Re: [LU] Training with Bielsa
Sounds remarkably similar to my training sessions with the U-12 East Lansing Boys Recreational League. On Thursday, January 24, 2019, 6:45:07 PM EST, Simon McNally wrote: Superb! Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Jan 2019, at 21:29, Mark Pilling wrote: > > Haven't seen this posted/mentioned. thought it might interest: > > https://www.socceriqeducation.com/bielsa-observations.html > > > > Leeds were set to face QPR on Sunday at 2pm in the FA Cup, so in all > honestly I came into the visit not exactly too sure of what I was about to > experience. I naturally expected something resembling a generic pre-game > preparatory session, fine-tuning a few details before tomorrows game. But > as we reached the fields, I already knew this was going to be something a > little out of the ordinary. This is a Bielsa team after all. > > Once we got down to the fields, 5 fields were prepped and ready to be put > to use, each one sprinkled with mannequins, and each one created for a > different purpose and area of the pitch. As the players headed out to the > field, the make-up of the squad consisted of around 13 first-team players, > 8 u23 players, and 5 u18 players, with some players coming back from injury > on another small field for a total of around 29 players training that day. > > Goalkeeper Coach Marcos Abad had a small area set up behind us to begin > work with Bailey-Peacock Farrell and Will Huffer, and his themes for the > session focused around tipping high balls, near-post angles from cut-back > crosses, and reacting to make double saves inside 10-12 yards. > > On what seemed to be the main field, there were 6 mannequins set up in the > attacking third. Midfielders Lewis Baker, Adam Forshaw, and Tyler Roberts > left the core group (who went to warm-up on another empty field) and > immediately began working with Assistant Coach Diego Flores on some > triangulating movement patterns & combination play. This was fairly intense > and included lots of repetition and sharp movement over 15 yard spaces. > > Carlos Corberan (Leeds United’s First team Coach and Head Coach of the > u23’s) took 5-6 players over to one field, where he worked them through a > very specified passing pattern to replicate playing out of pressure and > manipulating the opponents shape to exploit spaces in wide areas. This went > on for roughly 15 minutes, and the pattern was obsessively replicated, with > extremely fine details touched on by Corberan in terms of angles of > reception to the ball, and disguises in body shape when looking to play > into the next zone. > > On another field adjacent, a few other Assistant Coaches worked with a > small group of 5 u18 / u23 players. Again, there were mannequins set up in > a specific shape, and this group were focusing on building out from the > Goalkeeper into the middle third in high intensity bursts. The phase of > play itself lasted no more than 10 seconds, but the pattern was repetitive > and diligent. Players had cues of exactly when to move into targeted > pockets of space either in front of, or behind certain colored mannequins. > Everyone knew their part within the pattern, and the detail was intriguing > to watch. > > After the 15 minute warm-up via some passing patterns and agility, the core > group of players headed onto the main field to begin the main chunk of the > session. By this point, The equipment staff and Assistant Coaching staff > had set up an opposition formation (via mannequins) in the attacking half > of the field. I had an idea this was going to be some focus on team shape > in transitions, and sure enough it was. This was probably my most > intriguing part of the day, as the attention to detail was astounding. > iPads with numerous members of the coaching staff, filled with specific > visual movements for each player to observe and then produce when it was > time to execute certain shifts in shape. > > The shifts in shape were short bursts, yet quick and inventive. I’d like to > say I fully understood the tactical transitions completely but I didn’t, as > they happened so quick and there were 4 or 5 varied patterns in which each > player knew their exact next move. You’d hear a number called out loud by a > staff member, and out of nowhere the #2 was suddenly on a full sprint into > the #8 position, while the #9 would turn into the #11 and the #11 would > become the #10 as the #10 became the #9 (for example). All this happening > within about 5 seconds. > > It is also worth noting how fascinating it was to see the staff to player > ratio in the ongoing sessions. As I looked around the numerous fields in > use, there must have been a 1-to-3 ratio in every capacity at any moment. > The players had plenty of observant eyes on them, but also plenty of > willing coaches ready to help and tweak any glitches in preparation that > may arise during the session. No stones were left unturned, and it was also > quite surprising to me how often the staff
Re: [LU] Training with Bielsa
