The 5-Minute Football Coach #37

Possession game, Holiday homework, Captains and leaders

Here are your highlights for this week:

Practice of the week

A 4v4+4 possession game that I remember seeing Manchester United practice during their warmup. Simple, competitive and fun!

Idea of the week

After a busy start to the season, the winter holidays are a great time for players to have a good break.

But why not give them a bit of something to practice, in between feasting on turkey roasts and opening presents? I’m definitely going to share these 2 videos with our team:

Topic of the week

Jose Mourinho on captains not always being leaders:

Rob Daly @robtdaly

“I’ve had captains who are not leaders” Mourinho interesting here on the role of captains/leaders in dressing room (asked about Zanetti + Terry) via @topeleven #thfc

I hope you enjoyed this. Have a great week!

Fabrice

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