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by Michail Tsokaktsidis (Author)
Learn to "Coach Transition Play" - from Defence to Attack and from Attack to Defence with 83 Practices based on 20 Transition Game Situations from the Tactics of: Mauricio Pochettino, Maurizio Sarri, Leonardo Jardim and Jorge Sampaoli
After the hugely popular Coaching Transition Play book, volume 2 provides more new ideas to help coaches improve their training sessions in the most important phases of the modern game - the transition phases.
Some of the best performing coaches and teams during the transition phases in recent years (Pochettino's Tottenham, Sarri's Napoli, Jardim's Monaco & Sampaoli's Sevilla) have been studied so you the coach, can learn to input their tactics into your training sessions.
This book provides tactical analysis of Mauricio Pochettino, Maurizio Sarri, Leonardo Jardim and Jorge Sampaoli's tactics. Michail Tsokaktsidis is a UEFA 'A' Licence coach and has used this analysis to produce 20 full sessions (83 practices) including:
- Transition Games
- Fast Break Attacks
- Counter Attacking
- Small Sided Games
- Pressing to Win the Ball / Defensive Reactions to Recover the Ball
- Team Shape and Organisation
You can use these ready-made sessions to practice these top coaches' tactics and find solutions for every tactical situation:
- Transition from Defence to Attack in the Low, Middle and High Zones.
- Transition from Attack to Defence in the Low, Middle and High Zones.
20 Transition Play Tactical Analysis Topics including:
- Sampaoli: Counter Attack with a Forward Pass, Lay-Off and Supporting Runs
- Pochettino: High Intensity Pressing and Fast Break Attack from the Middle Zone
- Sarri: Tracking Back and Forcing Opponents Wide to Protect the Goal
- Jardim: Condensing the Space After Losing Possession in the Low Zone
83 Practices (20 Full Sessions) including:
- Direct Counter Attacks with Driving Support Runs in a Position Specific 2 Zone Game
- High Press to Win the Ball + Fast Attack in a 2 Zone Small Sided Game
- Quickly Returning into Defensive Shape After an Attack in a Dynamic 11 v 6 Practice
- Switching the Point of Defence to Recover the Ball as Quickly as Possible in a Dynamic Game
