Every Saturday, at around 4.51pm, one lucky member of the Guardian sports team is locked inside an airless pod with only an infinite supply of canned muscle relaxant for company, and told that they are not allowed to leave until they have used our brilliant newish chalkboards to demonstrate three key points from the weekend's Premier League action. So here they are.

They (the Brazilians) get passionate about soccer skill like we get excited about trophies and tournaments. Their way creates a Pele or a Zico or a Romario or a Ronaldinho or a Rivaldo to name just a few of their run of the mill world class players.

In how many ways can you shoot a sport in the foot? Youth soccer is coming up empty with a strain of S.A.R.S.G. – Shooting Aversion Resulting in Scoreless Games. It is what happens when teams try to win with a dull and graceless style of play – playing a “half-court defense” and waiting for the other team to make a mistake, and when it happens, to capitalize on that error with a goal, and then closure – defending for the rest of the game.

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From my observation of youth soccer coaches both in practice and clinic situations; I would like to pinpoint some of the common errors that they make. The more you know about them, the more prepared you will be to spot them and correct them – and improve your chances of winning.

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You were the lucky ones to be the “real winners” as we found out how to really play JOGO BONITO, the beautiful game.

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