Leader on the field wanted writes Franco Vanni in Repubblica.it : “Fabio Capello, who something of soccer knows, … said that in the league Inter is struggling to find a leader on the field. Then, from the height of his experience as a footballer and as a coach, he added: -The coach can prepare the match, but in difficult moments you need a player who knows how to make others listen to him. A Franco Baresi -. There are not many of Franco Baresi around, and it is true that at Inter for one reason or another all the possible leaders have ruled themselves out.” The history of soccer teaches us that many players have played this fundamental role within winning teams.
However, I also think that you have to coach another aspect that is instead about the group. I am talking about not just going in search of that one man who can get the team to listen to him, but working to increase the collective effectiveness that stimulates performance that is superior to what each one could provide individually. Technical-tactical quality is part of collective effectiveness; cohesion and conviction refer to its relational and cognitive-social aspects. So the question that needs to be asked is, “How should the players interact on the field for the purpose of showing unity and confidence in their skills as a team?” Napoleon used to say that he also won his battles with the dreams of his soldiers; this phrase is an effective metaphor for what should be meant by collective effectiveness.
The lack of this collective mentality, in my opinion, highlights that the team is united only according to the importance of the result, e.g. winning in the Champions League, but this does not allow for continuity of play during a stage race as the league is. Overall, it seems to me that there is a lack of gratitude of individual players to all the other members of the team, a lack of awareness in recognizing that it is the others who allow me to play my best. It is this understanding of the value of the collective that determines the unity of a team while its absence hinders its performance, with the consequences we know.
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