Chapter 1
The holy Grail
Let's begin at the beginning. Speed of play. It's the Holy Grail of soccer. Understanding this is the preeminent prerequisite for becoming a smart player. Don't question why. Fast is better than slow. That's just how it is. Your job is to take everything you can already do and do it faster.
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Holy Grail 字面意思是聖杯，日常用語中也被用來形容某事物為無處尋覓的稀世珍寶，是努力想得到卻永遠無法得到的東西。
讓我們從頭開始。 關於比賽速度。這是足球的致勝財寶。了解這一點是成為聰明球員的首要前提。不用問為什麼。 因為快總比慢好。就是這樣。您的工作是盡一切可能的去做並更快地做好。
If you can embrace the idea that fast is intrinsically better than slow, you're halfway home. If you can get an entire team of players to embrace that idea, you're going to win a lot of games.
如果您能接受本質上來說快比慢更好的想法，那您就快到家了。如果您可以讓整個團隊的球員接受這個想法，那麼您將贏得很多比賽。
All other things being equal, if i can get the ball from point A to point B with one touch, it's better than getting it there in two touches. Why? Because one touch is faster than two touches, and fast is better than slow. Yes, there are exceptions and i understand that. However, too often you play as if the exception was the rule. Let me give you some wonderful advice:
1: If you can get the job done with one touch, don't take two.
2: If you can get it done with two touches, don't take three.
在所有其他條件相同的情況下，如果我能一次觸球的將球從A點移動到B點，那總比兩次觸球的做到要好。為什麼？因為一次觸球比兩次觸球要更快，而快則比慢好。是的，有一些例外，我理解。但是，您太多次的把例外當做規則去執行了。讓我給您一些絕妙的建議：
1：如果你能一次觸球就完成，不要兩次觸球。
2：如果你能兩次觸球就完成，不要三次觸球。
The more touches it takes you to do your job, the slower your job gets done. The challenge for an intelligent player is to do the most effective job possible in as few touches as possible. If you could take a time machine back to your last game, could you accomplish everything that you'd accomplished during that game, but with fewer touches? It would require you to think faster. It would require you to make decisions before the ball arrived. It would require you to perform with sharper technical ability. In short, it would require you to do the things that a better player would do.
您完成任務需要的觸球次數越多，完成任務的速度就越慢。對於一個聰明的球員來說，挑戰是如何在儘可能少的觸球次數下完成最有效的工作。如果您可以將時間機器帶回上一場比賽，那麼您能否以更少的觸球來完成那場比賽中完成的所有任務？這將要求您考慮得更快。這將需要您在球到達之前做出決定。這將要求您以更高的技術能力執行。簡而言之，這需要您做一個更好的球員會做的事情。
Too many players don't understand the intrinsic value of moving the ball quickly. Instead of playing a quick and simple pass that will dictate a fast tempo, the simple pass becomes their last resort-after they have evaluated and exhausted all other options.
Too often they feel obligated to make an impact on the score-line every time the ball is at their feet. Every time the ball finds them, they're searching to find that killer pass; trying to figure out how to win the game right then and there. And because the answer isn't always ready to reveal itself, they get caught hemming and hawing over their options as their team's speed of play methodically dies a slow death.
太多的球員不了解快速移動球的內在價值。
在評估並用盡所有其他選項之後，簡單的傳遞成為他們的最後手段，而不是以符合比賽要求的快速簡單的傳遞來加快節奏。
每次他們控球時，他們常常感到有責任在比分上產生影響。每當他們得到控球機會時，他們都在尋找機會來進行一擊致命的傳球。試圖在當時就在那裡馬上搞定對手，並贏得比賽。 可是由於這樣的時機並非總是會出現，所以他們在處理球時就會猶豫和茫然，比賽節奏就這樣被延緩了，並且導致球隊有條不紊的慢死。
Slow play is the enemy. Slow play allows your opponent to get organized. Slow play leads to turnovers. Slow play lose games.
慢節奏的踢球會是勝利的敵人。慢節奏的踢球可以讓您的對手從容來應對。慢節奏導致失誤。慢節奏導致輸球。
Every pass you make doesn't have to be the pass. You don't have to win the game every time You touch the ball. Sometimes just moving the ball to a team-mate is good enough. And moving it quickly is better than moving it slow.
您每次的傳球都不一定要成為一擊必殺的傳球。您不必每次一觸球就想著要贏得比賽。有時僅僅只是將球傳給隊友就足夠了。快速去處理總好過慢速的處理球。
Have you seen Barcelona play? A Barcelona player will never be accused of trying to win the game each time he touches the ball-not even the prolific goal-scorer Lionel Messi. Barca's player are so patient in possession that at times they don't seem to even realize there's a goal on the field. It can look like they are just passing for passing's sake. The way they meticulously grind teams into the ground with possession has been dubbed death by a thousand passes. But even with all that big-picture patience, they still move the ball very quickly with a minimum of touches. So while the whole machine might be perceived as slow or deliberate, the parts are still moving at breakneck speed. Patience and speed are coexisting in stunning harmony. Barcelona's players have bought into this concept. Each player understands the value of moving the ball quickly; and each player knows that if he doesn't have the answer when the ball gets to his feet, the teammate he passes to just might. At Barcelona, speed of play is the culture.
