Controlling football, as a style of play, isn’t just about having the ball and maintaining as much possession as possible. With a coherent game plan and team structure, you can also control the game out of possession (OOP). By deploying certain formations and pressing patterns, the OOP team can control the game through forcing the […]

Script for pre-match speech: “You are here today because you are a star — you are the best our league has to offer. You are here today because your peers recognise your individual qualities, both on and off the pitch. You are here because your coaches depend on you to lead your teams, physically and […]