mohunbaganclub.com tries to bring in a report on Practice sessions of various clubs of the world. These sessions perhaps would feed in some necessary input to the coach Santosh Kashyap, the players and the support staff – as the team Mohun Bagan is getting for iLeague now. Today – we bring in some input on Alex Ferguson’s team.

Sir Alex have been one of the most successful coaches in the world. He has 37 trophies in 25 years with Manchester United, and Sir Alex feel the team’s attacking football is one of the reasons for success. The players practice hard, perfect their roles in the team and reinforce habits.

In addition, Man U play a three-ball system that help them a lot. The day before a match, Man U opt for this three ball routine –  it’s designed to cultivate reactivity, passing quality, and quickness with the end result of producing that perfect final ball. Manchester United’s first team coach Rene Meulensteen developed the Three Ball Routine to increase team speed and mental awareness.

The defenders and attackers always readjust their positions to deal with the next ball arriving.

The shots are taken from  shot outside the box, followed by a cross that has to be defended – as as soon as the first cross (usually from a wing) has been dealt with – there is a third ball coming in (usually from another wing)

This focuses on the quality of passing, the quickness and the smoothness of the combination of the wings and variety and most important – the quality of the final ball.  The defenders need to check did they pick up the right player, do the players in front of the goal were challenged – was the near post covered well – were the far post covered well, is the edge of the box covered – this help the players to decide where they will play in the final ball.

Mohun Bagan can get benefit if they practice this during the sessions – particularly the day before a game – that will help them aware of their positions during the game and consider their speed , along with that of their team mates.

Disclaimer :  These input are from various websites as available. mohunbaganclub.com acknowledges the same.

 

 

mohunbaganclub.com tries to bring in a report on Practice sessions of various clubs of the world. These sessions perhaps would feed in some necessary input to the coach Santosh Kashyap, the players and the support staff – as the team Mohun Bagan is getting for iLeague now. Today – we bring in some input on Jose Mourinho’s team.

Real Madrid go for the following training session –

15 mins – The players jog around the field and then circle up near the centre circle. A player usually talks about the team’s SWOT while others do some free hand exercise

25 mins – Various groups of 5 players each (by position) are formed, and they go for shooting. This include high step cones ( as the image on the right ) , weave through flags, receive a pass from a team mate , passing it back, then high step once again, receive a back pass and shoot on goal.

This is followed by small-sided games in 10 ft  x 10 ft boxes.

Please note that the game Bagan lost against Air India in Federation Cup group match – Air India defended with 10-men once they were up 1-0. Bagan need to learn how to get past the opponents when they block the goal post with 10 men.

Goalkeepers would be engaged in stopping these target practices – but this does not include the first goalie of the team. The starters practice more with the goalkeeping coaches.

This is followed by 4 mins of water break.

15 mins – The players group  into a 40 ft  x 20 ft rectangular area – 6 attacking players play against 10 defenders who try to stop them – and these 6 attackers try to stick together during the attack.  Mostly one-touch football.

This is followed by 4 mins of water break.

10 mins – Once again the practice resume with players flocking into another rectangle and Mourinho in the middle correcting the players their mistakes. This time 10 players would attack against 6 to defend. The goalies will serve the balls to attackers.

This is followed by 4 mins of water break.

10 mins – Players form 2 groups of 10 players each – one goalie, four defenders and five attackers – and play with each other

After this session – the players once again flock together in the centre circle, go for some freehand exercise and then they leave the ground.

Disclaimer :  These input are from various websites as available. mohunbaganclub.com acknowledges the same.

Mohun Bagan pip Mohammedan Sporting 2-1 in the 34th Federation Cup group league match today here at Siliguri. Both Bagan and Mohammedan were ousted from the Federation Cup before the game. Hence this game was more of a practice session – as the two teams would play each other in the final of Airlines Gold Cup – expected on 1st October.

Bagan started the game in a 5-3-1-1 combination. Bagan was clearly missing a "leader" in the attacking third. However, Bagan got few chances, including a spot kick in the 16th minute. Jewel Raja failed to convert that into a goal as his shot hit the side bar.

In the second half however, Jewel’s two final passes found Sabeeth and Manish Maithani and both of them converted these opportunities to goals.

Later MSC reduced the margin when Sunday scored from a Bagan defense faux pas.

In the meantime the club officials have announced that they are keeping faith upon Santosh Kashyap for now.