WORLD CLASS COACHING Defend Like the Pro's By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART TWO Second Game Analysis Second Game Analysis In the second leg, Pep Guardiola set his team up in their usual 1-4-3-3 basic formation, with Fernandinho as the deepest of three central midfielders and Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling providing attacking width. Americ
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Defend Like the Pro's By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART THREE Defending Data - Second Game Defending Data - Second Game The basic match data confirm that the second leg was less tactical than the previous one and that open play allowed both teams to finish more than in the first match.
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Defend Like the Pro's By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART FOUR Analysis of the Goals Analysis of the Goals Manchester City 1 - Liverpool 0 Despite the overload of the left side of Manchester City’s attacking direction and of Liverpool’s right defense block (a general numerical advantage for the Reds is very
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By Mike Smith Question - I coach an U13 team in Mauritius. We are actually doing our pre season and have played two friendly games. We got beaten on both games 1-3. We created a lot of opportunities but we are not converting them. I spent some time working on playing from the back, possession with
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By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity has two teams of four players playing a 4 vs. 4 possession game with an additional neutral player. The restriction in this activity is given to the amount of touches a player can take within a sequence. Initially, the first arrangement will be a 2-2-1 repeat. This means the
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By Sean Pearson Area: 34 x 46 yards Time: 20mins Players: 6v6 Objective: • To recognize when and where to change the point of attack on the flanks • To decide how to change the point of attack Set Up: The playing area is 3 zones one large middle zone with 2 end zones. Both
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By Mike Smith Something which can get lost in the maze of formations and tactics, especially with young teams, is the idea of what is actually “ going on” during the run of play ( situational awareness). Obviously the “goings on” can change from second to second during a match and this is where, to me,
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By Wayne Henderson - As I have mentioned before, not all coaches have the luxury of state of the art training facilities, massive budgets to allow the purchase of any training equipment the coach’s desire or limitless hours with your goalkeepers every week. This drill is designed with this in mind. Sometimes it is vital
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By Sean Reed - Objective This is a session that focus’s on possession with an overload and the transition in gaining and losing possession. Set Up – Possession The session is set up within an area approx 15-20yds x 15-20yds. The game is set up as a 6v3. The ball will always start with the
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By Steven Smith This training session is designed to teach the team the importance of transitioning up and down the field while still focusing on lateral wing play. If teams are able to get the ball to the wing on the attack or for targets coming out of the back then the rest of the team
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By Philip Joe Cauchi When playing against teams who are extremely skilled, have a high level of game insight and who are mentally strong, the main style of play we should adapt and the system of play we should use will be our main concern. Further to this, we need to choose the right players
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 40 Group and Tactical Defending Exercises By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART ONE Introduction The Principles and Tactics of Team Defending PART TWO Defending With and Against the 4-3-3 Defending With and Against the 4-2-3-1 PART THREE Defending With and Against the 4-4-2 PART FOUR Defending With and Against the 3-5-2 Introduction:
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 40 Group and Tactical Defending Exercises By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART TWO Defending With and Against the 4-3-3 Defending With and Against the 4-2-3-1 1-4-3-3 Exercise 1: 3 + 3 v 4 (1) Set-up and Sequence: a rectangular area is divided into 3 parts and 10 players are involved in
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 40 Group and Tactical Defending Exercises By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART THREE Defending With and Against the 4-4-2 1-4-4-2 Exercise 19: 4 v 4 (1) Set-up and Sequence: a rectangular area is divided into 4 parts and 8 players are involved in the exercise. 4 players of the yellow defending
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 40 Group and Tactical Defending Exercises By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART FOUR Defending With and Against the 3-5-2 1-3-5-2 Exercise 31: 3 + 2 v 3 (1) Set-up and Sequence: a rectangular area is divided into 2 parts and 8 players are involved in the exercise. 3 attacking players are freely
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By Philip Cauchi Question - What do you look for when scouting/analyzing an opponent? Is there a series of questions the try and break down the opposing style of play? Introduction: Analysing opponents enables us to better understand how we need to prepare for matches to the least possible detail with the aim of achieving
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By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity has two teams of four playing a 4 vs. 2 possession game including transitional moments. Two defenders play in numerical inferiority vs. four attackers in one grid. The idea is for the defenders to win the ball and send it to two teammates waiting in a connecting grid. Once
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By Sean Pearson Area: 34 x 46 yards Time: 15 mins Players: 6v6 Objective: • To recognize triggers to press as a team • To compact the space around the ball to win the ball or force mistakes Set Up: The playing area is 3 zones one large middle zone with 2 end zones. Both
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By Mike Smith I saw it this weekend during a Premier League match. While the announcers seemed disappointed with the effort ( perhaps rightly so at the Premier League level ) the game manager in me was impressed – a deep shot from a rebound which turned out to be more dangerous to the fans 10
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By Wayne Henderson - Being able to produce top quality saves in high tempo situations separates the very best Goalkeepers from their peers. Being able to replicate these situations in training sessions is not always easy, If this drill is able to be performed consistently to a high standard at the required tempo it is
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By Sean Reed - Objective This is a session that focuses on possession with some high speed running. Set Up – Sprinting into the empty area The session is set up within an area approx 15yds x 20yds with a 5v5 inside the area. There is an additional area that is left empty for the
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 40 Shooting and Finishing Exercises By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART ONE Introduction How to Organize Shooting and Finishing Exercises PART TWO Shooting and Finishing Exercises With and Without Opposition Pressure PART THREE Shooting and Finishing Sequences PART FOUR Shooting and Battle Exercises Introduction - how to organize shooting and finishing exercises Last
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 40 Shooting and Finishing Exercises By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART TWO Shooting and Finishing Exercises With and Without Opposition Pressure Shooting and finishing practices without and with opposition pressure Exercise 1: 2 v gk (1) Set-up and Sequence: 2 players are placed in a space just a little bigger than the
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