Defensive responsibility spreads across the whole team. The best teams in the Premier League press high and swarm the opposition from the front to back, working in units to win the ball back as soon as they’ve lost it. Develop your own teams mentality to defend as a team.
What’s in the Session?
To coach and develop players to defend as a team, and increase their understanding of the key team defending principles.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
Pre-season is your one window to build a real engine. This July, ditch the endless laps and learn how to condition your players with a ball at their feet.
A clear game model turns a squad into a team. Use pre-season to decide who you want to be, then train it every single week so your side is recognisable from the first whistle.
Roughly a fifth of Premier League goals come from set pieces, and the gap between teams who plan their routines and teams who do not has never been wider. Here is how the modern set-piece specialists design attacking corners, free kicks, and throw-ins - and how you can apply their ideas at any level.