A team’s chances of success in modern football rely heavily on the qualities of their holding midfielder. #EURO2024 winners Spain have an excellent example in Rodri — today, Kevin Martin investigates how to develop players like the #ManCity man. totalfootballanalysis.com/tactical-theor…

🔥 Unlock the secrets of modern counterattacks with Toronto FC! Kevin Martin looks at strategic player positioning to lightning-fast transitions, learn how to optimize your team's counterattacking game. Tactical analysis + training drills included!👇 buff.ly/3zofJUn

🔵⚪ @kdw_martin dives into how Roberto De Zerbi coaches 'shadow pressing,' with insights from Marseille's tactics this season. Learn how De Zerbi uses this pressing strategy, featuring training routines and real-game examples in this mini thread below. #DeZerbi #Marseille

⚽️ The goal kick is now thought of as a way to create goalscoring opportunities. Today, Coach Kevin Martin puts Ange Postecoglou’s #THFC under the microscope to see how they’ve been using goal kicks as a creative force! 👇📖 totalfootballanalysis.com/tactical-theor…

🥅⚽️ Kevin Martin unlocks the secrets to scoring with finishing drills inspired by Celtic's cutbacks and Barcelona's strategic box setups. Boost your goal-scoring skills with today’s top exercises! #SoccerTraining #FinishLikeAPro buff.ly/40Gytty

🇯🇵 Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi, 🇳🇿 Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood, and 🇬🇧 Dundee United’s Sam Dalby are analyzed in our recent article. Check out Kevin Martin fresh tactical theory piece on coaching striker movement for crosses. totalfootballanalytics.com/tactical-theor…

🇵🇹📊 The 3-4-3 formation offers defensive flexibility, allowing teams to shift between a back 3, 4, or 5 ⚽ Sporting CP thrived under Rúben Amorim with this setup, Coach Kevin Martin takes a dive into how the Manchester United boss uses the 3-4-3 ⤵️ totalfootballanalysis.com/analysis/tacti…

🚨⚽️ The double pivot: a key tool in modern build-up play! 🔍📊 Kevin Martin tactical analysis explores how Roberto De Zerbi at Brighton and Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen have mastered this system. ⤵️ totalfootballanalysis.com/analysis/tacti…

🇪🇸 ⚽️ How To Coach Midfielders To Play Like Rodri Kevin Martin analyzes the movements and traits of one of Rodri and how coaches can develop and/or improve their holding midfield player’s tactics and technique through example practice exercises 👇 totalfootballanalysis.com/analysis/midfi…

🔍 Goalkeepers are no longer just shot-stoppers—they’re reshaping build-up play! Bayern & Man City are prime examples of how keepers can alter team shape or go long. Kevin Martin breaks down the risks & rewards of both approaches. ⤵️ totalfootballanalysis.com/tactical-theor…

🧠Coaching Centre-Back Build-Up Play – Tactical Theory ⚽Centre-backs are now key playmakers, dictating the tempo from deep. Kevin Martin breaks down modern trends, key principles, and coaching techniques for developing elite ball-playing defenders.⤵️ totalfootballanalysis.com/tactical-theor…

Russell Martin is Rangers’ seventh manager in a decade, joining from Southampton with a clear possession-based style. Kevin Martin breaks down his methods at The Saints and how they may translate to the demands of the Scottish Premiership ⤵️ totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-ana…

As pre-season ramps up, small-sided drills are key to sharpening wide play. Kevin Martin presents three rondo-based training games inspired by Arsenal, Bayern, Watford, and Barcelona to boost full-back–winger synergy and wide-area attacking play. totalfootballanalysis.com/tactical-theor…

In this tactical theory piece, @kdw_martin breaks down two 4-3-3 pressing setups from Man City and PSG at the Club World Cup, showing how coaches can train traps, triggers, and mid-block variations. totalfootballanalysis.com/tactical-theor…

Celtic face Kairat Almaty in the Champions League play-off round as they aim to build on last season’s impressive run. Kevin Martin examines Brendan Rodgers’ out-of-possession structure across attacking, middle, and defensive zones. totalfootballanalysis.com/team-analysis/…

Mastering central combinations in the attacking third is one of modern football’s hardest challenges. @kdw_martin breaks down how elite teams exploit zone 14 and introduces a training exercise to develop those patterns. totalfootballanalysis.com/tactical-theor…

Goal-kick build-up has evolved from risky defiance to a nuanced tactical weapon in modern football. @kdw_martin analysis explores mixed short-long routines, pressing traps, and a training drill to refine build-out patterns. totalfootballanalysis.com/tactical-theor…

Long-range shooting is resurfacing in the Premier League as teams drift from pure Guardiola-era patience. @kdw_martin tests the numbers behind the trend and breaks down how Villa and others engineer these strikes. totalfootballanalysis.com/tactical-theor…

The mid-block remains one of football’s most common defensive structures. @kdw_martin analyses how teams like Manchester City, Arsenal and Aston Villa dismantle it, alongside practical training ideas to improve execution. totalfootballanalysis.com/tactical-theor…

Strikers remain football's most vital players, often rescuing average performances with goalscoring instinct. @kdw_martin analyzes movement patterns of Europe's top strikers and includes training exercises to improve positioning and finishing. tacticalfootballanalysis.com/striker-moveme…