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Breaking Lines

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Robbie Keane

Third phase overload and finishing pattern

The finishing pattern part of the session is suited for strikers and wingers because it keeps them on their toes in terms of what they ar...

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Stephen Clemence

Attacking patterns against a deep block

This session helps to break down opponents who set up in a deep block against us.

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Paul Heckingbottom

Forward runs to break a defensive line

This session promotes forward runs from all positions on the pitch: runs off the ball, third man runs, one-twos to break the defensive li...

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David Artell

Creating scoring opportunities from wide areas

This session is all about building relationships in wide areas. The players are given guidelines but they also have lots of freedom to br...

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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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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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Liam Manning

Beating a block

This session is focused on teaching players to beat a block. It’s about dominating possession and identifying when to attack down the sid...

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Nigel Pearson

Creating Scoring Opportunities

This session is about attacking with purpose and quality. It focuses on developing good combination play between attacking players and pr...

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Luke Webb

INDIRECT MOVES IN THE FINAL THIRD

This session is all about possession solutions and it teaches players how to perform indirect moves and movements in the final third of the ...

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Michael Carrick

Combining to progress through the pitch

This session is about working together to open up space on the pitch so the team can penetrate opponents quickly by passing forward and ...

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Lee Johnson

Decision making in the final third

This session is all about recognising the best opportunities for playing through, over or around the opposition’s defence. For example, ...

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Stephen Robinson

Penetration in the final third

This session is about breaking lines and penetration. It focuses on getting the wide players, the midfielders and the centre forward ...

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Tony Mowbray

Playing and receiving through the lines

This session is about passing and receiving through the lines of the opposition.

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Dean Smith

Deep runs from midfield

This session is designed to encourage attacking midfielders and wide players to make deep runs in behind the opposition defenders.

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Paul Peschisolido

Creating space in midfield

This session is about creating space in midfield in order to receive or support others in breaks. This scenario often occurs as a first ...

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Phil Brown

Picking the right pass forward

Teach your team the benefit of positive forward play with this 8v8 passing session, which reinforces a positive attacking mindset and ...

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 ...

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Gary Caldwell

Attacking with forward runs

Exploiting space and getting behind the opposition defence is a great way to create scoring opportunities. This session is designed to ...

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Paul Buckle

Passing between and through the lines

If your team is set up to pass the ball, use this session to practise passing through and around the lines of defence. It focuses on ...

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Mike Phelan

Decisions, pressure, possession

Use this full squad session to work on passing out from the back and making the right decisions to pass and keep possession. Its focus ...

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Tony Loughlan

Build-up versus counter

A great session for player understanding, in terms of how ‘build-up’ can look like ‘counter’. Also, great for tactical awareness – we can ...

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Mick McCarthy

Possession, progression and penetration

Get your players establishing positive habits in possession. This high-tempo session takes the form of a training circuit followed by a ...

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Darren Ferguson

Playing through teams in a 4-4-2 formation

Try this session to get your wide players or strikers receiving in between the lines. The focus is on quality of passing and timing of ...

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Alan Pardew

Playing forward in a 4-3-3

Use this session to emphasise the idea of passing forward in between rigid opposition units to break through an opposition’s midfield and ...

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Eric Kinder

Passing on the half turn

Use this session to focus on body shape and the way the players not only receive a pass but also get the pass on to the back foot with the ...

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