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Cristian Tello: Dance away from defenders
By Andrew Murray last updated
Cristian Tello Have more than one trick up your sleeve and you'll beat your marker time and again, advises Tello

Darren Bent: How to be a maestro of movement
By Ben Welch last updated
Derby County Wonder how the Derby County marksman always seems to be in the right place at the right time? Wonder no more...

Paul Robinson's guide to saving penalties
By Ben Welch last updated
Penalties Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson says body language is the chink in the penalty taker's armour

Master your finishing: The reverse pass to cross and finish
By Ben Welch last updated
Shooting Take out the full-back, deliver from out wide and convert with a perfect strike, thanks to this drill from the Nike Academy

Win every tackle
By Ben Welch last updated
Arsenal Here's how Arsenal full-back, Carl Jenkinson makes every challenge count

Master your finishing: The four-way finish
By Huw Davies last updated
Shooting Control, turn and finish in a flash with this drill from the Nike Academy

Stuart Pearce: Cross the ball on the run
By Ben Welch last updated
Nottingham Forest Former England under-21 boss Stuart Pearce explains the art of delivering a cross on the move

Master your finishing: Combination play in and around the penalty area
By Ben Welch last updated
Shooting Defensive teams stifling your attacking prowess? Have the goals dried up? Don't transfer list the strikers just yet. This drill from the Nike Academy should help architect a change in fortune
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