IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
ATTACKING WING PLAY AND SHOOTING
Sir Alex Ferguson
MANCHESTER UNITED
In November this year, Sir Alex Ferguson CBE celebrates 24 years in charge of Manchester United. The Glaswegian is the longest-serving and most successful manager in British football, having clinched 43 trophies for the Red Devils.
His early years in management saw him enjoy spells at St Mirren and East Stirling, before joining Aberdeen in 1978. His record of 10 trophies in seven years signalled the most successful period in the Dons’ history, and after managing Scotland at the 1986 World Cup, United came calling.
It took him four years to secure a first major honour south of the border – the 1990 FA Cup – and a further three to land the Premier League title. But Ferguson hasn’t looked back, winning a further nine league championships and numerous other domestic honours, plus the European Cup twice.
He has also been named England’s Manager of the Year nine times, the LMA Manager of the Year twice, plus the Manager of the Decade for the 1990s.
On the wings, rhythm and flow of passing is essential, and players must protect against mistimed runs or erratic passes.
The strikers in the middle must be mobile and versatile – they must run to the near post and back post, whilst still being prepared to receive passes in and around the penalty spot or further back.
How would you put this into a game situation?
Work this into a 10v10 game (including goalkeepers) across a half-pitch, marking out two wing channels.
Only one defender can enter the wide zone to defend the cross. This encourages 2v1 situations on the wing and ensures many crosses into the penalty area.
The approach should be varied, sometimes attacking down the wing to fire a cross into the six-yard box, on other occasions cutting back inside to set-up a long-range shooting chance.
If a ball from the wing is delivered into the box, players must finish using one touch. Award two goals for crosses that finish with a header or a volley. If the defending team wins possession, they break upfield.
This game would usually last 45 minutes. The training session in total takes 75 minutes.
www.elitesoccercoaching.net 2 KEY
Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
The winger cuts back inside to set up a long- range shooting chance
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Ball movement
Player movement
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In the game situation, only one defender can go out to close down a winger in the channel
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Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
When making use of the wing, ensure he finishes with an accurate ball into the six-yard box
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