by Coach Deeone on May 17, 2021
Chelsea and Leicester City put aside their push to secure a top four finish to slug it out in the Final of the FA Cup and it was Leicester who came off tops thanks to a sublime strike from Youri Tielemans. The XG of 1.13 vs 0.56 suggests that Chelsea had the better chances, however […]
by Coach Deeone on October 8, 2020
How can you best support your child’s sporting activities, without getting over or under-involved? Here’s a few pointers made by the BBC in partnership with The Open University. (Click image to open link)
by Coach Deeone on September 3, 2020
With ⚽ football set to resume in the coming weeks, I will be sharing with you ‘in drips’ over the next four months a program that can help you achieve your conditioning goals. This Football Conditioning Program caters for you whatever your current fitness levels are. You can select from 3 levels depending on your […]
by Coach Deeone on August 3, 2020
By Mark Carter This interesting article on ball rolling time was culled from Ministry of Football (visit their site for more interesting articles on football) ‘Ball-rolling’ time is a term used in the England FA DNA. The picture on the left shows some of the coaching principles which are to be included in all England […]
by Coach Deeone on June 27, 2019
MATCH ANALYSIS: NIGERIA VS GUINEA AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS (AFCON) 2019 GROUP GAME FORMATIONS The Nigerian Manager, Gernot Rohr was always likely to make changes to the side after the injuries suffered and the impact of the substitute players in the game vs Burundi. He made 5 changes to the side with Odion Ighalo […]
by Coach Deeone on June 25, 2019
MATCH ANALYSIS: NIGERIA VS BURUNDI AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS (AFCON) 2019 GROUP GAME Nigeria played its first game of the AFCON 2019 against debutants Burundi after missing out on the last two editions of the tournament . The Nigerian side, brimming with confidence and loaded with attacking talent were expected to take down Burundi comfortably. […]
by Coach Deeone on June 9, 2019
Chelsea FC 2019/20 Squad Analysis and Transfer Targets Chelsea finished the season as the best of the rest in 3rd place behind Manchester City and Liverpool, lost to City in the League Cup Final and beat Arsenal to win the UEFA Europa League. Though on paper you would think this was a relatively successful […]
by Coach Deeone on June 2, 2019
Manchester United 2019/20 Squad Analysis and Transfer Targets Manchester United finished the season in a disappointing 6th position. After a tumultuous first half of the season, Ed Woodward got rid of serial winner Jose Mourinho and brought in club legend Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer. This saw an uplift in form and performances with the highlight […]
by Coach Deeone on October 29, 2017
SESSION TITLE: PLAYING OUT FROM THE BACK IN A 4-3-3 OBJECTIVES Coach the goalkeeper and defenders to build up play from the back coach the defence to transfer possession successful under pressure to the midfielders coach a team to build up play from the back four PRACTICE I – 7 v 3 RONDO Organization Measure […]
by Coach Deeone on October 17, 2017
THE 4-3-3 SYSTEM OF PLAY HISTORY The 4-3-3 system of play has its origins in the Dutch club and national sides and was taken to Spain by legendary Dutch coaches which has seen both nations use the system extensively in the development of their youth players. The system is made up of the […]
