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Russell Slade LEYTON ORIENT
Russell Slade has been in charge of London side Leyton Orient since April 6, 2010, and succeeded in preserving the club’s npower League One status last term.
This year, Orient are performing well again despite limited resources relative to some of their rivals, though it is a scenario that Slade thrives on having previously steered Yeovil Town and Brighton & Hove Albion to strong finishes in the division on small budgets.
Slade began in coaching as caretaker manager of Notts County in 1994, and moved on to Sheffield United before taking charge at Scarborough in 2001. He performed heroics at the Conference club, in particular guiding them on an enthralling FA Cup run that ended with a tight 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.
He moved on to Grimsby in 2004, taking them to the League Two play-off final, before switching to Yeovil, where he achieved the club’s highest-ever league finish – fifth in League One.
positional awareness. Holding onto possession and being willing to free a fixed man are the main aims of the session.
How doI progress the session?
We progress by creating a scenario that rehearses players in gaining control of the game specifically in midfield areas. We use 14 players in a 60x30 yard playing area - the longer side split into three 20 yard zones. On each side of the central zone is an area extended 5 yards outwards.
The overloads are 5v1 in the far zone, 3v1 in the middle section (with two attackers fixed wide) and 3v1 in the near zone.
In the 3v1 near zone, an attacking player starts with the ball. A minimum of two passes are made before a long ball is played into the far zone. At least two passes are made before a pass to either of the wide players in the central 3v1 zone. Receiving a pass frees both wide players. Two of those in the middle now head to the near zone to create a new 5v1 overload. Two attackers from the far zone move into the middle zone to occupy the now vacant wide areas. Play can now be played back in the other direction.
The key area is the middle third, yet players are using both end zones to launch midfield player exchanges, a weapon that can be utilised to great effect in matchday situations.
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The wide orange players can now move infield with the defender looking to break down the move
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Both end zones are utilised before a pass is laid into the middle zone
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The oranges switch into the original starting zone and are replaced – therefore the 5v1 and 3v1 end zones have been switched
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