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In Possession

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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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Pep Guardiola

Creating and finishing

This session is all about creating and finishing from a variety of distances and positions in and around the box. The majority of chances...

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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 penetrate. It begins with a passing dr...

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Emma Hayes

Play around to play through

This session has a focus on attacking strategy and we used it prior to a Champion’s League game. It allows the team to execute our build ...

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Kevin Nicholson

Free-kick routines

This session looks at maximising the potential of scoring goals from free-kicks. It does this by looking at ways of working the ball into...

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Arsène Wenger

Passing through the lines

This is a training session that incorporates quick combination passing, positional awareness and intelligent decision-making. It’s import...

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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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Andoni Iraola

Intensive boxes drill with goals

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

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Jose Espinoza

Possession to score

This session is based on constant movement on and off the ball, rewarding the players if or when they keep the ball.

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Omar Adlani

Finding free space

This session is about controlling the opposition’s switch. It’s designed to support players to face a team who are very good in possession, ...

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Kevin Nicholson

Grid possession game

This is a session that can be used to coach in-possession or out-of-possession principles. It can be used as an extension of a passing-and-...

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Ian Burchnall

Fast attacking play

This session is all about fast attacking play whether that’s coming from a possession phase or through transition moments.

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André Roca

Creative play: unlocking movement variability

This session features two activities aimed at enhancing players’ creativity and adaptability.

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Stephen Constantine

Up, back and through

This session is about getting the ball forward as quickly and as accurately as possible. It is very effective at any level, and when it’s ...

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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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Anthony Pulis

Forward runs to penetrate and support

This session is about encouraging forward runs to penetrate defensive lines, supporting runs to provide options once this line is broken, ...

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Brendan Rodgers

Build up to break press and fast attacks

He led Swansea City to the Premier League, guided Liverpool to runners-up spot in the title race, and won the FA Cup with Leicester City. W...

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Graham Biggs

Combination play in and around the penalty box

This session is about one-touch and two-touch combination plays, encouraging creativity in the penalty box and positivity to play forward ...

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Harry Watling

6v6+6 build v break

The session consists of 18 players in three teams of six. The ideal scenario is to use this practice straight after some unopposed build-up ...

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Armand Kavaja

Playing out vs high press

This session focuses on pressure, cover and balance. During the session, players will get plenty of opportunity to play under high pressure ...

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Matthew Layton

Creating and finishing

In this session we are looking at creating, both individually (1v1) and putting together collective combinations to create finishing ...

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Rob Page

Attacking patterns

This session is about attacking patterns, reinforcing messages to the players. It is unopposed to start with to make sure that the session ...

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Dmitri Lavrinovic

Create and score

The emphasis for this session is on exploring different movements and rotations to create overloads and finishing opportunities. It’s a ...

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Christophe Berra

Tactical positional play

This session focuses on our main principles in possession: positioning with support, width, in between, and depth within a team structure. W...

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"My session in Elite Soccer will help show you how our way is applied in simple training activities to give you a first idea to develop counter pressing"

Pep Guardiola

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Roy Hodgson

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Sir Alex Ferguson

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Steven Gerrard

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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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