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BEN BARTLETTConstraints-based coaching

SOUTHEND UNITED PORTSMOUTH

PHIL BROWNWinning the midfield battle

GARY BOWYER Crossing and finishing

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GARRYMONKPOSSESSION PRACTICE AGAINST OUR TACTICAL MODEL

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3 MANAGEMENT MATTERSOur review of the past month

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groundDear Coach,

Welcome to the July issue of Elite Soccer.Well for most of us, the summer months provide some respite from playing and coaching demands, but what a fine selection of soccer brilliance there remains on our televisions screens. To start, the Under-21 European Championship has done a fine job in showcasing the emerging generation of top-level footballers. And if that wasn’t enough, then the Copa America reminds us all how effective technical brilliance combined with physical strength can be. Indeed, that combination goes some way to outlining some of Swansea City’s success over the past few years, and with that in mind we’re delighted to welcome Swans manager Garry Monk into Elite Soccer for the first time.The 36-year-old has just completed a highly successful first full season in charge at the Liberty Stadium, and we’re grateful for his time in putting together for us an engaging plan that discusses how the club aligns possession practices to its tactical model. It’s a practice that really goes to the heart of ‘The Swansea Way’.Moving into the Sky Bet Championship, and Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer shows how crossing and finishing from wide areas has been at the heart of his two frontmen – Jordan Rhodes and Rudy Gestede – clocking up 20+ goals last season.Next, freshly promoted Southend United manager Phil Brown outlines the ideas behind winning the midfield battle, while Brentford coach Lee Carsley reveals why effective pressing was one of his favourite tactical challenges as a player, and why he is so keen to pass that outline on to his Sky Bet Championship players. Portsmouth coach Ian Foster looks at how staging unevenly weighted counter-attacks can be of huge benefit to both attackers and defenders, while The Football Association’s Ben Bartlett answers our Coaching Consultation question for this month as he presents a detailed and highly original constraints-based coaching model.As always, it’s great to hear your thoughts, opinions and observations, so keep them coming, and we look forward to seeing you again next month with six more sessions.

Yours in soccer,

Howard Wilkinson, LMA Chairman

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Aligning possession practices

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BLACKBURN ROVERS

Crossing & finishing from wide

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Winning the midfield battle

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BRENTFORD

Pressing within a

shape

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Counter-attacking 11v11 into a 7v3

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THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

Constraints-based

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MANAGEMENT MATTERS

MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARDSIt was little surprise to see Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho

crowned the Barclays Premier League Manager of the Year for the 2014/15 season, in which the club were deserving winners of English football’s greatest prize.The west London outfit romped to their first domestic title in five years, sweeping away the opposition with a brand of entertaining attacking football, whilst still abiding by the solid defensive principles that patterned the Portuguese’s first spell at the club. With that in mind, the Blues ended the campaign

with the best defensive record in the division – just 32 conceded in 38 matches – and also saw Eden Hazard claim the Player of the Year award too after a number of imperious performances in midfield and on the wing.For Mourinho, it was an eighth domestic success in England with Chelsea, totalling three Premier League titles, three League Cup wins, plus an FA Cup and Community Shield. It’s also his third Premier League Manager of the Year award, though surprisingly, he has only collected Manager of the Month honours on three occasions during his five years in the country.P38 W29 D9 L3

There was little doubt who would take the Sky Bet Championship Manager

of the Year award for 2014/15, with AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe the outstanding candidate after guiding his side into the Premier League for the first time in their history. The club were 25/1 to win the title at the start of the campaign, yet snatched it from Watford’s grasp on the final day after both sides had already done enough to secure promotion. Momentum was the word at the Goldsands Stadium as Howe’s side flew through the second half of the campaign with attacking football at the heart of their game plan.Next stop for Bournemouth - Stamford Bridge, Old Trafford, Anfield and more, with 37-year-old manager Howe’s reputation as an innovative, stylish and personality-driven coach now firmly in place.P46 W26 D12 L8

In Sky Bet League One, Steve Cotterill was the obvious choice for the Manager of the

Year gong after his Bristol City side strode to the league title in comfort.With their Ashton Gate home being redeveloped and a return to Championship football confirmed, these are exciting times for the club, and they won their division by eight points from nearest challengers MK Dons, accumulating 99 in total, and scoring 96 goals. The club also lifted the Football League Trophy at Wembley in March, defeating Walsall 2-0.The season provided a fitting anniversary for 50-year-old Cotterill, who this year celebrates two decades in management, having first chanced his arm in 1995 with Sligo Rovers.P46 W29 D12 L5

And finally in Sky Bet League Two, Wycombe Wanderers manager Gareth Ainsworth

took the Manager of the Year plaudits despite the Chairboys falling just short in their shot at promotion.The Adams Park outfit enjoyed a huge turnaround in fortunes from the previous season, where only victory at Bristol Rovers on the final day saved them from relegation to the Conference.Despite operating with much the same squad, Ainsworth revitalised his side in 2014/15, with the club occupying the automatic promotion positions for almost all of the campaign, ultimately slipping up in the home strait and having to settle for a play-off spot. Even then, they made it to Wembley, but lost 7-6 on penalties to Southend United after the final ended 1-1 after extra-time.P46 W23 D15 L8

Gary Bowyer’s rise to becoming the fourth longest serving manager in the Sky Bet Championship is an impressive one, having first started out with non-league Ilkeston Town in the late 1990s.Bowyer had hung up his boots after his playing career was curtailed by injury, and he went on to coach at Derby County’s academy before joining Blackburn Rovers as Under-18s manager. The position of reserve team manager and caretaker manager followed before the 43-year-old was installed as first-team boss in May 2013, guiding the side to eighth in his first full season in charge.