Superb! Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Jan 2019, at 21:29, Mark Pilling wrote: > > Haven't seen this posted/mentioned. thought it might interest: > > https://www.socceriqeducation.com/bielsa-observations.html > > > > Leeds were set to face QPR on Sunday at 2pm in the FA Cup, so in all > honestly I came into the visit not exactly too sure of what I was about to > experience. I naturally expected something resembling a generic pre-game > preparatory session, fine-tuning a few details before tomorrows game. But > as we reached the fields, I already knew this was going to be something a > little out of the ordinary. This is a Bielsa team after all. > > Once we got down to the fields, 5 fields were prepped and ready to be put > to use, each one sprinkled with mannequins, and each one created for a > different purpose and area of the pitch. As the players headed out to the > field, the make-up of the squad consisted of around 13 first-team players, > 8 u23 players, and 5 u18 players, with some players coming back from injury > on another small field for a total of around 29 players training that day. > > Goalkeeper Coach Marcos Abad had a small area set up behind us to begin > work with Bailey-Peacock Farrell and Will Huffer, and his themes for the > session focused around tipping high balls, near-post angles from cut-back > crosses, and reacting to make double saves inside 10-12 yards. > > On what seemed to be the main field, there were 6 mannequins set up in the > attacking third. Midfielders Lewis Baker, Adam Forshaw, and Tyler Roberts > left the core group (who went to warm-up on another empty field) and > immediately began working with Assistant Coach Diego Flores on some > triangulating movement patterns & combination play. This was fairly intense > and included lots of repetition and sharp movement over 15 yard spaces. > > Carlos Corberan (Leeds United’s First team Coach and Head Coach of the > u23’s) took 5-6 players over to one field, where he worked them through a > very specified passing pattern to replicate playing out of pressure and > manipulating the opponents shape to exploit spaces in wide areas. This went > on for roughly 15 minutes, and the pattern was obsessively replicated, with > extremely fine details touched on by Corberan in terms of angles of > reception to the ball, and disguises in body shape when looking to play > into the next zone. > > On another field adjacent, a few other Assistant Coaches worked with a > small group of 5 u18 / u23 players. Again, there were mannequins set up in > a specific shape, and this group were focusing on building out from the > Goalkeeper into the middle third in high intensity bursts. The phase of > play itself lasted no more than 10 seconds, but the pattern was repetitive > and diligent. Players had cues of exactly when to move into targeted > pockets of space either in front of, or behind certain colored mannequins. > Everyone knew their part within the pattern, and the detail was intriguing > to watch. > > After the 15 minute warm-up via some passing patterns and agility, the core > group of players headed onto the main field to begin the main chunk of the > session. By this point, The equipment staff and Assistant Coaching staff > had set up an opposition formation (via mannequins) in the attacking half > of the field. I had an idea this was going to be some focus on team shape > in transitions, and sure enough it was. This was probably my most > intriguing part of the day, as the attention to detail was astounding. > iPads with numerous members of the coaching staff, filled with specific > visual movements for each player to observe and then produce when it was > time to execute certain shifts in shape. > > The shifts in shape were short bursts, yet quick and inventive. I’d like to > say I fully understood the tactical transitions completely but I didn’t, as > they happened so quick and there were 4 or 5 varied patterns in which each > player knew their exact next move. You’d hear a number called out loud by a > staff member, and out of nowhere the #2 was suddenly on a full sprint into > the #8 position, while the #9 would turn into the #11 and the #11 would > become the #10 as the #10 became the #9 (for example). All this happening > within about 5 seconds. > > It is also worth noting how fascinating it was to see the staff to player > ratio in the ongoing sessions. As I looked around the numerous fields in > use, there must have been a 1-to-3 ratio in every capacity at any moment. > The players had plenty of observant eyes on them, but also plenty of > willing coaches ready to help and tweak any glitches in preparation that > may arise during the session. No stones were left unturned, and it was also > quite surprising to me how often the staff would stop exercises and bring > the group in to watch more iPad footage or to to get some tactical points > across. For many of us, a very contrasting notion in comparison to the new > way
[LU] Training with Bielsa
