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Brentford tactical training session. Brentford will be playing Manchester United this weekend and this is an idea of how Thomas Frank might setup up a tactical training session to help his players get ready to play against Manchester United. Thread below : #PremierLeague
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Details of Thiago's goal v Everton - - Anticipating the cross - Getting blindside - When to accelerate to arrive at the cross Thiago does the basics very well that all strikers must to score goals in the prem, makes it easy for players to find him as they know the runs he makes
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Details on Ashley Hay's Dundee Derby Day winner - - Maintaining balance after a challenge - Preparing for the strike - Nuances with the finish How Ashley Hay capitalised on a defensive error and the details around his finish.
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
👨‍💼⚽️WAYNE ROONEY'S TRAINING WEEK BREAKDOWN in Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues (Prime) We get a fascinating insight on Birmingham City's training week under Rooney, as the camera pans to the whiteboard describing two microcycles Here's an explainer to understand it 🧻
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
🗣️ Arne Slot: "I didn't improve any individual player at Liverpool. What I did when I arrived is realizing that we are going to play a game every 3 days, so I made my squad as fit as possible, maximum fitness. Once you achieve that, all qualities will come out automatically."
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
Love him or hate him, this is the truest 2 minutes you’ll hear all season Firstly about football becoming full & robotic trying to play and immitate how pep’s teams play And the final 40 odd seconds about how many United players aren’t good enough
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How Luis Enrique's PSG played through Liverpool block. When Liverpool pressed high with intensity PSG struggled but importantly even the best teams can't relentlessly press all match. So when Liverpool defended more passively this allowed PSG's fluidity in possession work.
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So when Liverpool set off in a block it allowed PSG players to have time and space on the ball which is what they want. The front 3 showed a variety of movements to create space for themselves and each other while dragged players out of position.
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Dembele dropped in to a pocket of space between the midfield and defence, this was an issue as Van Dijk and Robertson didn't want to follow as 1 was pinned by Barcola, the other didn't want to allow space out wide and in-behind. This allowed for an easy pass to break the line.
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
Tried some new activities for a positive transition session this week Activity 1: A 6 v 3 Transition Rondo to improve decision making in transition 6 attackers keep possession (8 passes = 1 pt) When defenders win the ball → transition to goal (3pt) or secure possession (1pt)
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How Thomas Frank set up his Brentford side to defend against Unai Emery's Aston Villa. Brentford set up in a high block and man to man across the pitch to limit Villa's playing options and they tried to stop the central attacking players getting on the ball. Analysis Below -
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They manage to win the ball but Tielemans recovers well to stop Wissa and Villa clear the ball. But Brentford show how they managed to defend against Villa and create high quality chances from their setup.
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