Phil Brown’s managerial CV is lengthy and stands up impressively to scrutiny, with the popular former player (who clocked up over 650 career appearances) beginning his coaching journey as assistant to Sam Allardyce at Blackburn Rovers.He became Derby County manager in 2005, departing a year later for Hull City, where he enjoyed a hugely successful four years in charge, during which time he took the club into the Premier League for the first time in their history.Wind forward to 2015 and Brown has just guided Southend United to promotion from Sky Bet League Two.

After 40 caps for the Republic of Ireland and over 470 league appearances for top flight sides including Derby County, Blackburn Rovers, Coventry City, Everton and Birmingham City, Lee Carsley moved into coaching at the cessation of his playing career, initially with Coventry’s Under-18s.He moved up to coach the development squad and first-team before joining Sheffield United. In October 2014 he arrived at Sky Bet Championship outfit Brentford and now coaches the club’s Under-21 side.

Ian Foster arrived at Sky Bet League Two side Portsmouth at the end of the 2014/15 season as new manager Paul Cook’s first-team coach.At 38, Foster has already enjoyed a wide variety of roles, starting out as physiotherapist at Kidderminster Harriers in 2006, before switching to Galway, where he became first-team manager. Time at Dundalk followed and he completed his UEFA Pro Licence in July 2011 before switching back to England as Under-21s manager at Coventry City.

Ben Bartlett is Senior Youth Coach Educator at The Football Association, and is a UEFA A-Licence and Advanced Youth Award Level operator with a background in the development of coaches and players alike from grass roots to elite level.He has been with the Football Association since 2011, having previously been Director of Coaching for Chelsea Ladies and County Development Manager for the Berkshire and Buckinghamshire Football Association.

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GARRY MONKSWANSEA CITY

Garry Monk’s appointment as interim manager of Swansea City in February 2014 followed a long, rewarding association with the south Wales club, dating back to 2004 when he arrived at Vetch Field as a player.Bedford-born Monk made 226 appearances for Swansea during his decade as a player. An influential, powerful centre-back, he played an integral role in the club’s impressive journey from the bottom of the Football League to the Barclays Premier League. In 2013 Monk won the first major trophy of his playing career as Swansea beat Bradford City 5-0 to lift the League Cup and secure qualification for the Europa League. In May 2014 Monk was appointed permanent manager of Swansea. The 36-year-old impressed during his first full season in charge as the club defeated Arsenal and Manchester United both home and away, and guided his team to an eighth place finish in the Premier League. In May 2015 Monk was nominated for the LMA’s prestigious Manager of the Year award.

GARY BOWYERBLACKBURN ROVERS

PHIL BROWNSOUTHEND UNITED

LEE CARSLEYBRENTFORD

IAN FOSTERPORTSMOUTH

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Garry MonkAligning possession practices to our tactical model

Overloaded possession and transition practicesPractice oneWe set up as shown (1a) in an area measuring 25x20 yards. Although this can be adjusted depending on the number of players, the aim is always to create challenging in-possession conditions to elicit intensity from the practice.The game is 5v5 plus three neutral players, who are conditioned to play one-touch. The side in possession plays with an attacking overload while the defending team’s challenge is to regain possession whilst outnumbered. The emphasis here is on the importance of hunting the ball immediately following possession loss. If the side that loses possession allows the opposition to establish control of the ball (and of play), it becomes a difficult task to regain the initiative in an 8v5 situation.The way we approach the problem of regaining against an overload is to make a mental line where

ALIGNING POSSESSION PRACTICES TO OUR TACTICAL MODEL

SET-UPAREAUp to 40x40 yardsEQUIPMENTBalls, conesNUMBER OF PLAYERSUp to 8v8 plus 2 neutralsSESSION TIME15mins per practice

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Reds have regained possession, meaning whites must attempt to pen the opposition into the shaded area of the pitch in order to reduce space and regain possession quickly

This is 8v5 in favour of whites, who use the three yellows with the aim of retaining possession

Overview:This session begins by focusing on the defensive transition following possession loss, before training in

possession principles of play.It’s a practice that fits with the Swansea blueprint of play – it offers high intensity,

quickly getting players engaged in what we are trying to achieve. That means what’s being practised can be challenging

both physically and mentally, because as soon as players lose the ball they know they will need to work hard to win it back quickly.

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play is to be restricted (1b). This pressing line would generally represent a half-pitch.

What are the key things to look out for?This practice enables us to train our pressing reaction when the ball is lost, promoting the physical and tactical ability in players to regain possession quickly; and when they do that, they must quickly make the pitch big. The exercise, through simple execution, allows us to develop this defensive element of our game.A common mistake occurs when a player will chase the ball by himself, and gets played around easily. It’s important to coach the whole team to press collectively, and to cut off parts of the pitch in eliminating the ‘danger’ of opposition space.

