The 5-Minute Football Coach #95

European champions, 2v1 attacking waves, Coaching demonstration

Hi there,

Well, that was close. Italy are the new European champions, after beating England on penalties.

Here’s your tips of the week anyway!

⚽️ Practice of the week

Italy indeed, here having a game of 2-touch possession:

Albin Sheqiri @albinsheqiri

#ITA #MANCINI TRAINING #Italy @azzurri national team training - Possession 10v10 • Positional focus • 2 touch • 10 pass > 1p • Counter Pressing focus • Attacking Press vs Progression #Euro2020

🥅 Session of the week

Carlos Carvalhal going through a session of 2v1 attacking waves. The key word here: easy!

Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is - Johan Cruyff

CV Academy @academy_cv

An insight into a Carlos Carvalhal training session ⚽

📖 Topic of the week

Lastly, a coaching demonstration by the late Dick Bate on the shape and movement of players for counter-attacking. Slightly long video but well worth a watch as it’s full of nuggets of advice:

I hope you enjoyed this. Until next time, have a great week!

Fabrice

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