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

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?

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,

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 |

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 😍

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

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 -

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

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

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 👏

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

Quality Beside > Beyond movement from Cole Palmer to set this move off!! 1 of 6 individual double movements top players utilise 👏

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

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

Masterclass from Vitinha tonight in how to dictate tempo and how to manipulate the opposition by staying on the ball 😍