Practice twoThe practice area is now split into four even quadrants on a 40x40-yard pitch (2a) that can be used as points of reference or as a way in which a coach, just as in the first practice, can confine players to specific areas of the pitch.In this example an 8v8 possession game (which includes a supporting yellow neutral player on either side (2b)) takes place with each side aiming to complete a sequence of 12 uninterrupted passes. The only stipulation initially is that no more than three consecutive passes can be made in

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Neutrals on each side support the team with the ball (reds) who continue the possession practice with the intention of making 12 uninterrupted passes

We set up 8v8 with players positioned in quadrants

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each quadrant before transferring the ball.Numerous conditions can be placed on this practice in order to hone in on various learning objectives. For example:• Condition the game

so that the point-scoring system is direction-specific – a team must play from one target player to the other in order to score a ‘goal’, and therefore a coach can focus on combination play to pass forward.

• Stipulate that teams retain a minimum of one player per quadrant - this ensures they maintain width and depth within their play.

What are the key things to look out for?This practice allows us to develop simple game principles. It is crucial that on regaining the ball, as per the previous drill, we make the pitch big - this is the offensive transition. The exercise allows these natural principles to take place with few interventions and cements the idea that, on regaining the ball, we must use width and depth in order to maintain possession.

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THE SWANSEA WAY (or ways)The Swansea Way is a football philosophy started by former club manager Roberto Martinez and taken on further by Brendan Rodgers. Garry Monk, who was a player under both and has been at the South Wales club for 11 years, has embraced that same ethos, which revolves around the principles of dictating games. And this brand of assertive play comes about predominantly by ensuring

possession is retained through slick, precise, measured, technical passing patterns. Yet while this attacking element has been key to the philosophy of the club in recent years, as well as being the key characteristic most expert summarisers recognise in the way the Swans play, there is a deeper reading of The Swansea Way which, although less celebrated, is equally important - namely regaining possession having assumed a

defensive transition. Only through being assertive in the way they defend (even when outnumbered) can Swansea begin the process that sees them restart the assertive brand of football that has earned them unprecedented success over the past few seasons. Although an understated point, the organisation of defensive transitions has actually been a vital driver for the rewards further up the pitch.

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1 The Stoke defender Marc Wilson collects a clearance.

Under pressure from two Swansea players he slips

and the loose ball is taken up by Angel Rangel

2 As Rangel advances into the Stoke penalty area he is closed down by defenders

3 Rangel lays the ball off to Sigurðsson who has advanced from a deep lying midfield

position

4 Gylfi Sigurðsson shoots from the edge of the area – the shot beats the keeper, but

hits the crossbar

Swansea City v Stoke CityBarclays Premier League(May 2, 2015)

How slick transitioning helped Swansea spring defensive tightness into broad attacking play

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BLACKBURN ROVERS

Gary BowyerCrossing and finishing from wide areas

Overview:This session is about crossing and finishing from wide areas, and is one we’ll perform up to three times a week because in Jordan Rhodes and Rudy Gestede we have two players who thrive on service from the flanks. Both players topped 20 goals last season and a lot of that was down to excellent service - yes we rely on guys in the middle to finish, but players on the wings who can provide good deliveries too, and this session practises both.

What do I get the players to do?Warm-upWe start with a warm-up of passing in shape with a finish on goal, as shown (1). The encouragement is for players to get crosses into the box early. As soon as one attack ends another begins with the emphasis on maintaining a high tempo.

CROSSING AND FINISHING FROM WIDE AREAS

SET-UPAREAUp to a half pitchEQUIPMENTBalls, cones, goalsNUMBER OF PLAYERS16 plus 2 keepersSESSION TIMEWarm-up 15mins, Game situation 20-30mins

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3 A deep cross is played towards the far post

2 Attacking players make positive runs into the box

5 The right-sided attack plays across the box for the winger to run onto and score

1 In this variation the ball is dropped short for the full-back to advance with the ball

4 The winger continues his run

2 Players begin the attacking move, combining using quick combinations

1 The ball starts with the keeper who plays a long pass to any of the back four

3 All attacks end with a cross and attempt on goal

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What are the key things to look out for?We’re looking for quality of pass into space. As this happens there must be good movement in the box with strikers taking up positions in key areas (one across the near post, one for a pull-back). A common mistake is strikers making the same type of run, or to the same point. The delivery must have pace, weight and accuracy, with power and timing the key elements when it comes to what we look for in the finish. We also want to see originality and variation in approach play (2).The secret to mastering crossing and finishing is repetition, which builds confidence, communication and understanding. What’s being coached is not complex or especially detailed, but it does require precision, accuracy and excellent teamwork, and that’s where the best and worst teams succeed and fail.

How do I put this into a game situation?We now set up as shown (3), 3v3 in each penalty area with a five-yard gap in between where a striker can enter unopposed. The four white neutrals are crossers.We can progress by allowing the white neutral on the far side to come into the area to create a 4v3 attacking overload (4).

GARY BOWYER: CROSSING AND FINISHING FROM WIDE AREAS


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1 Blues start with the keeper and build

4 A goal is scored

In the progression, the opposition white neutral enters the central box area to make a 4v3 overload in front of goal

2 A blue striker drops off into the free zone3 He sets the

ball out wide to the white neutral

who crosses for the attackers

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SOUTHEND UNITED

Phil BrownWinning the midfield battle

Overview: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. If we were to do the same exercise in a box off the pitch, it would be a ‘keep ball’ session, yet by running the practice in the middle, central midfielders understand first-hand what they have to do to in order to control a game. We’ll run this session in fine-tuning our approach for a couple of different scenarios - firstly, when going into a match where we expect a tight contest in the middle of the park. For instance, when playing against a team that likes to have three centre-midfielders. Alternatively, it’s a useful practice to run when we might expect to be lining up with a 3v2 overload, for the fact it gets players used to taking advantage of the spare man in order to control possession and win the midfield battle.

