Today we released an update to Statzpack that now incorporates new functionality to cover both 6 and 8 side teams.   In addition, we have added (after many requests… ) both 3-4-3 and 3-5-2 formations for the 11 a side team size.

You will have to download the new version of the App, via iTunes on your PC/Mac or direct to the iPhone or iPad to be able to continue to use our service, the older version of the App v2.0 will not be able to access the server.

NOTICE:  Before you update the App, just log in to it once with a network connection to sync any game data you may have – otherwise it may be lost when you make the update.  

If you have any questions or face any technical difficulties get in touch with us at support@statzpack.com. 

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Total Football, we have all heard this phrase being used. It’s bounded around by commentators and coaches as if it were a phrase that depicts a supreme playing method, or a flowing attacking tactical approach to the game.  In its purest form, Total Football is proactive and not based on counter attack, and also uses on positional interchange and hard pressing.  A player who moves out of position is replaced by a team mate, and retaining the team’s intended formation.  In this fluid system, no outfield player is fixed in a nominal role; anyone can be successively an attacker, a midfielder or in defence. The only player fixed in a nominal position is the keeper. 

The foundations for Total Football were actually laid by Englishman Jack Reynolds  who was the manager of Ajax on 3 occasions, from 1915 to 1947 (as well as being held in a Nazi internment camp).

Total Football’s tactical success depends largely on the adaptability of each footballer within the team, in particular the ability to quickly switch positions depending on the on-field situation. The theory requires players to be comfortable in multiple positions; hence, it places high technical and physical demands on them.  In a nutshell, it is hard to achieve.

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