Defending against the long ball
How we taught defenders in the Poland U-20 team to defend against long balls: when to let the ball run, key details and two training exercises.
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Notes from the staff room
Opponent analysis, leadership and the analyst's craft - lessons from the Poland U-20 national team and over 10 years of coaching.
Changing the rhythm - Roberto De Zerbi's teams
De Zerbi's teams can counter-attack while in possession in a positional attack. The Brighton example and Pep Guardiola's comment.
Defending against the one-two - tactical details
After the pass, watch the opponent, not the ball. Three details in defending against the one-two - using the Italy U-20 team as an example.
A thin line between winning and losing
12 of Legia's 18 games in the first half of 2023 were decided by one goal. Why organisational culture decides long-term success.
You win in the locker room first, then on the pitch
A tree in the garden, milestones instead of one big goal and a focus on the process. Why thinking only about the result doesn't bring the result.
Requirements for the centre-back position - tactical details
1v1 defending and closing down using Tomasz Kędziora as an example - and how a player should decide whether to step out to an opponent.
Success according to John Wooden
After winning the Mazovian Polish Cup, John Wooden's definition of success came back to me - along with the question of whether we really gave everything.
What values should a club and a player stand for?
I start work with every team by setting values. How to set them, how many to have and how to come back to them in difficult moments.
A clean sheet - working on defending with the Poland national team
One week of camp, opponents from the world's top and the 4 defending elements I chose in my work with centre-backs.
Temperament and career development
Choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic, melancholic - how knowing temperaments helps me in the dressing room and in building a staff.