What do I get the players to do?The midfield battleSetting up on a full size pitch, as shown (1a), we mark out a 20x20-yard area around the centre circle. In this area we set up a 3v3 (or 2v2) with a floater. The attacking side organises with two full-backs, two wingers and two strikers, while their opponents have a back four and a holding midfield player.The session will start with the coach feeding the ball into the attacking three midfield players. The aim is to complete five

WINNING THE MIDFIELD BATTLE

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Reds have completed five passes and break out of the central area with the full-back making an overlapping run

They work the ball well and a cross into the danger area is worked to the edge of the box before being fired home

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passes between themselves before passing to either side. The midfielder who plays the pass will then break forward to support the attack. Whoever receives the ball will then play a 2v1 against the defender. In playing out the move, we encourage the full-back to get forward and make an overlapping run. The aim is to feed the ball into the two strikers or the attacking midfielder to score a goal (1b). In addition, and as you would expect, the opposite winger should be encouraged to attack at the far post.

How do I progress the session?This exercise can then be turned into a match with the same principle. The ball is fed into the centre by the coach, with the first team completing five passes able to turn out and start an attack.The coach can then allow the floater (or a second midfielder) to break forward and join the attack, creating an overload as the session goes on (2a). The remaining midfielders will sit in, ready to start again.To progress further, we will take the cones out and play a full match, retaining the same principles already outlined. So that means continuing to work with the midfield by feeding the ball in to a central midfielder on either team and encouraging players to stick to the passing and movement patterns already rehearsed.

What are the key things to look out for?The key for this to work is in moving the ball quickly in the middle of the park, and using the spare man to keep possession. It’s also crucial that when the opportunity to get the ball wide is available, play goes out with a quality pass, provoking others to join the attack.Defensively, we’re looking for the midfield three to get tight to their men, thus making it difficult for them to keep possession and play it out wide.Once the ball does go out wide, we’re looking for attackers to play direct and, of course, score goals.

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Now with blues on the offensive, the floater comes out of the centre circle to support the attack

The winger on the opposite side also makes his way into the box, but on this occasion it’s the neutral who has supported best the midfield advance as he heads home

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BRENTFORD

Lee CarsleyPressing within a shape

Overview:Pressing within a shape is a vital part of any team’s set-up. It ensures strength, control and organisation, and provides a crucial element to any successful side’s training process.I loved playing this way, and when you have team mates who understand how to put this into effect, it’s very difficult for the opposition to play against.The trick to this session is to keep it at a low tempo. We are looking for planned, thought-out moves, suffocating opposition threat and slowing waves of attacks as much as possible.

What do I get the players to do?Centre press game (1)One of the two lines of four reds is fed the ball by a team mate positioned around the outside of the 20x20-yard area. Players pass left and right, waiting for a gap to appear where a pass can be played through to a team mate on the other side.

PRESSING WITHIN A SHAPE

SET-UPAREAUp to an extended half-pitchEQUIPMENTBalls, cones, goalsNUMBER OF PLAYERSUp to 10v9 plus keepersSESSION TIMECentre press game 4x1min, Two squares game 2x5mins, 7v9 2x8mins, 9v9 16mins

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Blues press as a group, keeping their

shape and maintaining sensible distances

They shift across in tracking the movement of the ball and must quickly regain shape once played through

The shape of the man furthest from the ball is vital in that he must be ready to reposition and react should a switch occur

In the progression, a successful pass has been made through the blue line – the blues are now battling to win the ball back in a 4v4 possession game

Four blues chase into the red half using the principles already learned

When possession is stolen, the ball is played back into the blue square

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To progress, once the ball is passed through the blue line the box turns into a possession game and the teams play on until blues win the ball back (2).

Two squares game (3)We now set up with two 20x20-yard squares placed end to end. Teams press in the opposite half in looking to steal the ball.

7v9 (4)Setting up as shown on a 60x50-yard area, we play a 7v9 with pressing blues outnumbered. Reds must take their time in finding the target man at the bottom.

9v9 (5)Now we use 9v9 on three quarters of a pitch, as shown. Reds are 4-4-1 and need to respect an offside line when attacking. Blues are 3-2-3-1, and the set-up means the game should feel like wave after wave of attacks by the blues.

What are the key things to look out for?In the bigger set-ups, tempo of closing players down is noticeable, and that necessitates good communication. We also want to see a positive first pass when possession is regained.

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Reds keep possession of the ball at the back of the practice and outside the pitch

Blues are marking space

not a man

The nearest blue to the ball is aggressive and halts any red forward movement

Blues hold their shape and stay

patient blocking lines, keeping the

play in tight corners and ensuring a ball

on one side is not switched to the

other

The 9v9 set-up provokes blues waves of pressure when attacking, and pressing power when out of possession

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PORTSMOUTH

Ian FosterCounter-attacking 11v11 into a 7v3

Overview:This session examines how to counter-attack at speed, linking up play with strikers and using quick combinations to score.It is game-specific and the high tempo nature of what we are asking the players to do adds an element of realism to the training session, where players can see first-hand how counter-attacking at speed can make a real difference on a match day.We would use this session in the lead-up to a game where we think we will have opportunities to play in a high tempo and counter-attacking style.