Haven't seen this posted/mentioned. thought it might interest: https://www.socceriqeducation.com/bielsa-observations.html Leeds were set to face QPR on Sunday at 2pm in the FA Cup, so in all honestly I came into the visit not exactly too sure of what I was about to experience. I naturally expected something resembling a generic pre-game preparatory session, fine-tuning a few details before tomorrows game. But as we reached the fields, I already knew this was going to be something a little out of the ordinary. This is a Bielsa team after all. Once we got down to the fields, 5 fields were prepped and ready to be put to use, each one sprinkled with mannequins, and each one created for a different purpose and area of the pitch. As the players headed out to the field, the make-up of the squad consisted of around 13 first-team players, 8 u23 players, and 5 u18 players, with some players coming back from injury on another small field for a total of around 29 players training that day. Goalkeeper Coach Marcos Abad had a small area set up behind us to begin work with Bailey-Peacock Farrell and Will Huffer, and his themes for the session focused around tipping high balls, near-post angles from cut-back crosses, and reacting to make double saves inside 10-12 yards. On what seemed to be the main field, there were 6 mannequins set up in the attacking third. Midfielders Lewis Baker, Adam Forshaw, and Tyler Roberts left the core group (who went to warm-up on another empty field) and immediately began working with Assistant Coach Diego Flores on some triangulating movement patterns & combination play. This was fairly intense and included lots of repetition and sharp movement over 15 yard spaces. Carlos Corberan (Leeds United’s First team Coach and Head Coach of the u23’s) took 5-6 players over to one field, where he worked them through a very specified passing pattern to replicate playing out of pressure and manipulating the opponents shape to exploit spaces in wide areas. This went on for roughly 15 minutes, and the pattern was obsessively replicated, with extremely fine details touched on by Corberan in terms of angles of reception to the ball, and disguises in body shape when looking to play into the next zone. On another field adjacent, a few other Assistant Coaches worked with a small group of 5 u18 / u23 players. Again, there were mannequins set up in a specific shape, and this group were focusing on building out from the Goalkeeper into the middle third in high intensity bursts. The phase of play itself lasted no more than 10 seconds, but the pattern was repetitive and diligent. Players had cues of exactly when to move into targeted pockets of space either in front of, or behind certain colored mannequins. Everyone knew their part within the pattern, and the detail was intriguing to watch. After the 15 minute warm-up via some passing patterns and agility, the core group of players headed onto the main field to begin the main chunk of the session. By this point, The equipment staff and Assistant Coaching staff had set up an opposition formation (via mannequins) in the attacking half of the field. I had an idea this was going to be some focus on team shape in transitions, and sure enough it was. This was probably my most intriguing part of the day, as the attention to detail was astounding. iPads with numerous members of the coaching staff, filled with specific visual movements for each player to observe and then produce when it was time to execute certain shifts in shape. The shifts in shape were short bursts, yet quick and inventive. I’d like to say I fully understood the tactical transitions completely but I didn’t, as they happened so quick and there were 4 or 5 varied patterns in which each player knew their exact next move. You’d hear a number called out loud by a staff member, and out of nowhere the #2 was suddenly on a full sprint into the #8 position, while the #9 would turn into the #11 and the #11 would become the #10 as the #10 became the #9 (for example). All this happening within about 5 seconds. It is also worth noting how fascinating it was to see the staff to player ratio in the ongoing sessions. As I looked around the numerous fields in use, there must have been a 1-to-3 ratio in every capacity at any moment. The players had plenty of observant eyes on them, but also plenty of willing coaches ready to help and tweak any glitches in preparation that may arise during the session. No stones were left unturned, and it was also quite surprising to me how often the staff would stop exercises and bring the group in to watch more iPad footage or to to get some tactical points across. For many of us, a very contrasting notion in comparison to the new way we are taught to coach in terms of “let the players play”. Nevertheless, as much as I would love to share the actual session diagrams with everyone, and the meticulous approach to pattern play in which Bielsa is renowned for, I unfortunately
Re: [LU] Rothrum
