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SUPPORTING THE LONE STRIKER
and Craig Curran worked tirelessly at perfecting this
GregAbbott CARLISLE UNITED
Greg Abbott led Carlisle United to Wembley in his first full season in charge – the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final against Southampton – at the end of the 2008/09 campaign.
It capped an entertaining first season for the Coventry-born manager, who had already been at the club for three years as assistant to Neil McDonald and John Ward.
Having also worked with Brian Kidd at Leeds United’s academy, tutoring teams from Under-10 right up to Under-18 level plus the reserves, Abbott’s coaching experience is made complete by spells in the non-league game at Guiseley and Thackley.
As a player, he turned out for Bradford City, where he won the Division Three title in the 1984/85 season, as well as Halifax Town, Guiseley and Hull City.
move in pre-season training and can now execute it with pace and precision.
What are the key things to look out for technically/ tactically?
I’m always looking out for service to front men, the lay-off from the forward player, the pace of the attack, movement of the forward players plus, of course, the execution of hard and low finishes across the goalkeeper.
How doI progress the session?
Vary the starting positions of the defending and attacking players. Alternatively, make the pitch the full width and play four attackers versus three defenders. We would also bring in another goalkeeper and switch play, attacking end to end, always ensuring an overload of strikers.
How would you put this into a game situation?
Go with a full-sized 11v11. Work on the same principles of attacking with pace.
“If defenders get dragged wide, encourage attackers to go through the middle.”
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Switch play end-to-end, always ensuring an overload of attackers
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