What do I get the players to do?We set up 11v11 on a full-size pitch, as shown (1a). This session alternates regularly, so the attacking team becomes the defending team when the ball goes out of play. The keeper starts by throwing out to the full-back, who opens up and looks forward. The remaining three defenders on the attacking team

COUNTER-ATTACKING 11V11 INTO A 7V3

SET-UPAREAFull pitchEQUIPMENTBalls, cones, goalsNUMBER OF PLAYERS11v11SESSION TIME20mins

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For the initial set-up, the ball is played to the full-back, with three active defenders communicating as they look to restrict the counter-attacking threat

Blues successfully negotiate a route through the three

red defenders to set up a 1v1 opportunity that is taken

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become passive and squeeze up to the halfway line. Attackers aim to score quickly by passing in to the strikers early, linking play and breaking at speed (1b).As you will see, the defending team only has three active players - the opposing full-back and the two centre-halves. The full-back on the opposite side of the pitch should recover into a starting position ready to receive the ball from the keeper when the attack breaks down. Remaining players on the defending team are passive and simply return to their initial starting positions ready for their next attack.When an attack finishes, the defending keeper dictates where the next attack will start from (2a). We would expect both full-backs to get wide and open their bodies ready to receive the ball. In most cases, if a cross comes from the right, the left full-back should be ready to break into the space (2b).

How do I progress the session?To make things more difficult, we would increase the number of active defensive players. For instance, we could play 8v5 and have the back four and a holding midfielder trying to stop the opposing team from counter-attacking. Numbers can be played around with to constantly alter difficulty.

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Now the move comes back in the other direction with players quickly resetting. Note now the three active defending blues. Active attacking reds begin to move into advanced positions

Reds work an attacking angle down the flank but the subsequent cross is well gathered by the blue keeper despite the attentions of the attacking left full-back

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What are the key things to look out for?Keepers must distribute to full-backs with speed and accuracy.Attackers must look to use combination play to break the lines and penetrate the defensive line of three, with a quality pass and clinical finishing both imperative. They must assume early positions to counter, with defenders squeezing up as the ball gets played forward.The defensive team’s passive players will always recover into their starting positions early, with the three active defenders staying narrow, protecting the goal and being positive in 1v1 situations. It’s important as well to individually coach the defenders to keep them engaged, although ultimately this is an attacking exercise.There are also a few typical mistakes to look out for. For the defending team, it’s important defenders know when to engage. We must therefore make sure they aren’t dropping too deep, thus allowing the attacking team time in and around the box (3a).The attacking team cannot take too long to get the ball forward – we’ll impose a time limit (10-15secs) within which to despatch a shot on goal (3b).

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Now the move comes back in the other direction

again. The three active red defenders have made

the mistake of sitting too deep, allowing blue

strikers too close to goal

In this progression we have allowed two extra red defenders to become active, thus making the blue counter-attack more difficult. There is also a 15-second time restriction to ensure the attack happens at high tempo

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THIS MONTH: Constraints-based coaching modelQ. As a coach, I have ideas, sessions, plans and drills, but I don’t feel there’s any cohesion between them, nor do I feel I’m developing my own coaching blueprint. But where do I start?Question asked by David Williamson, a youth coach from Dartford

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Ben BartlettTHE FOOTBALLASSOCIATION

I understand your frustration and it’s one many coaches will be able to relate to. Often training and match day takes up all available hours to plan, but you should take time aside to structure what you do for yourself in the same way that you will for your players.This session that follows therefore is about refining coach education and development to support coaches in both rationalising and developing an understanding of why they coach and behave in the ways

they do. All this contributes towards the developing of more innovative coaches, or ‘teachers of the game’.This can take the form of coaches devising a mental model from which their practice is planned, enabling a personal, evidence-based stamp from which a coach can structure his work whilst remaining within the boundaries of a national- or club-defined approach.Here, the intention is to DEFINE an example of a mental model, ally it to a decision-making process that a coach can follow in order to DESIGN practices and sessions, before constructing some of the DEMANDS (also

referred to as game-related coaching challenges) he can place on his players within the session - this supports them in thinking about and learning within a game relevant environment.So what’s presented is a framework for game situations – the suggestion, simply, is to practice in context.

SET-UPAREAVariable pitch sizesEQUIPMENTBalls, cones, goalsNUMBER OF PLAYERSUp to full squadSESSION TIMEVariable times

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COACHING CONSULTATIONEach month, we ask one of the game’s leading coaches to answer a question posed by an Elite Soccer reader.

FOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLESThe following four headers are the guiding principles from which I structure my practice:

Direction Teams or players attack to score in a particular direction to any type of ‘goal’ (to a goal, end zone, target player etc.). This enables the principles of attack and defence to be fundamental to the practice. This doesn’t necessarily need to be opposed, but both teams can use combination play across and between each other providing interference without a threat to the ball (like moving mannequins). This example also includes mannequins through which the players look to find their target player.

