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CELTIC
Neil Lennon
Counterattacking
masterclass
Overview:
Half pitch
1a
Equipment
35
15
Session time
Counter-attacking
game and half-pitch
game - 4x4mins each
In the counter-attacking
game, whites attack at
pace, move into the end
zone and score a goal
1b
35
1c
35
25
4 march 2013
Area
25
When an
opposition
attack breaks
down, its
crucial were
ready and
prepared to
break quickly,
capitalising
on the fact
they are out of
position.
SET-UP
25
counter-attacking masterclass
Key
Ball
movement
Player
movement
Dribble
In partnership with
counter-attacking masterclass
Neil Lennon
CELTIC
Neil Lennon is manager
of Scottish Premier
Division champions
Celtic, and this season
masterminded a
tremendous 2-1
Champions League
success over Barcelona.
The Northern Irelandborn 41-year-old joined
the club as first-team
coach in 2008, but
was promoted to the
post of manager two
years later. In 2011 he
clinched the Scottish
Cup Final for the club,
following that up with
the SPL title a year later.
As a player, Lennon had
already made over 200
senior appearances
appearances before
he got his break in the
Premier League, when
signing for Leicester
City in 1996. He went on
to become a pivotal part
of the Foxes midfield
under then manager
Martin ONeill, before
moving on to Celtic,
Nottingham Forest and
Wycombe Wanderers.
Half pitch
Now we move to a half
pitch, with four groups
of three attackers
(2a), and two groups
of two defenders who
rotate frequently.
Blue attackers feed
whites on the halfway
line. These players
advance, attacking
3v2 (2b). As the attack
happens, blues
assume the positions
of the reds, ready to
commence the next
attack. When the white
attack finishes, players
exit to the opposite side
they received the ball
from.
To progress this
practice, we leave
two attackers on
the pitch after each
3v2, also adding two
extra defenders who
approach from behind
the goal. This creates a
5v4 (3).
2a
2b
Clever movement
and use of space sees
the attackers work a
goalscoring chance as
blues prepare to start
5 march 2013
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