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Elite Soccer provides exclusive insights into the training methodologies of the world's top football managers. In collaboration with the League Managers Association, we provide unparalleled access to the strategies and practices of leading coaches from the Premier League, Football League and beyond.

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Michael Carrick

Turning defence into a fast attack

This session is all about turning defending into a fast attack. We do this by working together as a unit, staying connected, and blocking or screening passes.

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Jesse Marsch

Attacking transitions

This session will emphasise winning balls from pressing situations and looking to play the first pass forward to initiate our attacking transition.

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Fabian Hürzeler

Deep runs in the final third

This session is all about the final third and creating chances to score.

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Ralph Hasenhüttl

Using the goalkeeper in build-up play

This session is designed to incorporate the goalkeeper in the build-up phase of possession, moving from an unopposed passing drill to opposed end-zone games, and finishing with an 11v11.

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Andoni Iraola

Intensive boxes drill with goals

The session is about keeping possession of the ball in small spaces.

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Ange Postecoglou

Penetrating the final third

This session is all about penetration and it is focused on movement off the ball and on passing to ...

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Pep Guardiola

Creating and finishing

This session is all about creating and finishing from a variety of distances and positions in and ...

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Mikel Arteta

Key attacking and defending concepts in game scenarios

This session was run during the international break and it had as its main target the refreshing of some of our key concepts for dealing ...

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Sir Alex Ferguson

My philosophy

My key football philosophy has always been to make sure my teams keep hold of the ball. The use of possession in creating space and ...

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Mauricio Pochettino

Pressing initiation

This session coaches players on understanding defensive pressing. It’s important to practise the key elements to identify how, when and ...

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Roberto Martinez

Compact team movement

This session is about movement of the team in attack and defence to ensure we remain compact with good distances between players. It also ...

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José Mourinho

Defensive organisation

This exclusive session from José Mourinho is about defensive organisation, and speciﬁcally two points: depth control and double marking.

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Antonio Conte

Back three tactics

Give players the opportunity to defend the box as a three, and move the ball forward, either by playing through the midfielders, passing ...

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Jürgen Klopp

Counter-pressing as an offensive weapon

This session is about the creation and application of the counter-pressing moment as an offensive weapon. It looks at recovering possession ...

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Eddie Howe

Breaking lines

Getting players comfortable when both in and out of possession has been central to my coaching philosophy. I have seen players making huge ...

Featured Coaches

Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger is one of the most successful managers in the game and has twice been a winner of the LMA manager of the Year award. In a 22-...

José Mourinho

Here is a man who ascended from a coaching role in schools football to the status of arguably the world’s most recognisable football ...

Jürgen Klopp

Klopp arrived at Liverpool with a track record of managerial success and a reputation as one of the most forward-thinking coaches in the ...

Mikel Arteta

After beginning his playing career with Barcelona, Arteta went onto represent PSG before arriving in British football in 2002 when he ...

Pep Guardiola

In his debut season as manager, he guided Barcelona to the treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League, becoming the ...

In Possession

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Bruno Lage

Build-up from goalkeepers and defenders

This session is primarily about decision-making when building up from the goalkeeper and defenders.

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Chris Davies

Find the spare player to play out

This session sits within our identity as it is an illustration of a key part of our first-team in-possession game model.

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Rehanne Skinner

Creating opportunities to break lines

This session is about creating a mindset of positive forward play across all units to eliminate opposition players and break lines.

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Dario Vidošić

Wide Combinations

By focusing on wide combinations and the principles that underpin our attacking identity, the session encourages players to understand the ...

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Out of Possession

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Alex Weaver

Defending team intentions

The session is usually the very first (defending) session I do with new teams when I know they are familiar with and/or expecting to be ...

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Maurice Ross

Plug and press

This session embodies my beliefs. I “train the brain” – that’s my motto! I train your thoughts as a player.

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Dmitri Lavrinovic

Creating and denying space

This session reflects my belief that individual domination in duels – both with and without the ball – is a key part of our identity.

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André Thomas

Positive approach to defending

This session is important as it reflects on my beliefs about football, particularly the out-of-possession principles.

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Transitions

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Cori Williams-Mills

Transitional Possession

This session is a transitional possession drill: 4v4 in the middle with four outside players on both teams.

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Martyn Irvine

Attacking from deep

The session works on attacking from deep upon regains, finding the furthest pass forward before supporting play in, around and beyond the ...

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Melanie Reay

Regains

The session focus is on regains, and being out of possession to being in possession.

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Jay Sadler

Transitional Possession

Intensity is everything for me: quick ball circulation with the ball to attack forward with pace and conviction, then against the ball ...

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Arsène Wenger

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Brendan Rodgers

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Carlos Carvalhal

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José Mourinho

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Jürgen Klopp

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Pep Guardiola

"I always enjoy talking football and discussing ideas with my fellow managers. I’m really happy to share one of my own training sessions in this issue of Elite Soccer"

Roy Hodgson

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Sir Alex Ferguson

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Steven Gerrard

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Leadership & Management

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Robbie Keane

Robbie Keane: Effort and fight

Former Ireland international Robbie Keane speaks to Ben Bartlett about his experiences as a player and how they’ve shaped his attitude as a ...

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Kalam Mooniaruck

Kalam Mooniaruck: One step at a time

The FA youth development phase lead speaks to Ben Bartlett about his experiences as a player, the importance of resilience, and what it ...

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John Allpress

Beyond the result

John Allpress looks at how to balance success on the pitch with player progress.

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John Allpress

Create and innovate

John Allpress explores how coaches can develop and support young players’ creativity.

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