Definition Occurring within the area of the pitch on which it would occur on match day so that the practice has a visible definition to the game. For instance, if the theme was Playing Through Midfield, this is set up in the midfield area of the pitch. If it was Defending Around The Box, the set-up would be in and around the box; and if the theme was Crossing and Finishing the session would use the full width of the pitch.

Decisions The players have a cognitive challenge (decisions to make, problems to solve, triggers to read, situations to perceive) which ensures the execution of any technique is coupled to some kind of visual trigger (opposition, choice of who to pass to, whether to release or stay on the ball, show inside/outside etc.).

Difference That the practice provides opportunity for players to (a) practice the theme (e.g. Running with the Ball) in a range of varying circumstances (e.g. short distance/longer) and/or (b) practice different themes within the same practice (e.g. player 1 practises marking and intercepting; player 2 practises passing forward).While these four things aren’t rules that coaches must apply to their work, there is a clear rationale from which, in principle, a coach can apply to practice.

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SmallGreat to test touch and release skills along with the associated speed of

thought and decisions to really put the players under strain to stay with the ball

Big Can be useful if looking to test your players’ defending skills or if you would like to create space between units to play through/behind or generate full game pictures with realistic distances

PITCH DESIGNI work from just four pitch types, which the players become familiar with and understand. Having so few reduces the time the players spend learning how the practice works and looks, and increases the time for them to practise and learn within the set-up, providing a more implicit link to the session theme through the pitch type a coach chooses:

Narrow Good for playing forward as there is limited width to go round the opposition which can link well to playing through, breaking the block and other similar themes

Wide With a pitch wider than it is long, this

can provide a focus for switching play, attacking/defending in wide

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PLAYERSUpon whichever of the above pitch templates are chosen, I would then set up the players so as to provide:

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Even numbered teamsAlthough if placed into a team shape we can create outnumbered circumstances in different parts of the pitch (e.g. 7v7 – GK-2-3-1 vs GK-2-2-2)

Outnumbered teams This can provide a ‘hostile environment’ for practice (e.g. 4v7 – the four try to defend the goal; or in a 5v8 the five try to keep possession from the eight, or in the example shown where neutrals create variable overloads depending on who is in

possession). Remember, sometimes odd numbers arriving for training can offer an opportunity, not a problem.

Goalkeepers Are the keepers training with you for the duration (or with a coach)? What do you want them to have the opportunity to practise and how are you going to build that into your practice. For instance, 6v5 + keepers – the six try to keep the ball and use the keepers to do so – hence the keepers practise playing with their feet as they receive backpasses, and when the five try to regain and score in either goal they have the opportunity to save counter-attacking shots. Or, on the example here, is it a simple distribution exercise that needs to be perfected?

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PARAMETERSThis refers to the markings that are used on the pitch as either restricted areas or guidelines to support the theme. I use four:

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Some or all players can be locked into certain areas (e.g. Thirds (horizontal) - defenders and forwards can’t come out of their own thirds, midfielders can go anywhere... or Thirds (vertical) – full-backs and wide players are locked into wide areas). Alternatively, the parameters can just act as guidelines for the demands you place on the practice (e.g. use the centre circle to set up attacks).

Centre circle Probably my favourite

as it generates more of a 360 degree

perspective than thirds, and if coaches wish to restrict players to areas it still provides

an opportunity for defenders to advance

to the halfway line. Either the centre circle is ‘the game’, or is used as a breakout point, as

shown here.

Halved pitch Like a standard football pitch - can link well to recognising different ways to play in your own half and the opponents’ half both in and out of possession

Thirds (vertical) Supportive of wide play, overlapping, crossing,

switching play and defending wide areas as

the pitch is marked or sectioned length ways

Thirds (horizontal) Good for linking to playing through the thirds, ‘between the lines’, recognising when to join the attack or, when out of possession, as reference points for where to try to win the ball back (early press/mid press/late press)

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DEMANDSThis refers to the ways the coach generates the instructions from which the players work (the session explanation or brief, if you like) so as to link to the theme and allow players to practise within both the pitch and parameters selected. This combinatory approach to coaching supports coaches in using a variety of methods blended together in place of using only one approach.

Reward The ‘carrot’. If you do this, you’ll get that. For example, if you want to encourage an

early press, you may use a half-pitch and task the players that if they win the ball back in the

opponents’ half and score they get three ‘goals’ or points. This is, possibly, a middle ground between

‘restrict’ and ‘relate’ as the players aren’t mandated to do it but are likely to have a good

go as the reward is greater.

Relate This approach is more relevant for supporting

players to build situational awareness and respond to what is going on. Simply, the player is

encouraged to relate the task provided to the situation occurring and make a decision. An example of a related task could be – ‘Recognise when to play forward’. This

places a seed into the players’ heads about what we’d like them to do without making it a mandate – the intention being that they relate the task to the situation. This can be supported by infrequent questions that help players

review the decisions they’ve been making, such as ‘What things helped you to play forward?’, or ‘Why did you

find it tough to play forward in those situations?’ Support them to begin to make sense of the

situations they find themselves in.

Restrict A traditional way that a coach can

constrain practice is to restrict the ball contacts, movements and/or decisions

a player or team can make. This can be good for enabling lots of repetition of your theme (e.g. you must play forward when you receive) as the

restrictions placed on the players ensure they can only do certain things (play forward). However, this can reduce players’ decision-making and

capacity to learn from cues and triggers as well as affecting realism, given that they play forward because the restriction makes

them, not because it’s the right thing for the situation.

