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Defending against the counter attack can be instrumental in ensuring your team doesn’t have space exploited once they have lost possession of the ball. Teams can defend against the counter attack in plenty of different ways from pressing once possession has been lost, to retreating back into shape. In this tactical analysis piece, we are going to explore some different approaches that can be used to help your players understand how they can defend against the counter attack.

Sheffield United are currently sitting 2nd in the English Championship behind Norwich City. Chris Wilder has revolutionised the club gaining promotion from League One and are now challenging for promotion.

Defensive principles can be used to help support your players within your team by providing them with a framework.

This 3-4-1-2 formation is starting to become very popular in the modern game with the development of athletic qualities in players.

Sheffield United are currently sitting 2nd in the English Championship behind Norwich City. Chris Wilder has revolutionised the club gaining promotion from League One and are now challenging for promotion.

In this formation analysis, we take a look at a playing shape of the 4-3-3. This shape is the most played in world football.

Wolverhampton Wanderers took the Championship by storm last season(2017/18) under the leadership of Nuno Espirito Santo winning the league by being far the best team throughout the season. Nuno brought a very attacking style of play with a 3-4-3 formation being occupied that controlled possession whilst being purposeful with the aim of creating lots of overloads all the way through the pitch. The key question was can they do it in the Premier League? Were they able to dominate possession and continue to impose their style on other teams? So far they have delivered with a solid start to life back in the Premier League with 12 Points from 7 games (29th September 2018). In this analysis video we look at their last two away matches (West Ham – Won (0-1) & Manchester United (1-1) plus their last two home fixtures (Burnley – Won (1-0) & Southampton – (2-0).

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This 4-2-31- shape is excellent for allowing your front players to express themselves and have freedom to create opportunities.

In this 7 a side analysis we look into different ways of playing 7 a side football with different football formations.

Before discussing the impact of nutrition on football performance, it is important to understand and appreciate the demands of football with regards to training, games and body composition and how they relate to nutrition. This article will outline these demands and how they can impact performance, whilst providing an introduction into the importance of implementing sound nutritional practices to enhance performance. The impact of the 3 macronutrients; carbohydrate, protein and fat, will be outlined in this article and discussed in greater detail in their exclusive articles.

Coaching styles and interventions are a way for coaches to develop an environment for their players based on their coaching behaviours.

Read how developing a coaching philosophy and syllabus can really help your coaching and improve the players you work with.