ALEXANDRE GRASSELI GRASSELI FOOTBALL SYSTEMS
METHOD · GRASSELI FOOTBALL SYSTEMS

The game system is the result, not the starting point

Many teams fail even with good players, because they start with the formation instead of the players. Grasseli Football Systems follows the right order: know the squad, define roles, train behaviours and measure progress.

It is the same method I apply to player development, team building and the technical management of clubs.

Alexandre Grasseli giving instructions at a night training session
  1. 1Know the squad
  2. 2Define roles
  3. 3Train behaviours
  4. 4Measure progress
THE FOUR PRINCIPLES

How the method works

DIAGNOSIS · U-17example
TechnicalTacticalPhysicalPsychological
Centre-back
Holding mid
Playmaker
Winger
01

The squad before the system

Squad diagnosis: the technical, tactical, physical and psychological profile of each player. The system comes from what the squad has.
SESSION · 90 MINexample
1What do I want to develop?Playing out under pressure
2Which behaviour?Support in passing lanes
3Which exercise creates it?5v2 rondo with transition
02

Training is the coach’s language

Every session answers three questions: what I want to develop, which behaviour I want to encourage and which exercise creates that behaviour.
2V2
LINES
UNITS
SYSTEM
03

Built in layers

The team is built step by step: from 2v2 to lines, from lines to units, from units to the system.
Midfielder · U-15example · 1 to 5 scale
Progressive passing4.2
Defensive reading3.6
Decision-making4.0
Off-the-ball intensity3.1
04

What is not measured is not developed

Performance indicators (KPIs) by position and age, regular assessments and an individual development plan for every player.
FROM 2V2 TO THE SYSTEM

The team is built in layers

Each new stage only begins once the behaviour of the previous one has been acquired. That is how the game model leaves the whiteboard and reaches the pitch.

2v2Pairs that understand each other
LinesDefence, midfield and attack
UnitsConnected lines
SystemThe whole team
WHERE THE METHOD APPLIES

Four areas, one method

Training

Training methodology, planned sessions, drill library

Team management

Game model, coach mentoring, talks

Talent development

Youth academy projects, KPI-based assessment, coach education

Technical management of clubs

Consulting, technical coordination, talent identification

The method in practice

The method is in my e-books and in the Academy Management System.

See the e-booksDiscover the system
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