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THEMEOUT OF

POSSESSION PARAMETER RESTRICT RELATE REWARD

1. Early Press Halved pitch Must win the ball back in the opponents’ half to score

Recognise when to press in the opponents’ half

Win the ball back in the opponents’ half and score = 3 points

2. Mid Press Thirds (horizontal)

2 v1 in their third (in their favour)3 v4 in the mid third (in our favour)2 v2 in our third (equal)locked into zones

Stifle a team who look to play possession-based football through a midfield diamond

Win the ball back:in the mid-third and score = 3 points in the attacking third = 2 points in the defensive third = 1 points

3. Late Press Halved pitch

Win the ball back in our own half and finish within 7 seconds of regaining to score

8v6 – establish a counter-attacking strategy against a team with two additional players

You are 2-0 up – play a 5min game. Win the game using a late defending tactic

4. Defend Wide Areas

Thirds (vertical)

Locked into channels:2 against 2 in wide areas 3 against 3 centralMust score from a cross

Try to spot when to show inside and when to show outside

Keeper – every cross claimed = one goal Full-backs/wide midfielder – every regain in final third = one goal

THEMEIN

POSSESSION PARAMETER RESTRICT RELATE REWARD

1. Playing Forward

Narrow pitch, centre circle

Must play through the centre circle to set up attacks

Recognise when to play between the opposition

Any pass or dribble between the opposition unit = 1 point

2. Changing Speed of Attack

Thirds – horizontal

One-touch or four or more touches (free kick awarded if using two or three touches)

Try to inject speed into the attack if it’s the right thing to do

However many one-touch passes used in attack representsthat number of point awarded when scoring (e.g. 5 x one-touch passes = 5 points)

3. Attacking Wide

Thirds – vertical

Must enter the wide area before scoring a goal

Use wide areas to set up attacks Full-backs - recognise when to join the attack

Goal from a cross = 2 pointsGoal from an overlap/underlap = 3 points


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FRAMEWORK IN PRACTICEIf we put what’s been outlined together we can create a range of themes and challenges that lean on the conditions introduced, as follows:

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EXTRA-TIME PROFILE

23 JULY 2015

DEAN SMITH: HOME GROUND

Dean Smith began his footballing career at Walsall, making over 150 appearances

for the club having grown up within a few miles of its grounds. These connections can only have bolstered his desire to see the Saddlers gain in standing and reputation, but did they also help him establish himself as a fixed asset?

“It was here that I was first given the chance as a young 16-year-old to enter the professional game so I owe the club an awful lot,” he says. “When I returned to Walsall in 2009, initially as head of youth and then as manager, I knew the club and the people who support it inside out. Even the chairman is the same as when I was a player.”

He adds, however, that any manager looking to take on a new role will first need to get to grips with their club’s culture and philosophy. “Wherever you’re going you have to do your research and be fully aware of what will be expected of you as manager.”

It is arguably the respect that Smith has shown towards Walsall’s chairman, owner and board, and the investment he has placed in those relationships over the years that have been most important in his continued support at the club.

“I know that the chairman, Jeff Bonser, is a businessman first and foremost and I understand that while we don’t always need to agree, we do need an ongoing open dialogue,” he says. “It’s essential that everyone is involved in the big decisions about the club and the direction that we want it to go in,” he says. “When I took charge, the focus was very much on survival, as we were nine points adrift at the foot of League One. But once we had made it through that initial testing period we were able to focus on putting our plan and philosophy into action.”

Walsall manager and LMA board member Dean Smith is currently the fourth longest-standing manager in the English football leagues, bucking the trend in his first role as boss. We find out how important his 26-year history with the Saddlers has been in his tenure and success to date.

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Fast learnerSmith may also have learned a thing or two about survival from Martin Ling, who managed Leyton Orient for six years and who Smith worked under at the club as youth coach and then assistant manager.

Smith called time on his playing career with six months left on his contract at Port Vale and it was then, part way through completing his coaching qualifications that he got his first opportunity off the field at Ling’s Leyton Orient. It was, he says, a very steep learning curve at first.

“When you’re plunged in at the deep end like that, the handbook gets put aside for a while and you get to find out what being a coach is really about,” says Smith. “I realised just how much I would need to act on my feet, improvise and be organised; some days I would have three people in training and on others I would have 15.”

Within only six months at Leyton Orient, Smith had made enough of an impression to rise to the rank of assistant manager, and he believes that holding these two roles was key in preparing him for what was to come. “It helps that I have worked in a football club previously and understand how things work, but also, importantly, I understand the roles that others have around me,” he says. “It means I am better able to empathise with my staff, their requirements and responsibilities, and can help them with their various challenges.”

Smith also quickly learned the importance of settling on your own parameters for success rather than seeking external recognition and approval. “I have always been driven by a desire to prove people wrong and exceed their expectations, but in football, everyone’s opinions and expectations of you are different,

so you’re never going to please everybody,” he says. “What’s important is that you believe in what you are doing and surround yourself with good, supportive people.”

Natural talentTake a snapshot of Smith’s professional playing career and it’s evident that he showed leadership qualities from an early age. Smith became Walsall’s youngest ever captain at only 19 and later wore the armband at Hereford, Sheffield Wednesday, Port Vale and Leyton Orient.

