Tactics talk – Ozu Moreira

In this interview, Ramiro Amarelle and Ozu Moreira sit down to discuss various beach soccer tactics and how they can be applied. Moreira explains how he became one of the game’s best defenders and his motivation to compete against the best attackers in the world.

Moreira starts by looking back on his introduction to beach soccer and how everything started for him on the famous Copacabana Beach. Amarelle and Moreira then move on to discuss the development of the game over the years, including certain rule changes that made the sport more dynamic.

They then examine the key tactical elements of good attacking and defending and how the speed of the game plays a major role in those elements. Moreira underlines the importance of transitions in beach soccer and how they are often the difference between winning or losing. To conclude the interview, Moreira shares his thoughts on different formations and his favourite systems.