SESSION TITLE: A TEAM TO PLAY PENETRATIVE PASSES OBJECTIVES encourage players to penetrate opponents block encourage creativity when playing penetrative passes develop players ability in possession TECHNICAL PRACTICE ORGANISATION Playing Area: 30 yards x 30 yards Teams: Players grouped into 2 teams of 5 Set up: sets of poles are placed all around the playing […]
THE 4-2-3-1 SYSTEM OF PLAY HISTORY The 4-2-3-1 system of play has its origins in the South American and the Dutch club and national sides. The system is made up of four defenders playing in a flat line, two central holding midfielders, three attacking midfielders with two playing either side of the third who plays […]
Welcome to the first review of the 2016/17 English Premier League season. In this article, we would look at Guardiola’s use of inverted full back, Conte ‘s dynamic twin strikeforce amongst other things from the first week of EPL games. PEP GUARDIOLA’S USE OF INVERTED FULL BACKS Guardiola’s debut at MCFC was hugely anticipated by […]
MATCH ANALYSIS: ITALY vs GERMANY EURO 2016 Billed as the final before the final and the biggest game of the European Championships, Italy vs Spain did live up to expectation as a tactical masterclass and a chess game between two great footballing nations. It was the calm, assured and body-sniffing Low versus the animated, enthusiastic and mouthy […]
MATCH ANALYSIS: ITALY vs SPAIN Pure tactical masterclass put on display by Antonio Conte and the Azzuri versus the new generation of Spaniards led by an aging Vincent Del Bosque. The Italians dominated possession in the key moments of the game and relied on their defensive nous in the closing moments to see off a famous […]
MATCH ANALYSIS: GERMANY vs UKRAINE Quality offensive interplay from the World Champions was the hallmark of this game. Germany’s constant offensive rotation and interplay made their attacks unpredictably save for some spells of defensive instability. Some more work required at defending set pieces. FORMATIONS With Mat Hummels unavailable and Rudiger sent home due to injury, […]