These practice sessions are exclusively written for Elite Soccer in partnership with the League Managers Association and are not available elsewhere.
Jurgen Klopp – Counter-pressing as an offensive weapon
Claudio Ranieri – Counter-attacking and transitions
Eddie Howe – Breaking lines
Sean Dyche – Penetrating an organised defence. “Typical mistakes include not checking over the shoulder, and from that, players finding themselves being dispossessed.”
Sam Allardyce – Diagonal passing
Tony Pulis – Scoring from crosses. “Balls in from wingers contribute to more goal chances than anything else in the game, so ensuring that attackers make the correct runs is crucial at any level.”
Aitor Karanka – Offensive transition
Carlo Ancelotti – Attacking movement in a 4-3-2-1 formation
Sir Alex Ferguson – Attacking wing play and shooting
Andre Villas-Boas – Working on the counter-attack
Gordon Strachan – Attacking using direct central passing
Michael O’Neill – Positive pockets
Guus Hiddink & Steve Holland – Reactions in the box
Neil Warnock – The confrontation line
Kenny Dalglish – Attacking movement and interplay
Owen Coyle – Changing the point of attack
Alex McLeish – Whole team attacking
Carlo Ancelotti & Paul Clement – Overlapping against a low defensive block and in counter-attacking
Steve McLaren – Transition, rotating and attacking
Roberto Di Matteo – Attacking aims
Gus Poyet – Assisted crossing in the final third
Neil Lennon – Counter-attacking masterclass
Steve Clarke – Penalty box session
Alan Pardew – Playing forward in a 4-3-3
Malky Mackay – Overlapping
Jason Carney –
This magazine has helped my development as a coach and therefore improved my players. You get to see the kind of practice format the Pro’s use and you can either copy the session or tweak it to fit your group. A must for all aspiring soccer coaches.