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OUR MISSION is to connect coaches from all around the World, share ideas and create content to help each individual on their journey.
Joined October 2020
Are you a club in need of a full curriculum for your coaches, players and teams? We support clubs worldwide with models for all ages and stages of development. We also off a player/parent learn & practice at home away from team sessions. DM us for more info!
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Masterclass from Vitinha tonight in how to dictate tempo and how to manipulate the opposition by staying on the ball 😍
Final stats from Vitinha (PSG) v Aston Villa. Sensational performance. 90 minutes played Passes Attempted - 123 Passes Completed - 121 Pass Completion - 98% 1 Touch Passes - 11 (8%) 2 Touch Passes - 17 (22%) 3+ Touch Passes - 87 (70%) Watching the best players
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This is excellent from Sean Dyche. A top quality game model has to be well rounded in the 4 key moments of the game. Having a plan or an idea in 1 key moment is flawed if you don’t consider the performance problems and how the other moments fit within that plan aswell….being
"Brilliant! I love it, it's exciting!" 😍 Sean Dyche names his favourite Premier League bosses! 🤝
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Good open game so far. It will be interesting to see if Slot adjusts the press from the outside, as Chelsea are gaining control by shifting into a back three with Cucurella dropping low (perfect shift). If Slot does tweak things, then the key question becomes: how does Enzo
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Quality Beside > Beyond movement from Cole Palmer to set this move off!! 1 of 6 individual double movements top players utilise 👏
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Legacy of a Master Coach: Dick Bate and the Modern Centre-Back The Future Game For those fortunate enough to have worked with Dick Bate—or even just crossed paths with him—it was clear how deeply passionate he was about football and its continual evolution. He constantly
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More of the ‘Brilliant Basics’ on show this time from a CB in a WF position to create space to cross….every player in every position can benefit from mastering the basics!! Quality from McGuire 👏
Harry Maguire...the WINGER?! 😱 His ball finds Manuel Ugarte who heads it onto Casemiro for the goal 😤
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This is absolutely mind blowing and Yamal is sensational to watch which is what the game is all about but the big questions are…. - Do Barcelona need to protect him a bit? That’s a lot of games already at 17 and Pedri and Gavi suffered big injuries. - Can Barcelona afford to
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We recently did a presentation on our ‘Brilliant Basics’ and talk about how the best young players can do all the skills on our skills list allowing them to comfortably deal with: - Front Pressure ✅ - Side Pressure ✅ - Back Pressure ✅ Beautifully demonstrated by Yamal
LAMINE YAMAL PULLS ONE BACK 🤩 Yamal glides through the Inter defence and hits a mesmerising finish on his 100th Barcelona game 🔥 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK
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So hopefully, we’ve broken it down clearly: ✅ WHAT ARE SIDE CONNECTIONS? ✅ WHY DO YOU USE THEM? ✅ HOW DO THEY WORK? Check out our website if you’d like a deeper dive into how we train and coach these patterns week to week.
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HOW DO YOU USE THEM? Before we dive in, it’s important to say that every coach will have their own rationale for when, why, and how they use rotations. What follows is how we apply them in our model — and if people want more detail, we’ll follow up in future threads. 1️⃣
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WHY DO YOU USE THEM? We use side connections for three key reasons: 1️⃣ Unit Cohesion & Ball Progression They help players build an understanding of working in small units, while mastering the technical and tactical actions required to progress the ball under pressure. 2️⃣
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WHAT ARE SIDE CONNECTIONS? A side connection involves a trio of players operating on the same side of the pitch. While the personnel can vary depending on your system, a common example in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 would be the left-back, left midfielder, and left winger. These three
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From La Masia to Your Touchline: The Power of Side Connections In this short thread we will run through the filling: 1️⃣ WHAT ARE SIDE CONNECTIONS? 2️⃣ WHY DO YOU USE THEM? 3️⃣ HOW DO THEY WORK? ⸻ Short lead-in: During our first visit to La Masia, we watched Barcelona’s U14s
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Arsenal v PSG HT thoughts: PSG have been relentless so far and Arsenal need to deal with the following performance problems: 1. Picking up Dembele - may have to sacrifice the +1 on their defensive line to get tighter to him. 2. PSG side rotations are really hurting Arsenal -
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Barcelona become the first club to win the UEFA Youth League 3 times. Two sensational performances over finals weekend….they have been individually technically far superior to every team we’ve watched them against which makes tactics easy!! Individual development will always
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Receiving Skills | Open Body Back Foot to Progress or Closed Body Front Foot to Protect Rico Lewis with a top example of Open Body Back Foot here 😍
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Our 'Brilliant Basics' research is now available in a full 2 part presentation on our YouTube channel, we hope you enjoy watching the videos. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, we are always available to talk about the game. BRILLIANT BASICS |
Over the last few months we watched 30 games across the following competitions: Champions League 🇪🇺 Premier League 🏴 La Liga 🇪🇸 Bundesliga 🇩🇪 Serie A 🇮🇹 We wanted to research which skills out of our Position Specific 'Brilliant Basics' were used the most at the top levels and
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What does success look like in each phase of the game? Understanding the 4 key moments, and when to be proactive or patient, can shape how your team controls matches. ⸻ 1️⃣ Attacking Organisation How you build and progress with the ball. •Proactive – Play forward early,
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Poll Question: Over the past couple of months, we’ve been focusing on the types and number of touches players are taking before releasing the ball. When it comes to the number of touches, which do you find yourself leaning towards the most in your practice design?
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Over the last couple of years we have post two personal Coaching Journeys on our YouTube channel. One journey is at a EPL Academy team in England and the other is at one of our partner clubs team in the USA. Both journeys include the following: - Training plans, delivery and
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