We've had to stop spying, so that's why Bielsa didn't know about the late change, to use a formation they hadn't used in previous games. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: Joe Skinner Date: 24/01/2019 15:01 (GMT+00:00) To: nat...@sky.com, Leeds List Subject: Re: [LU] Rothrum You'd think that for someone who does his research (and some) that he never picked up on what the Stoke manager said, as to why we struggled (bizarre ref decisions apart) "It’s been well publicised Marcelo watched 26 Luton games and two Stoke games, so he’s well drilled on what our usual formation is, so we thought we may have to give him a surprise because, if he’s that well drilled on us, they’ve had plenty of time to work on it, so it’d be a difficult afternoon. “We felt with the threats they’ve got and to give us the best chance to win the match we needed to be tactically right at it and I thought we were.” Must admit, I don't get the Luton reference. Was Jones the Luton manager previously? -Original Message- From: Leedslist On Behalf Of nat...@sky.com Sent: 24 January 2019 14:10 To: Leeds List Subject: [LU] Rothrum So as expected Casilla is going to start - just hope he is ready for a bit of an aerial bombardment especially from set pieces and long throws. With Phillips replacing the (wrongly) suspended Pontus we will need the keeper to be dominant in the air. We really need to get the 3 points tomorrow and get back to winning ways - as Bielsa says it is odd that Stoke, as he says our worse performance came on the back of our best one. Get the win tomorrow and it will set us up nicely for the Norwich game - one of 3 massive 6pointer home games between now and the end - Norwich, West Brom and Sheff U all have to visit us - 9 points from those 3 games and things will be looking good, 0 points on the other hand just does not bear thinking about. One big worry is that apart from Derby (our only double so far) all the 'return games' have had the opposite result - Blackburn lost then won, Forest & Stoke won at home but then lost away - Hull won away then lost at home. IF repeated with the top 3 - we would beat WBA but lose the other two! Casilla should be a good addition, and if we can get James sorted and Bamford fit (started full training again today) then we have got a decent chance of promotion especially if the second half of the season is kinder than the first in terms of injuries - as Phil Hay pointed out we have had 13 different back four combinations this season ! Dave ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
Re: [LU] Rothrum
Yes Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Jan 2019, at 15:01, Joe Skinner wrote: > > You'd think that for someone who does his research (and some) that he never > picked up on what the Stoke manager said, as to why we struggled (bizarre ref > decisions apart) > > "It’s been well publicised Marcelo watched 26 Luton games and two Stoke > games, so he’s well drilled on what our usual formation is, so we thought we > may have to give him a surprise because, if he’s that well drilled on us, > they’ve had plenty of time to work on it, so it’d be a difficult afternoon. > > “We felt with the threats they’ve got and to give us the best chance to win > the match we needed to be tactically right at it and I thought we were.” > > > Must admit, I don't get the Luton reference. Was Jones the Luton manager > previously? > > -Original Message- > From: Leedslist On Behalf Of nat...@sky.com > Sent: 24 January 2019 14:10 > To: Leeds List > Subject: [LU] Rothrum > > So as expected Casilla is going to start - just hope he is ready for a bit of > an aerial bombardment especially from set pieces and long throws. With > Phillips replacing the (wrongly) suspended Pontus we will need the keeper to > be dominant in the air. > We really need to get the 3 points tomorrow and get back to winning ways - as > Bielsa says it is odd that Stoke, as he says our worse performance came on > the back of our best one. > Get the win tomorrow and it will set us up nicely for the Norwich game - one > of 3 massive 6pointer home games between now and the end - Norwich, West Brom > and Sheff U all have to visit us - 9 points from those 3 games and things > will be looking good, 0 points on the other hand just does not bear thinking > about. > One big worry is that apart from Derby (our only double so far) all the > 'return games' have had the opposite result - Blackburn lost then won, Forest > & Stoke won at home but then lost away - Hull won away then lost at home. IF > repeated with the top 3 - we would beat WBA but lose the other two! > > Casilla should be a good addition, and if we can get James sorted and Bamford > fit (started full training again today) then we have got a decent chance of > promotion especially if the second half of the season is kinder than the > first in terms of injuries - as Phil Hay pointed out we have had 13 different > back four combinations this season ! > Dave > ___ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > ___ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
Re: [LU] Rothrum
