Phil Brown

Coaching Sessions

Finishing with realism

In Possession

This is a shooting and crossing session for a front three, generating shots from the edge of the penalty box, just inside the box and from crosses. It tries to create realism and makes the players think about their next actions.

Diagonal balls and regains

Defending

This session looks at the use of diagonal balls from defenders and midfield players into wide and attacking players, and is designed to isolate opponents by moving play from confined areas of the pitch to open space.

Winning the midfield battle

Midfield

This session is about competing against opposition players in the middle of the park, and subsequently taking control of the game. It’s a session that relates directly to the cut and thrust of a match on a Saturday.

Picking the right pass forward

Attacking

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

Biography

Phil Brown took his coaching badges while still a player at Bolton Wanderers and got his first taste of management as the club’s caretaker boss for six games in 1999. He was appointed manager of Derby County in 2005, but it was at Hull City that he enjoyed his first big managerial successes, leading the ‘Tigers’ to promotion to the Premier League in 2008. He spent the following two seasons managing Hull in the top flight. After a spell in charge of Preston North End, he went on to enjoy five years at Southend United, achieving promotion to League One via the playoffs. After spells in charge of Swindon Town and Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League, Brown returned to Southend as manager in April 2021.

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