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EEKLYPLAY LIKE THE PREMIER LEAGUE’S bEST ATTAcKInG MIdfIELdER
GoT A coAcHInG PRobLEM? LET ME SoLvE IT foR YoU
DOMINATE THE MIDFIELD > MIDFIELD BLOCK > KEY DEFENSIVE DUTIES > SHORT PASSING GRID
DESTROYER
January 20, 2016Issue 456$6.99/£4.99 < KEvIn dE bRUYnE
MANCHESTER CITY MIDFIELDER
FIVE MINUTE WORKSHOP > FIVE MINUTE FITNESS> RUNNING WITH THE BALL> CONTINUOUS LADDERS
TOUCHLINE TALE: AS EASY AS GARY NEVILLE…
FOCUS YOUR PASSING
W atching Gary and Phil Neville in charge of Valencia it is quite
clear that being a coach isn’t just about doing things right – the Neville’s have a huge coaching experience to call on but putting it into action isn’t always easy.
Jose Mourinho warned the Sky Sports TV analyst that it isn’t as easy as drawing on the screen with a pen and then rubbing it out. Decisions have to be made by the coach during games to bring on substitutes or change tactics if the team is losing and even change tactics if the team is winning.
As the head coach of Valencia Gary Neville has worked very hard to create a team that is successful in the Spanish La Liga. Against Real Madrid the Neville’s hard working team managed to draw 2-2 but that signaled the end for Real manager Rafa Benitez. Real were third in the table only a few points off the top but crucially the team’s above them were fierce rivals Barcelona and local rivals Atletico Madrid.
The Neville’s have got a good young team in their grasp, and
The Devil Is In The DetailSOCCER COACH
WEEKLY
PLAY LIKE THE PREMIER LEAGUE’S bEST ATTAcKInG MIdfIELdER
GoT A coAcHInG PRobLEM? LET ME SoLvE IT foR YoU
DOMINATE THE MIDFIELD > MIDFIELD BLOCK > KEY DEFENSIVE DUTIES > SHORT PASSING GRID
DESTROYER
January 20, 2016Issue 456$6.99/£4.99 < KEvIn dE bRUYnE
MANCHESTER CITY MIDFIELDER
FIVE MINUTE WORKSHOP > FIVE MINUTE FITNESS> RUNNING WITH THE BALL> CONTINUOUS LADDERS
TOUCHLINE TALE: AS EASY AS GARY NEVILLE…
FOCUS YOUR PASSING
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they certainly looked as good as Madrid when I watched them play. Gareth Bale and Ronaldo did not boss the game like I thought they would as Valencia hassled and chased them all over the pitch so they didn’t have an easy ride.
It is watching coaches like Benitez and Neville that make you realize being a coach things don’t always run smoothly. It isn’t always easy to make the right decisions even when you have played the game at the highest level, been coached by top coaches and worked with coaches at the highest level. So what hope does your average coach have?
And don’t think that you don’t face the same pressure that they do it just comes in different forms – parents and young players! Don’t allow the pressures of coaching to put you off – there to are good times and bad times when it comes to success on the pitch.
I hope you enjoy this week’s issue and that it helps you in your coaching.
3 CITY SLICKERKevin De Bruyne is the best midfielder in the Premier League
4 KEY DEFENSIVE DUTIESA great session that gives tactical insight into a working midfield
5 SHORT PASSING GRIDWork on your players technique and accuracy in a simple circuit
6 FIVE MINUTE WORKSHOPRunning and dribbling with the ball and continuous ladders
7 CORE SKILLSFocus your players’ passing by developing a range of skills
8 CIRCLE OF LIFEFun and challenging possession game to keep the ball in midfield
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PRESSING
12 TECHNICAL GAMES TO COACH MATCH-WINNING PRESSING TACTICSDavid Clarke
Win the ball back the minute you’ve lost it!
INSIDE: How leading European managers have dominated the Champions League with PRESSING
PLUS: Sessions from NEW YORK RED BULLS, HOUSTON DYNAMO and MLS League Champions PORTLAND TIMBERS
Phil Neville (L) explains brother Gary's tactics to Valencia players
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K evin De Bruyne’s stunning calendar year has been recognised by France Football
with the Manchester City star named in their XI of 2015.
The 24-year-old is the only representative from the Premier League to be included with seven La Liga stars making the team.
De Bruyne, who joined City in a £54million deal from Wolfsburg in the summer, has enjoyed a wonderful 2015 - where he flourished at the latter club before earning his move to England.
Former Chelsea manager José Mourinho must wonder why he let the young star join Wolfsburg in January 2014. He was never given a chance to prove himself at
Stamford Bridge, but that transfer was the making of him.