“I was captain of every club I played for, which is some achievement,” he says. “Clearly other people saw leadership qualities in me, even if I didn’t recognise them myself at the time. Being given those positions of responsibility certainly helped me later on, though, especially in developing my ability to handle the media.”

Smith is unusual among managers in choosing not to go into the dressing room following a match. “It’s too emotive a time and, ultimately, I can’t change the result. I’ll debrief the players the following Monday instead when I can speak more rationally,” he says. “My focus immediately after a game is on what I say to the press, because it’s likely I’ll be quoted somewhere and I need to ensure that what I say conveys the right messages.”

Since making the leap from player to coach Smith has sought to advance his skills as a manager and leader and looked to find new ways to help his side perform. But staying abreast of advances in health and fitness and making use of tools such as data and analytics are not easy on his tight budget.

“As coaching staff we visit clubs at a higher level to try to learn from what

they are doing and to see what ideas we might be able to implement on a smaller scale,” he says. “Sometimes you have to beg, steal or borrow what you can. For example, recently we borrowed some GPS equipment for a month, which enabled us to collect and correlate data for use in our training sessions.”

Personal and professionalDespite his budgetary restrictions, Smith does everything he can to ensure his players get the best experience possible, which is in keeping with his style of leadership. As well as focusing on performance over results, he places emphasis on the holistic development of each individual player.

“I like people and I treat players as the human beings they are,” he says. “In doing so, I think you gain their respect. I believe that, as a club, we have a duty to not only develop people in terms of their professional careers, but also to help them mature as good people. We had one player come up through the system, and just before he left the club I saw him pick some rubbish off the canteen floor and throw it in the bin. It might sound like a small thing, but that is the type of person we are trying to bring up at Walsall.”

His own development, meanwhile, continues apace and he says he learns something new every day, both on the job and by drawing on the insight of his peers.

An LMA board member since March 2014, Smith has relished the opportunity to benefit from the voices of experience. “It has been so valuable to learn from other members, who have managed so many games at the highest level. You can’t beat experience.”*This interview was reproduced with the kind permission of The Manager magazine.

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THE SERGIO TORRES STORYBy Juan Manuel Lopez£12.99, Pitch Publishing

Let’s be clear from the start – when you pick up The Sergio Torres

Story, do not expect a coaching manual. Do not imagine the 270 pages that follow will be a decoration of blind-side runs, one-twos, dummies, technical and tactical moves or a detailed breakdown of what goes into suppressing the talents of a far superior opposition midfield three (although that last point does become relevant, as I will go on to describe). In short, the magic and majesty of this interview-led biography isn’t in the intricate elements, but the profound overview of a player who came from nothing and owned nothing, yet driven by sheer stubbornness and an unrelenting belief in himself, found himself running out at Old Trafford and sparring with Wayne Rooney.The background is simple – a talented but unfulfilled Sergio Torres was, at the age of 22, working in a brick factory in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He was frustrated at having never been at the right game where the right scout was watching. So if South America couldn’t provide him with his break, then maybe Europe would.What followed was a flight to England, $300 in his pocket and a passage through semi-professional football (beginning at Basingstoke Town) bedsits, shifts working at Boots The Chemists, through into the Football League, six-figure

transfer fees, League Cup ties at Stamford Bridge, back-to-back promotions with Crawley Town and with the Sussex club too, the ultimate, an FA Cup fifth round clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford.It’s the stuff of fantasy football, but it happened, and throughout every turn, every knockback, every promotion, The Sergio Torres Story lends the suggestion that, to anyone reading, something similar may be possible. It’s a book that begins and ends with absolute self-belief, coupled with a fair dose of realism and humility. It’s about sacrifice, temperament and, at times, sheer bloody-mindedness, but at the heart it’s about good things happening to good people... yes, even in the cut-throat world of modern-day football!Speaking to Torres, and I’ve had the pleasure a few times, is to see someone lovingly trapped in a circle of optimism. The next challenge always has the potential to be better than the last, even if it’s a step down the football ladder, even if in his thirties he cannot quite perform the flicks and tricks, make the darting runs or bend the ball around the wall with quite the same finesse as he did 10 years previously. But for Torres this is all part of the journey, and what a journey.

Hard work and beliefBy Richard Aldhous

EXCERPT:“English football was tougher than he thought; very physical and tactical. Sergio Torres was confident in his technical skills, his able right foot and his natural South American style acquired on the pitches of Mar del Plata. He was also sure of his toughness. However, during his first week in

England, his team-mates passed him like bullets and

he couldn’t hide it. They were like jets, he remarked. Their speed was unreal and running into them was like hitting a wall without wearing a seatbelt.In Argentina he just waited for the ball to come; here he had to go and get it. At times, the people who doubted the success of his adventure began to be right. It was impossible just to arrive in England with very few resources and so many things against him, and become a professional football player. It was a utopia or just plain stupidity.”

“Here, team-mates barely passed the ball to me. They looked and went the other way. The few times they passed to me there was immediately someone down my throat. I went flying after my first two touches. A bald guy from the other side was on me the whole time. He had a dirty look like he was going to eat me alive. I don’t think I’ll ever forget his face.”

The moral from The Sergio Torres Story isn’t really about rags to riches, an Argentina brick factory to the away dressing room at the Theatre of Dreams and sparring with an international class midfield, it’s about a philosophy for all, that hard work and belief pays.

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