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Meet Your Instructor

Hamza El Kadioui (Football Analyst)


Before being a Football Analyst, Hamza is a Football Lover. He obtained his master's degree in International Trade, but this didn't stop him from following his passion for football (soccer). 


He helped thousands of coaches, players, and even football fans to understand the game deeply and improve their performance. He works as a Football Analyst Freelancer with different teams, clubs, and players. He is also a Football Content Creator (Videos, Articles...). His mission is: Popularize Football Analysis! 

What others have said about Hamza & Without the Ball

Expanded my Knowledge Career

by Abdul Iddi Salim (Former Kenya National Team GK Coach)

The platform "Without the Ball" has helped me to get more awareness about crucial issues in football game and it has expanded my knowledge career as a goalkeeper coach. It gives you a very clear view on various situations in football moments of the game that you can elaborate the scenario and get a perfect solution for the problem.

Very Informative and Always Done Well

by Naby Darren Jawook (Coach at Freshfield FC)

I first met Hamza 3 years ago when I started running a child's football team. I asked for help on formations and Hamza provided in detail a number of formations for me to look through. Since then I have followed Without the Ball and always find his posts to be very informative and always done well. Hamza has a huge amount of knowledge and it's great that he is willing to share it with us.

This Course is for:

  • People who want to gain a deeper understanding of football.
  • Coaches who want to get the best results from their games.
  • Players who want to improve their performance.
  • Football Fans who want to understand coaches, clubs, and players' decisions and their impact on the game.

Secret Revealed...

The Hidden Secret which is Stopping You from your Best Football Version!


Analyzing football isn't and shouldn't be exclusive to football analysts.

Whether you want it or not, you are analyzing football while coaching your team, while playing a game, or even while watching it.

The question isn't Should I Analyze Football? but it is How to Analyze Football? 

By the End of this Course, You will:

  • Understand why you need to analyze football.
  • Get a better understanding of football tactics.
  • Gain knowledge of football analysis basics.
  • Analyze football like an analyst.
  • Discover the resources that will help you in your journey analyzing football.

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This is what some students have said about this course...

Sebastien A. "As I am not new to football analysis, I was expecting to see just some basic information on football analysis. but what I found was way better and deeper. this course is changing my view on how I was seeing football so far! A MUST if you want to get a better understanding of our beloved game!!"

Frank A. O. "As This course is a good match for me as it contains a lots of information that is needed to be a good football analyst."

Michael C. "The course is very good, well explained, cheap, is not boring and simple for everyone. Very good job my friend!"

Kunal G. "Perfect for basic knowledge on analysis."

Alae A. "I found this course very useful, after buying this course I enjoy watching every game and I can find out what coaches do and how they correct their mistakes and how they build a team hard to beat. I really recommend this course and I'll wait for any course from Hamza about Football."

Selene "Good introduction into background of football analysis."

Mohamed M. A. "I'm a huge fan of Football, I bought the course by curiosity, but I was shocked about the content quality and how it's structured. The course really changed the way I look to football, in the beginning I thought I knew everything but the course proved me wrong, I have learned so many tips and tricks about the sport I'm addicted to. The course is really worths the price, you won't regret buying it."

Shladov M. "Good basic course, well explained with examples."

Shrinivas B. P. "Good for everyone related to football."

Mehdi M. "Before watching the course, I have never thought that the way I watch football as a fan isn't correct. I couldn't see as many things as I do now. This course helped me to understand the game way deeper, and to correctly watch football. Such a great, precise and helpful course!"

Lamaango J. B. "helped my understanding of football, you'll see me one day."

Saad K. "This course just responded to several questions that I asked myself as a football fan. Enrolling it was certainly an experience to remember. It teachs the basics of football analysis like the different types of teams management and the different situations faced by coaches and players. I highly recommend it!!!"

Sameer S. "Nice course, really helped me, I'd recommend this to anybody who wants to learn how to analyze this game properly!"

The Course Structure

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Course Introduction

    • Instructor Introduction

    • Is this Course for You?

    • Course Structural Logic

    • To Have Ability or To Be Successful?

    • Before the Course
  • 2

    Why Analyzing Football?

    • The Difference Between a Club and a Team

    • The Club as a Complex System

    • The Team as a Person

    • The 9 Football Structures

    • Tons of Variables

    • Section 2 Quiz
  • 3

    Introduction to Football Tactics

    • Defining Football Tactics

    • How Do We Create Tactics?

    • It Starts with Players

    • Players’ Profiles

    • Players’ Positions and Roles

    • Teams’ Formations

    • Teams’ Play-Styles

    • Phases (Moments) of the Football Game

    • Useful Terms to Know
  • 4

    Basics of Football Analysis

    • Jobs of Football Analysis

    • Before Starting Analysis

    • Pre-Game and Post-Game Analysis

    • Time and Space

    • The Player’s References of Modern Football

    • Beyond Numbers (Statistics vs Analytics)

    • From Spectators to Observers

    • Collecting Data

    • Analyzing and Interpreting Data

    • Opponent Scouting (Analysis)

    • Preparing Your Games (Game Map)

    • Expected Goals (xG)

    • Specify to Answer

    • How to Analyze a Game?

    • Section 3 Quiz
  • 5

    Resources

    • Introduction to Resources

    • Football Manager (FM)

    • Games and Highlights Websites

    • Chess

    • Mind-Maps and Flow-Charts to Guide Your Analysis

    • Tactical Board

    • Data Science

    • Other Resources
  • 6

    Next Steps...

    • Last and Not Least

    • Keeping Contact

    • After the Course

Shortly Talking...

... This course will change your filter through which you see Football (Soccer), and give you some basics and resources to get started in football analysis.