Hello,
Sorry for my tentative english.
My question is:
How many frendly matches needed in preseason?
What is your experience in that matter?
Thanks
Piebar
It depends. I just finished a preseason with my First XI playing 6 matches, 70-80 minutes each. My subs and spares also played six U18 games. If you sub them off earlier, you might need more.
My go to method is 4 friendlies. First week is exclusively on fitness. Rest 4 weeks is a mix of fitness & tactical familiarity training schedules. 1st 45 min. the first XI, 2nd half the second XI. Players (individual) training in the roles according to tactic. At the first competitive match, we have 90% tactical familiarity.
