmann had intentionally brought in the free kick
which was evident from the facial expression of Marcelo Brozovic by going to ground and it
indeed reaped its reward by scoring the goal.
Ability to handle pressure: Croatia made a goal 29 minutes into the match and then both
teams at one goal each and France was indeed under pressure. Griezmann was very calm and
composed as evident in the match in his penalty kick. It was his fourth goal in the world cup
2018 and three of them had come from penalty shots. He keeps his focus and he is clear about
what is the plan that needs to be executed.
Part B
Anticipation and fast movement
Anticipation is defined as an efficiency to recognise the mannerism of the play and
exploit situational probability to predict an event even before it occurs that decreases the

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reaction time. Anticipation is dependant on prior experience of specific situation and stimuli
(Koltai et al., 2016). The efficiency to predict the direction of the penalty kick in football
prior to the unambiguous ball flight information is available which can be stated as the ball-
foot contact ensures players with vital time to dedicate to both getting to as well as for
preparing for an effective response (Abdullah, Suleman and Ahmed, 2019).
In context to the video of the FIFA world cup 2018, Mbappe scored a goal that indeed
exhibited his anticipation and fast movement. It is to be noted that his skills in this world cup
led him in comparison to Pele by the media. He is versatile and forward player who majorly
plays as a winger, his agility promotes his capability to play in either foot. He exhibits
excellent dribbling ability as well as explosive acceleration and hence sometimes plays in the
centre as the main striker.
Mbappe has focussed intentions in three very important areas to achieve this. The
areas are anticipation, recognition and reaction. Mbappe handles the game tactically and
focuses on the trajectory of the ball even before it is going to be played. His body language
exhibits his brain is active and engaged. He is always on the look to execute an action and his
toes are always alert, active and ready. Mbappe has the habit of scanning the entire field to
gain knowledge on what is going on away from the ball. He always analysed where his
teammates and the opponents are. Hence, it can be inferred observing Mbappe in the FIFA
finals that faster the anticipation and the recognition the better is the decision making
capability of the player and better decision making impacts the efficient tactical execution.
Efficient technique
Technique in football defines the specific style and the power in which a player kicks
the ball with his foot. It mainly exploits the technique of passing, dribbling, stopping the ball
as well as the coordination with the fellow teammates. Body control also plays a vital role to