A TEAM TO PLAY PENETRATIVE PASSES

by on August 29, 2016

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 […]

EPL TACTICAL ANALYSIS GAMEWEEK 1: PEP’S INVERTED FULL BACKS AND MORE

by on August 15, 2016

heat map of Clichy and sagna in first appearance under Guardiola

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 […]

EURO 2016 MATCH ANALYSIS: ITALY vs GERMANY

by on July 4, 2016

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 […]

EURO 2016 MATCH ANALYSIS: ITALY VS SPAIN

by on June 29, 2016

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 […]

EURO 2016 MATCH ANALYSIS: GERMANY vs UKRAINE

by on June 14, 2016

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, […]