Now officially my Italian team, Como FC.

"I don't always tell them what they want to hear. But it's extremely important that I tell them what they need to hear. I don't tell them how great they are. I tell them how hard they have got to work to be great." -Kelvin Sampson

2012s Surf Cup ‘22

2012s State Cup. Jan ‘23

2012s Jan ‘23

2011s November ‘22

Teaching 2v1 principles

2012s team goal. Summer ‘22

Watch this video to see how former FA national coach developer Paul McGuinness develops the 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 with his players. The aim is to develop the skill through repetition ⚽️

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Scanning | Martin Ødegaard 🗣 Key Points ⬇️ ▪️ Developing scanning from a young age ▪️ Seeing the whole game ▪️ Final scan to see the last step of the defender ▪️ Getting as much information as possible ▪️ During touches-> look at the ball ▪️ When ball is moving -> look away

[1/2] In the Ajax Youth Academy they are trying to propose ‘street football’ as an activity, to stimulate players to face a process that is more complicated to follow today. Situations of 1v1, 2v2 and 3v3 in small space, spaces that also vary in form to give variability that stimulate the

disguise is a vital skill - creating an illusion of one action before changing to another at the last moment - defenders match your ‘flow’ but cannot react in time to your false body language as you go against or across their flow 🔥⚽️

McGinn’s body language persuades the defender he is turning to his right & as his marker moves to challenge that side McGinn’s first touch takes the ball left & he turns against the defender’s flow 🎯🔥⚽️

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“Outwitting your opponent” Kobe Mainoo - prepares to receive blindside creates space, an ‘opposite run’ one run moves his marker away from space another signals to the passer for the ball. The CONTRAST in his speed/direction loses his marker & signals CLEARLY to the passer

Drawing or sketching out your own ideas on a big sheet of paper can be a great way to ‘brainstorm’ with yourself, your coaching team & your players. Here is an example of the stages of thinking I sketched out on goal scorers a few years ago that I’m still developing. 🎯🔥⚽️

If a striker is positioned in a vertical line to the passer they need to create a passing lane & signal for a pass with a run that creates a Contrast in the picture from the passer’s eye view - a change of speed & positioning revealing the gap for the pass in to their path