You'd think that for someone who does his research (and some) that he never picked up on what the Stoke manager said, as to why we struggled (bizarre ref decisions apart) "It’s been well publicised Marcelo watched 26 Luton games and two Stoke games, so he’s well drilled on what our usual formation is, so we thought we may have to give him a surprise because, if he’s that well drilled on us, they’ve had plenty of time to work on it, so it’d be a difficult afternoon. “We felt with the threats they’ve got and to give us the best chance to win the match we needed to be tactically right at it and I thought we were.” Must admit, I don't get the Luton reference. Was Jones the Luton manager previously? -Original Message- From: Leedslist On Behalf Of nat...@sky.com Sent: 24 January 2019 14:10 To: Leeds List Subject: [LU] Rothrum So as expected Casilla is going to start - just hope he is ready for a bit of an aerial bombardment especially from set pieces and long throws. With Phillips replacing the (wrongly) suspended Pontus we will need the keeper to be dominant in the air. We really need to get the 3 points tomorrow and get back to winning ways - as Bielsa says it is odd that Stoke, as he says our worse performance came on the back of our best one. Get the win tomorrow and it will set us up nicely for the Norwich game - one of 3 massive 6pointer home games between now and the end - Norwich, West Brom and Sheff U all have to visit us - 9 points from those 3 games and things will be looking good, 0 points on the other hand just does not bear thinking about. One big worry is that apart from Derby (our only double so far) all the 'return games' have had the opposite result - Blackburn lost then won, Forest & Stoke won at home but then lost away - Hull won away then lost at home. IF repeated with the top 3 - we would beat WBA but lose the other two! Casilla should be a good addition, and if we can get James sorted and Bamford fit (started full training again today) then we have got a decent chance of promotion especially if the second half of the season is kinder than the first in terms of injuries - as Phil Hay pointed out we have had 13 different back four combinations this season ! Dave ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
Re: [LU] Rothrum
Don't really understand the Phillips call. He stated himself they will play long balls into the box so surely 6' 6/7" Halme would be a better bet? Would play Phillips where Forshaw is and maybe Forshaw instead of Klich. Nick On Thursday, January 24, 2019, 9:10:08 AM EST, nat...@sky.com wrote: So as expected Casilla is going to start - just hope he is ready for a bit of an aerial bombardment especially from set pieces and long throws. With Phillips replacing the (wrongly) suspended Pontus we will need the keeper to be dominant in the air. We really need to get the 3 points tomorrow and get back to winning ways - as Bielsa says it is odd that Stoke, as he says our worse performance came on the back of our best one. Get the win tomorrow and it will set us up nicely for the Norwich game - one of 3 massive 6pointer home games between now and the end - Norwich, West Brom and Sheff U all have to visit us - 9 points from those 3 games and things will be looking good, 0 points on the other hand just does not bear thinking about. One big worry is that apart from Derby (our only double so far) all the 'return games' have had the opposite result - Blackburn lost then won, Forest & Stoke won at home but then lost away - Hull won away then lost at home. IF repeated with the top 3 - we would beat WBA but lose the other two! Casilla should be a good addition, and if we can get James sorted and Bamford fit (started full training again today) then we have got a decent chance of promotion especially if the second half of the season is kinder than the first in terms of injuries - as Phil Hay pointed out we have had 13 different back four combinations this season ! Dave ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
[LU] Rothrum
So as expected Casilla is going to start - just hope he is ready for a bit of an aerial bombardment especially from set pieces and long throws. With Phillips replacing the (wrongly) suspended Pontus we will need the keeper to be dominant in the air. We really need to get the 3 points tomorrow and get back to winning ways - as Bielsa says it is odd that Stoke, as he says our worse performance came on the back of our best one. Get the win tomorrow and it will set us up nicely for the Norwich game - one of 3 massive 6pointer home games between now and the end - Norwich, West Brom and Sheff U all have to visit us - 9 points from those 3 games and things will be looking good, 0 points on the other hand just does not bear thinking about. One big worry is that apart from Derby (our only double so far) all the 'return games' have had the opposite result - Blackburn lost then won, Forest & Stoke won at home but then lost away - Hull won away then lost at home. IF repeated with the top 3 - we would beat WBA but lose the other two! Casilla should be a good addition, and if we can get James sorted and Bamford fit (started full training again today) then we have got a decent chance of promotion especially if the second half of the season is kinder than the first in terms of injuries - as Phil Hay pointed out we have had 13 different back four combinations this season ! Dave ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
