Door 11: The Third Player

by Chris Summersell There are few better sights in football than slick one or two touch combination play, with the ball being zipped along the grass at speed leaving defences exposed and fans off their… Continue reading
by Chris Summersell There are few better sights in football than slick one or two touch combination play, with the ball being zipped along the grass at speed leaving defences exposed and fans off their… Continue reading
To paraphrase Pep Guardiola: “We pass the ball to move the opponent”. With this in mind, we can assess the various ways we can move the opponent. To move the opponent is to eventually create… Continue reading
Von Oliver Lederer „Wenn wir unseren Spielern die Vorstellung vermitteln können, dass der Ball uns stark macht, haben wir große Fortschritte erzielt“ Seirul·lo, (2015) #letthemplay Warum: Alles was wir machen, hängt damit zusammen, dass wir… Continue reading
As some of you might know, South Africa had one of the strictest Corona imposed lockdowns in the World. Even as we speak, although restrictions are at a lower level, lockdown remains ongoing throughout the… Continue reading
For this year’s contribution, I decided to share a few examples of sessions that I have used throughout the past 12 months, rather than creating something that I did not yet manage to translate to… Continue reading
Auch wenn ich es als Barça-Fan in den letzten Jahren leider nicht am eigenen Leib erlebt habe, so lässt sich eine große Entwicklung im Fußball nicht von der Hand weisen: Hohes Pressing stellt inzwischen den… Continue reading
There are two things you can often observe when watching a game of football: a) Blind switches over a longer distance that are easy to intercept for the opponent and at best can be solved… Continue reading
The practice I’ll talk through in this article is based on ideas from my own philosophy around pressing, and so I’ll start off with a question. The team you coach is pressing high up the… Continue reading
Architekten gestalten Räume, in denen sich Menschen jeden Tag bewegen. Ein Fußballtrainer kreiert Räume/Übungen, in denen sich die Spieler bewegen. In diesem Artikel soll untersucht werden, welche architekturtheoretischen und architekturphilosophischen Ideen sich auf den Fußball… Continue reading
Two Goal Transition Game: This session is one that has been adopted from Los Angeles FC, and molded ever so slightly to change the restraints and goals of said drill. “Manufacturing” transitional play in sessions… Continue reading