Tactics
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Tony Carr: Finishing from crosses
By Ben Welch last updated
Crossing West Ham United's academy director, Tony Carr, shows you how to convert your crosses

Link midfield and attack with a striker in the hole
By Ben Welch last updated
Passing Roam menacingly towards the opposition box and give your second striker options with this drill from Jimmy Gilligan, head coach of the Nike Academy

Winning the ball off the target man
By Huw Davies last updated
Chris Hughton Closing down space is key when trying to win the ball back off the opposing frontman, says boss Chris Hughton

Full-backs: How to defend against a 4-3-3
By Ben Welch last updated
Pace Are you a full-back? Do you find yourself in a tactical pickle when the opposition play 4-3-3? Don't worry. Stuart Pearce can help

Creating in the final third
By Huw Davies last updated
Passing Iain Dowie on making the most of your forays into the opposition's half

Harry Kane: Understanding tactics
By Ben Welch last updated
Harry Kane Tottenham’s frontman tells you how make sense of the diagrams and magnets scrawled across the tactics board

How to create space for a cross
By Ben Welch last updated
Crossing Make sure your widemen have the time and space to deliver from the channels, thanks to this drill from the Nike Academy
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