你看過巴塞隆納隊的比賽嗎？一個巴塞隆納隊的球員是從不會每次一觸球就想著一擊必殺的去贏得比賽，即使是多產的得分手萊昂內爾·梅西也不會如此。巴薩的球員擁有如此的耐心，以至於有時他們看上去甚至都沒有意識到球場上對方球門。看起來他們只是為了傳球而傳球。他們精心地傳控方式來控制對手並贏球，被稱為「一千次傳球死亡法」。但是即使有這麼大的耐心，他們仍然可以以最少的觸球來快速地處理球。因此，雖然整個機器可能被認為是緩慢或故意的，但零件仍以驚人的速度在運轉。耐心與速度並存，令人嘆為觀止。巴塞隆納隊的球員已經接受了這個概念。每個球員都知道快速處理球的價值。每個球員都知道，如果在球到達自己的腳時他沒有準備好並不知道下一步該如何處理的話，但是他的隊友很可能性會知道如何處理，在巴塞隆納，比賽的節奏是一種文化。
It will also behoove you to understand soccer's speed ladder:
Slowest- A player dribbling the ball while making lateral movements and fakes.
Slow- A player running with the ball, straight ahead, at top speed.
Faster- A player running without the ball.
Fastest - A moving ball.
您也應該了解足球的速度等級：
最慢—— 球員在帶球時進行橫向移動和假動作。
慢—— 一名全速帶球的隊員。
更快—— 無球跑動的球員。
最快—— 一個移動中的球。
Nothing on the soccer field is faster than a moving ball. Nothing. The fastest player on the field can not cover ten yards as fast as a kicked ball. Nither can you. And this is where you have to make a choice between taking superfluous touches that accomplish nothing more than momentarily indulging your ego and winning. If you want to move the ball twenty yards, you'll be able to do it much faster if you pass it rather than dribble it. And fast is better than slow.
在足球場上，沒有什麼比移動中球更快的了。沒有。場上最快的球員也無法和被踢出的球那樣快的就到達10碼外。 你也不例外。 並且在這裡，您必須在做出多餘的觸球之間做出選擇，這些觸球只不過是暫時沉迷於自我滿足，還是選擇獲得勝利。如果您想將球移動20碼，那麼傳球而不是運球就可以更快地完成。快總比慢好。
Let me add this invaluable tidbit of wisdom: To play fast, you have to want to play fast. It is a decision you have to make before the game begins. You've got to consciously decide to play fast. You've got to consciously decide to limit your touches. Playing fast doesn't happen by accident. It's not going to happen unless you actually decide to make it happen.
讓我補充一下這一寶貴的智慧竅門：要提高比賽節奏打出快攻，您必須要加快速度。 這是您在比賽開始之前必須做出的決定。您必須有意識地決定去加快比賽節奏。您必須有意識地決定限制觸球次數。 快攻並非偶然。除非您真正決定要實現它，否則它不會發生。
Speed of play is more than a habit - it's a lifestyle. And you can't live it until you internalize and embrace the concept that nothing is more important than speed of play. Fast is better than slow. Speed of play is what wins games. Smart players prioritize playing quickly.
比賽中的速度不僅僅是一種習慣-它是一種生活方式。而且，除非您接受一個概念，就是沒有什麼比比賽中的速度更重要，否則您將無法生存。快總比慢好。比賽的速度才是贏得比賽的動力。精明的球員優先考慮快速的去處理球。
Note for Coaches: It's amazing how well our team can play when we apply a one touch restriction to a training exercise. It can be a glorious sight when our players ping the ball around at breakneck speed. The challenge for coaches is getting the players to translate that same speed of play to a match when there are no restrictions. If there is a significant difference in those two environments, then your players haven't internalized the importance of playing fast for its own sake. You've got to convince your players to want to play fast.
給教練員們的建議：
當我們在訓練練習中應用一腳出球的限制時，我們的團隊所發揮出的表現會令人驚訝。當我們的球員以驚人的速度來快速處理球，並始終保持控球權時，這可是一個輝煌的景象。教練面臨的挑戰是在沒有限制的情況下讓球員將同樣的比賽速度用到比賽中。如果在這兩種環境中存在顯著差異，那麼您的球員還沒有意識到快速處理球本身的重要性。您必須說服您的球員想更快速的節奏去比賽。
In Chapter 8 you'll read about one of my favorite possession games, called 31. It's an excellent exercise for helping players decipher when to play with one touch and when to hold the ball.
在第八章裡，你將會讀到我最喜歡的控球遊戲之一，被稱為「3 - 1」。這是一個極佳的練習用來幫助球員做出何時一腳出球，何時保持控球的決策。
學習就是這樣一個漫長的過程，英語上這作為我的閱讀理解來面對，足球專業上這作為我的知識儲備在學習和思考。
翻譯時滿腦都是那些快速反擊和巴薩羅納隊傳控打法的畫面，作為教練員在這些比賽的觀看過程中，有什麼啟發嗎？如果沒有的話，那麼當你讀到B級開始製作比賽分析將會很累，這需要你提前去準備起來了，希望本文閱讀後，也能讓你想到關於決策速度和加快比賽節奏等經典的場景，如果能制定相對應的教案結合日常訓練來交流，那更好。
各位讀者們，晚安。