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Stuart Gray

Stuart Gray

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Possession drills with players in position

Possession drills with players in position

In Possession
The aim of the session is for players to try and keep possession in order to dominate the game. It’s also designed to encourage players to play one-touch or two-touch football. It will improve passing in tight areas and will help to encourage quick decision making when players are closed down in tight spaces.
Mastering possession

Mastering possession

In Possession
This is a competitive session devised of two similar games. It involves players being put under pressure in keeping possession, and also enhances fitness, passing, decision-making and communication.

Biography

After a lengthy playing career that took in spells at Nottingham Forest, Barnsley and Aston Villa, Stuart Gray moved into coaching with Southampton, later becoming manager of the club after the departure of Glenn Hoddle.

Following his time at the St Mary’s Stadium he enjoyed spells as caretaker manager of both Aston Villa and Wolves, before he was appointed manager at Northampton Town. He also served at Burnley as first-team coach and caretaker manager and he subsequently performed both roles at Portsmouth.

In 2012 he joined the coaching staff of Sheffield Wednesday, taking over as a caretaker manager before being named head coach on a permanent basis following a run of impressive results. In his one full season in charge at the Championship club, he secured Wednesday’s highest league finish for six years.

Joining the coaching staff at Fulham, he served as caretaker manager in December 2015 and played a key role as Fulham won promotion to the Premier League in 2018. He departed the club that summer but returned in early 2019 to assist Scott Parker and together they helped return the club to the top flight in 2020.

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