Mike Saif, Author at WORLD CLASS COACHING Training Center

2 Tactical Series Jurgen Klopp

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0 Bordeaux 3 v 0 AC Milan

HOW THE MATCH WAS WON by Keith Scarlett UEFA Cup - Flashback March 1996 Bordeaux 3 v 0 AC Milan It was 20 years ago. March 19, 1996, when Bordeaux, led by three future world champions (Zidane, Lizarazu and Dugarry) were playing away at AC Milan in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup. Beaten 2-0 in the

0 Atletico Madrid 1 v 0 Real Madrid

HOW THE MATCH WAS WON by Keith Scarlett La Liga Atletico Madrid 1 v 0 Real Madrid After a difficult, yet victorious start to their Champions League campaign, Zinedine Zidane experienced his first Madrid derby as the coach of Real. His team lost to an Atletico Madrid that is simply satisfied to be collectively higher. Here

0 Paris SG v Chelsea

HOW THE MATCH WAS WON by Keith Scarlett Champions League Paris SG 2 v 1 Chelsea Victorious over Chelsea at Parc des Princes, PSG has done half the work in leading them through the Champions League quarterfinals. After a dominating, but uninspired, first half, the Parisian club accelerated after the break and undermined Chelsea’s game

0 Combining and Playing on Angles

By Sean Reed - The following sessions will focus on combining through the middle and playing on angles Objective: Session 1 Looking at combining through the middle, timing of runs and playing on angles Set Up The dimensions of the area can be changed, depending on outcome. For example 20yds w x 40yds (Encourage space to

0 Defending in and Around the Penalty Area

By Alex Trukan Defending in and around the penalty box area is, alongside finishing, one of the two critical micro phases of the game. They are usually neglected and hoped they will ‘take care of themselves’. However, at the same time, it can be argued that these two phases are the two most important ones

0 Pre-Game: Hot Box

By Jason Stockman - In the previous Pre-Game Drill (“Pre-Game I – Quick Shot Parade”) we made the most of pre-game warm-up time by using the entire team to work on shooting while getting the keeper ready for the game. In this next installment of pre-game drills however, we’re going to dial in the focus

0 Ball Control with Sprints

By Alex Trukan This practice is focused on developing sprinting ability through improvement of anaerobic power energy system. It is based on combination of simple technical component of dribbling and ball manipulation around the cones with a pass followed by a sprint. The practice can be adapted in many ways to suit individual and group

0 AS Roma v Real Madrid

HOW THE MATCH WAS WON by Keith Scarlett Champions League AS Roma 0 v 2 Real Madrid In this match, Zinedine Zidane may have measured the road that still separates him from the great coaches. Facing a veteran, the "young" Zizou remained helpless, watching his Real Madrid side stumble over a well-organized team. It took a flash

0 Creating Space with Striker’s Movement

By Alex Trukan Creating, maintaining and exploit space is one of the crucial concepts in attacking phase of the game. It allows to build up from the back, play through the thirds as well as penetrate forwards. Especially on the opposition’s half, space becomes a valuable asset as the defending team will aim to reduce

0 Play the Spare Player

By Sean Reed - Next few sessions will focus using the spare player to maintain possession in order to build the play. Objective: Session 1 Looking to link the play using the spare player. Working on the spare player creating passing options to maintain possession. Set Up Depending on the number of players – if you

0 Overload Possession Game to Develop Aerobic Endurance

By Alex Trukan The following practice is focused on developing endurance to maintain high quantity of actions throughout the whole game. This physical component is fundamental to develop any other conditioning characteristics and is important in aiding and speeding up the recovery process. That is achieved in a simple to organise possession game which can

0 Movement and Footwork

By Josh Jones-Keen - Warm up Keepers move through the disks and the coach will shout ‘left’ or ‘right’ and the Keeper must touch the flag and deal with the serve on the ground from the coach. Keepers touch the left flag, make their way to the centre of the goal and deal with serve from

0 Applying Medium to Deep Pressing

By Alex Trukan Medium pressure is a defensive strategy based on setting up a confrontation line (area of the pitch from which the team out of possession starts to apply pressing) around half way line. It is the most popular, yet not often very effective type of pressing. Many players associate this type of pressing

0 Playing 1-2's

By Sean Reed - Next few sessions will focus on players combining, playing 1-2’s to create and maintain possession. Objective: Session 1 Working on angles of support, body shape, timing of movement and playing the ball in front of the player combining. Set Up Using the example above with 12 players. Split to group into 2

0 Back and Forth

By Jason Stockman - Recently I have been watching a variety of game highlights from last season’s MLS, the Premier League and the U.S. v Iceland game and received inspiration for this drill. What I started noticing more and more after watching a bunch of highlight videos in a row was how many goals were

0 Break Through Game

By Alex Trukan This practice is designed to improve player’s ability to produce quicker and more explosive actions. That in example might be used in 1v1’s as well as high intensity sprint duels. In this exercise, physical component is incorporated into technical practice based around 3v1, 1v1 and 1v2 scenarios. Interchange between those situations makes

0 Marseille v Paris SG

HOW THE MATCH WAS WON by Keith Scarlett Ligue 1 Marseille 1 v 2 Paris SG So close, yet still so far away. Just like in the first leg, Marseille worried PSG but still ended up on the losing end. After a catastrophic start to the match, Michel's players were able to regroup and put up some

0 Positioning From Different Distances

By Josh Jones-Keen - Warm Up Keeper should start just in front of the goal line. On command Keeper should position themselves to deal with the shot by sprinting in to the small coned area. Start left to right and have the players vary serves with volleys, half volleys and off the floor strikes. This is

0 Small Numbers Part 2

By Sean Reed - The next few sessions are some ideas for when you might have a small number of players. The focus is working in pairs, movement to receive the ball, angle of support, distances, body shape and combination play. Objective: Session 1 Working on angles of support and distances to link the play. Set

0 Attacking Patiently In the Opposition’s Half

By Alex Trukan When selecting the attacking strategy, there are several options to choose from. One team might try to threaten the opponents on the counter-attack, another one might choose to attack quickly, and third one’s preferred option may be in turn a patient, positional attack. Regardless of what’s the team’s strongest choice, the players

0 Finishing with Shuttle Runs

By Alex Trukan The following practice is designed to develop an ability to repeat high intensity sprints during the game. That is achieved by working on anaerobic energy system’s capacity, which helps in sustaining the frequency of explosive actions throughout the game. The physical component is linked to the technical element of running with the

0 Barcelona v Atletico Madrid

HOW THE MATCH WAS WON by Keith Scarlett La Liga Barcelona 2 v 1 Atletico Madrid This La Liga match featured a clash of wits between Barca and Atletico Madrid. Barcelona hosted a Madrid side level with them at the top of the table (48 points each). Rushed from the outset, the Catalans needed twenty minutes to

0 Working with Smaller Numbers

By Sean Reed - The next few sessions are some ideas for when you might have a small number of players. The focus is on their awareness, movement, angles to support, decision-making and the quality on the ball. Objective: Session 1 Working on receive the ball and looking to play out to the spare man Set

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