De Bruyne has been the breakout star of 2015, starting it by destroying Bayern Munich in January, finishing it as the most expensive player in Manchester City’s history. Watch out because the Belgian player is only going to get better.
De Bruyne’s performance for Wolfsburg against must go down as one of the finest individual displays this year. He scored two stunning goals leaving the Brazilian centre-back Dante in a spin with his driving, twisting runs on the break.
And not many players beat Manuel Neuer so emphatically.
The forward was exceptional in Germany last season, scoring 16 goals and making
28 assists to help Dieter Hecking’s side finish second and win the German Cup. De Bruyne scored the decisive goal in the cup final against Borussia Dortmund.
He made the second-most chances in the top five European leagues last season and that persuaded City to sign him for £54m in the summer. He has settled well after returning to the Premier League, scoring frequently for his new side, and he played a pivotal role in City reaching the last 16 of the Champions League, drilling in a stoppage-time winner in the 2-1 victory over Sevilla in October.
Manuel Pellegrini, City’s manager, has admitted that spending that much money on De Bruyne was a gamble, but the player has been worth every penny so far.
OWN THE MIDFIELD
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City Slicker
This is a great session that offers tactical insight into how defensive solidity can be attained through the use of a knowledgeable, tight and hard-working midfield unit
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OWN THE MIDFIELD
Player movement Ball movement Run with ball Shot
WHY USE ITThis session gets midfielders to block routes into the attacking areas of the pitch.
SET UPYou need balls, bibs and cones. Set up an area 20 x 20 yards. We used 8 players and a server in the session.
HOW TO PLAYSplit your players into two teams of 4 players and you need a server. Set the players up in the two halves of the pitch and they stay in their own half. Each team must get the ball to the striker positioned on the edge of the opponents’ area. The opposition must block the ball try to win it and get it to their own player. If they block the pass they get a ball from the server. The server plays a ball into one of the teams to start.
TECHNIQUEDefenders must slide across with the path of the ball, with defensive stances showing players are able to react quickly to an attempted pass. The nearest defender must press the ball
By D
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Cla
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Key Defensive Duties
20yds
20yds
1 The game starts with a pass from the server to one of
the teams to try and get a pass through to the attacker
2 In the 3v3 blues slide across left and right
but forget to monitor the position of the red target player behind them and they let a pass through
3 Here, the central red presses the blue
in possession whilst remaining in his own half, as his team mates come in to support
4 Players must move in relation to each
other so they cover the target player
5 Now play a 2v2 in the centre and make four small goals that
players stand behind giving each team two possible ways to score. This makes it much harder for the defending team to block the pass
This simple activity will get your players ready for a training session by focusing on their technique and accuracy with a view to passing and receiving in a match
Short Passing Grid
WHY USE ITThis activity gives you an opportunity to work with players on simple passing technique. It develops a player’s short passing technique, movement after playing the ball and receiving with an open body position.
SET UPSet up a 10-yard square with a cone in each corner. Two or three players in each corner of the square. Use two areas for a squad of 16 or more players.
HOW TO PLAYThe first person in one of the corners starts the activity by making a pass with their right foot along the outside of the square in a counterclockwise direction. After making the pass, the player follows the ball to the next group. The first person on the next cone receives the pass and continues the sequence. Play for three or four minutes or until you feel the players have had enough repetition.
TECHNIQUEThis activity emphasizes the correct passing technique over a short distance with the inside of the foot. The pass should be firm and along the ground and the receiver opens their body to set up the next pass with one touch.
GWYNNE WILLIAMSExecutive Director, Issaquah Soccer Club
OWN THE MIDFIELD
10yds
10yds
1 Pass with the right foot outside the line
and follow the pass
3 The passing player must consider the
timing and weight of release to coincide with the checked move of the receiver
5 Change the direction of the
passing to a clockwise direction and passes made with the left foot
2 The receiver checks away to
create space and then check to the ball. Use two touches only
4 The receiving player makes the
checked move realistic to game conditions with movement away and then check back to the ball
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Player movement Ball movement Run with ball Shot
This is a great warm-up to get your players ready for using running with the ball skills and playing one-twos to beat players in a match
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FIVE MINUTE WORKSHOP
Player movement Ball movement Run with ball Shot
By D
avid
Cla
rke
Five Minute Warm-UpRunning and dribbling with the ball
How to do it> Put two players inside the square and arrange the others around the four corners.
> The players on the outside must make one-two wall passes along the width of the square and dribble along the length of the square.
> Players should sidefoot pass to the wall passers who must make sure they control and pass back in to the running players so they don’t have to break their stride.
> Change the two wall passers regularly.
> The players must work for a set time period.
