Michael Beale

Coaching Sessions

COUNTER-ATTACKING WITH SPEED

Attacking

This session focuses on fast counter-attacking football when winning the ball. The moment a team regains possession, regardless of where on the pitch it happens, there is a very short window of opportunity to attack the opposition goal with the opponents unorganised and not in their “ideal” defensive organisation. Can we attack quickly and score? The decisions made by players immediately on regaining the ball are very important in order to stop opponents from counter-pressing and preventing a...

Improving the central diamond

In Possession

This session is designed to improve team movement and rotations when in possession of the ball. The session shows the example of working with a central diamond consisting of three midfielders and a number 9.

Biography

Michael Beale started his coaching career at Chelsea in 2003 where he played a part in developing the talents of players such as Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham. After ten years rising through the club’s youth coaching ranks he moved to Liverpool FC Academy in 2012, initially to manage their U16 side but shortly afterwards he was promoted into the role of reserve team manager.

He left Liverpool in December 2016 to become assistant manager at Brazilian club, Sao Paulo. In taking the role, he became the first British coach to hold a prominent position at one of Brazil’s elite clubs.

On returning to the UK, he re-joined Liverpool as head of coaching for the club’s foundation phase, a job that saw him mentoring the coaches who worked with the younger players.

In May 2018, Beale joined manager Steven Gerrard at Rangers to become first team coach of the Scottish giants. He was an important member of the coaching team as Rangers won the Scottish Premiership for the first time in 10 years.

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