Sir Alex Ferguson Sessions

7/30/2019 Sir Alex Ferguson Sessions

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Use one deender,one attacker, twomidfelders and twowide players. This is atwo-ball routine.

Positioned outsidethe D o the penaltybox, the midfelderlinks with the strikerand has a shot.

With the second ball,the other midfelderswitches the play outwide. The two wide

players combine andput a cross in or theinrushing orward andattacking midfelder.The deender tries toclear the ball.

The crosser mustbe aware o thedeenders position.As a coach you canmake the deenderdeend either thenear post or backpost cross.

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This session is aboutattacking rom threedierent positionsand is something thatoers versatility inthe fnal third, whichis always essential.

We begin withshooting romoutside the box,setting upopportunities orpowerul accurateshots into the net - wehave seen this comeo many times, withPaul Scholesmemorable goal atFulham this season aperect example.

Moving on, we lookat quick, instinctiveinterplay on the wing,fnishing with a crossinto the danger area.Plus we examine theroles o attacking frstand second waves ocrosses.

Its essential topractise these inorder to fne-tune the

movement ostrikers, quality odelivery,and inventivecombinations onthe wing.

This is a powerul andinsightul sessionthat encouragesplayers to practisehard, perect theirroles and reinorcehabits, and is at the

heart o why we areregarded as sucha potent attackingorce in the BarclaysPremier League.

attacking wing play and shooting:Main session

SETUParea

Hal pitcheqIMent

Cones, ballsnMber OF aers

7 upwards to 20 (onegoalkeeper, varyingcombinations ooutfeld players)

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Attacker andmidelder combineto set up a shot fromdistance.

Play immediately buildson the wing. Inrushingplayers move towardnear and far post areas.

The winger selects histarget man and invitesthe attacker to nish.


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Progress this sessionto a three-ball routinewith a complete backour plus a deensivemidfelder to deend.Add wingers on theother side on the pitchand an extra attackerand midfelder.

The midfeld playersnow work in pairs.Together with thestriker, they try to

outplay an opponent inorder to get a shot ongoal. The attacker whopreviously laid the passo can now spin awayrom his marker andshoot. Strikers shouldrun in anticipatingrebounds.

In the next phase, theull-back must try tostop the wide men

rom crossing. Thewide men must try tooutplay the ull-back ina 3v1 situation.

When this ball goesdead, the oppositewide men putanother cross in orthe attackers anddeenders to react to.

Deenders andstrikers must

always readjust theirpositions to deal withthe next ball arriving.The aim is to makethe routine morecompetitive and, at thesame time, demandmore creativity andunpredictability inorward play.

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We are looking oraccuracy o passingand fnishing, plusa variety o crosses.

attacking wing play and shooting:progression

The strikers

in the middlemust bemobile andversatile.

The three-ball routinestarts through the middle.

More players meanscomplex wing patterns.

The overlapping strikermeets a third phase ofattack coming in from theright.

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In November this year,Sir Alex Ferguson CBEcelebrates 24 years incharge o ManchesterUnited. The Glaswegianis the longest-servingand most successulmanager in Britishootball, having clinched43 trophies or the Red

Devils.His early years inmanagement saw himenjoy spells at St Mirrenand East Stirling, beorejoining Aberdeen in1978. His record o 10trophies in seven yearssignalled the mostsuccessul period in theDons history, and atermanaging Scotland atthe 1986 World Cup,United came calling.

It took him our yearsto secure a frst majorhonour south o theborder the 1990 FACup and a urtherthree to land thePremier League title.But Ferguson hasntlooked back, winninga urther nine leaguechampionships andnumerous otherdomestic honours, plus

the European Cup twice.

He has also beennamed EnglandsManager o the Yearnine times, the LMAManager o the Yeartwice, plus the Managero the Decade or the1990s.

On the wings, rhythmand ow o passing isessential, and players

must protect againstmistimed runs orerratic passes.

The strikers in themiddle must be mobileand versatile theymust run to the nearpost and ar post, whilststill being prepared toreceive passes in andaround the penaltyspot or urther back.

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Work this into a 10v10game (includinggoalkeepers) across ahal-pitch, marking outtwo wing channels.

Only one deender canenter the wide zoneto deend the cross.This encourages

2v1 situations on thewing and ensuresmany crosses into thepenalty area.

The approach shouldbe varied, sometimesattacking down thewing to fre a crossinto the six-yard box,on other occasionscutting back inside toset-up a long-range

shooting chance.I a ball rom the wing isdelivered into the box,players must fnishusing one touch. Awardtwo goals or crossesthat fnish with aheader or a volley. I thedeending team winspossession, they breakupfeld.

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usually last 45minutes. The trainingsession in total takes75 minutes.

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In the game situation,only one defender cango out to close down awinger in the channel.

The winger cuts backinside to set up a long-range shooting chance.

When making use of thewing, ensure he nisheswith an accurate ballinto the six-yard box.

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