1 The first player dribbles the ball across to the other side of
the square then plays a one-two with one of the servers
2 Make sure players are using good passing
technique when they are making one-twos
3 Receiving the ball and getting it out of the feet with one touch is
vital to the success of the session
This five minute fitness drill can be used during your training sessions for a quick break to help coaching points sink in, or as an incentive for a drinks break
Five Minute FitnessContinuous ladders
How to do it> Arrange your players in to two groups.
> The first player on both groups works the ladder.
> The players must go through the ladders making sure each foot goes in every rung of the ladder.
> The next player starts once the previous player has come across to join their group.
> Run for five minutes continuously – players rest in the queue.
Player movement Ball movement Run with ball Shot
1 The first player must run through the ladder making
sure both feet go into each rung
2 Players must go immediately the previous player gets to
the end of the ladder
A s a core skill, passing is probably the thing you are working on most at training every week – it
comes with the territory. But the one thing you have to do is make sure you get the right sessions, so players have every type of pass at their disposal.
It’s therefore important to plan out your sessions throughout the season, where you focus on passing and what it can offer your team. One way to develop your sessions is to see how the focus of the session could be changed during the season.
For example, you can gradually evolve and change the focus of a passing session. If you start with a general passing session where the focus is on players passing out from the back and generally passing the ball to each other using a side-foot technique with control and accuracy, over time you will want to move onto something more focused.
You could narrow the focus of your
subsequent session onto short passing, and then the focus could be tightened even further to short attacking passes. In this way you can build on the passing focus and make sure all the passing boxes are ticked over a series of sessions.
In the activity that follows, we look at how support and movement work
together to make passing easier, in a fun game your players will love. Again you can see a shift in focus from passing in a small-sided game. Here the session makes passing the main coaching point and helps players to understand the different ways to pass and how to make life easier for their team-mates by supporting the pass.
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If you want players to pass better, you need to make sure they understand how to develop a range of passing skills. And to do that, you need to focus and progress your sessions
Focus Your Passing
COACHING CORE SKILLS
To make sure your players improve their passing game, they must understand some of the basics…> Your players must be able to use both feet to pass the ball.> Players should use suitable weight for each kind of pass.> Receiving players should take the pass on the back foot with one touch.> When receiving the ball, players should open up their body to the passer.> Early movement off the ball is important to receive a pass successfully.> To ensure opponents don’t gain possession, players should make crisp turns when receiving the ball.> There should be constant communication between passers and receivers.
TOP TIPS FOR A BETTER PASSING GAME
CORE SKILLS
Lionel Messi is always looking for the pass
Ballon d’Or winner 2015 – Lionel MessiMessi’s 2015 in numbers
> 61 games, 52 goals and 26 assists.
> A goal every 101 minutes and an assist every 202 minutes.
> Best minutes-per-goal rate - 80 - of anyone scoring a minimum of 10 goals across Europe’s top five leagues during 2015.
> Directly involved in 49 goals in La Liga - 34 scored and 15 assists - which was the joint-most with Ronaldo in 2015 across the top five European leagues.
> Scored in all six club tournaments in 2015, as Barcelona won five of them.
WHY USE ITThe triangle in midfield is the engine of a smothering possession game. This exercise teaches your team to feed the ball to the triangle and support those players.
SET UPMark out a 20-yard diameter circle or use your centre circle. We used 12 players.
HOW TO PLAYSet up play so you have three defenders in the centre. Three midfielders should join them, with the rest of the midfielders around the perimeter.
The midfielders try to keep possession. They earn a point for every pass into a central player that is safely returned to the perimeter players. The perimeter players cannot move from the edge, although they can be tackled by the defenders. Perimeter players can pass to one-another.
The server restarts play by passing to a midfielder in the centre or to their team-mates on the perimeter.
The defenders attempt to win the ball and kick it out of the grid. Rotate the defenders every minute.
TECHNIQUEMovement and timing of passes and runs are key to the session. Central midfielders need good combination play.
Activity by: Tony Englund, assistant director of coaching at Sporting St Croix
20yds
This is a fun and challenging possession game that will help teach younger players how to keep hold of the ball in midfield
Circle Of Life
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1 Play starts with a perimeter player
passing the ball to a team-mate in the centre
3 Note the receiving position, with his hips
open to his fellow central players. This is critical for building coordination among central players
5 Progress the session so one player from the perimeter can move into the
centre to receive a pass if his team-mates are tightly marked. He has one touch to pass then moves back to the perimeter
4 Here the tight marking means central players
are required to play to one another after receiving from outside the circle
2 The players on the outside must move
around to support play and make the pass easier
CORE SKILLS
Player movement Ball movement Run with ball Shot
