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<strong>Arsene</strong>Wenger’s<strong>Methods</strong>,Part2<br />
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NutritionandWeightManagement<br />
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Useadieticiantoprovidesupportontheplayer’sdiet<br />
Produceahandbookofwhatplayerscanandcan’teatforhomeusebywivesandfamilies<br />
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Basefoodswhichmakeupdiet<br />
1‐cerial<br />
2‐whitecheese<br />
3‐whitemeat<br />
4‐pasta<br />
5‐purees<br />
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Outlineclearlythebenefitsofeverymeal<br />
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Allplayersandbackroomstaffmusteatthesamemeals<br />
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Uselowfatproducts<br />
Servestillwateratroomtemperature<br />
Colddrinksarebadfordigestion<br />
Nosmoking<br />
Removehighsugarpuddings<br />
Eatmorerawvegetables<br />
Nobreadorbutterwithmeals<br />
Nopickingorsnackingbeforemeals<br />
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Playersshouldbeweighedbeforeeachsessionbodyfatshouldbemeasuredifthepercentageisabove12<br />
percenttheplayershouldbeexcludedfromsquaduntiltheexcessisworkedoff.<br />
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PlayerManagementandPsychology<br />
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Encourageplayerstoaskwhyadrillortacticalexerciseisusefulandencouragethemtowanttolearn<br />
whyitisimportanttoimprovethissideoftheirgame,alwaysaskquestionsoftheplayersthisenhancesa<br />
player’scommitmenttothetraining.<br />
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Wengerstressesthatcommitmenttothoroughpreparationisthebaseofsuccess.Tocreateaprofessional<br />
attitudeWengerinsiststhatplayerstoarrive30minsbeforetrainingtopreparementallyforthesession.
ThisensuresthatplayershavearelaxedandcalmattitudethatWengerinsistsisessentialtoeffective<br />
training.Calmnessshouldbecombinedwithhardworkandstrictdiscipline.<br />
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Wenger’sthreegoldenrulesfortraining:<br />
• Lookoutforeachotheronthepitch<br />
• Keepastrongworkethic<br />
• Payattentiontodetail<br />
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Wenger’saffirmations<br />
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WengerisabigbelieverinpsychologyandshoutsaffirmationsduringtrainingthesearebasedonNLP<br />
andusetechniquessuchasembeddedcommands.Theaimistomotivateanempowertheplayertohave<br />
confidencewhenincontroloftheball.Wenger’saffirmations:<br />
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• Playtoyourstrength’syouwillwin<br />
• Nosuccesswithoutsacrifice<br />
• Getholdoftheballandbelieveyoucanwin<br />
• Rememberthedetailsworkonthebasics<br />
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Wenger’sapproachtoteambuildingisunderpinnedbycommunication,trust,confidenceandselfbeliefin<br />
theplayersownuniquestrengthswheninpossessionoftheball.Thisprocesshasthreestepswhichare<br />
builtaroundthepsychologicalfactorswhichWengerbelievesmostcontributetotheresult:<br />
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1.Generalteamcohesionencouragingaforwardthinkingmentality.<br />
2.Concentrationasadefensiveblock.<br />
3.Refinementofindividualstrengths.<br />
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WengerBelievespreparationisthekeytosuccesshesumsthisupwiththefollowingformulas(whichare<br />
handedtoplayersintheplayerhandbook)focusingonwhatmakesateamandtheequationforselection<br />
formatchplay:<br />
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Theteamformula=(1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11)xN<br />
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N=theinfluenceofthecoach<br />
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Anunderpreparedplayersubtractsfromtheabilityoftheteamthereforetheroleofthecoachisto<br />
preparetheteamandprovideatransferofconfidence.<br />
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Performance+consistenteffortintraining=selectionfortheteam
Wenger’scoachingbehaviourisbasedaroundtheconceptofsimplicityanddirectnesswithplayers.Each<br />
playerishandedatacticalroleonthepitchwhichisdocumentedassimplyaspossible,eachplayers<br />
performanceisthenmeasuredanddocumented.Wenger’scommunicationiskeptsimpleandconsistent<br />
focusingoncoachingpointsdeliveredinaninstructionalmanner.Wengerwilldeliverthisintheplayers<br />
ownlanguageasthiscanincreasetherapportandmotivationoftheplayer.Thestatusoftheplayerdoes<br />
notaffecthowdirectWengerisashedoesnotdeviatefromthisformulaashebelieveseveryteam<br />
membershouldbecoachedequally.MistakesarenotpunishedintrainingasWengerbelievesthisisonly<br />
waytolearn.Issuesofdisciplineareonlydiscussedfacetofaceinprivate.Wengerusesunpredictabilityof<br />
moodasaweaponbelievingthatlossoftempercantakeaplayeroffguardbutbelievesthisshouldonly<br />
beused5timesperseason.Wengerbelievesthatstrictnessasacoachisthebestwaytobuildrespectthis<br />
qualityisalsoimitatedbytheplayers.Wengerbelievesthatplayersshouldhavestintsonthebenchto<br />
keepthemgroundedandcreatehumility.<br />
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Dailytrainingscheduleandlessonstructure<br />
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Wengerrequireshisplayershisplayerstoundertakethefollowingdailyschedule:<br />
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• Warmupsarelongfocusingongamessuchassoccertennis,Pilatesallexercisesarewatchedby<br />
fitnesstrainer.Thisthenmovedontostrengthtraining.<br />
• Strengthtrainingconsistsoftwoisometricsessionswhichareperformedinthenormalday,one<br />
beforeandoneaftereverynormaltrainingsession.Thesesessionsconsistofisometricsdivided<br />
intoheavyandlightmusclegroupsspecificforperformance,thefocusisonmobilityandstrength.<br />
Theseexercisestakeplaceintheweightroomandareoverseenfitnessspecialistbyuseofavideo<br />
system.Toperformtheseexercisemachinesshouldbeloadedtofulltoprovideresistanceinthe<br />
formmaximaleffort.20repetitionsareusedforheavymusclegroupsand12repsforlightmight<br />
musclegroups,eachrepisheldfortenseconds.Theseareusedasaformofinjuryrehabilitation<br />
orforstrengthtrainingwhenthereisanabilitytofocusoninjurypreventionasstressonthe<br />
jointsinminimisedduetolessrepsoftraditionalstrengthexercisesbeinguseful.Isometricsare<br />
alsousefulforolderplayerstomaintainstrengthduetodecreasingjointstabilitywhichcomes<br />
withanincreaseinage.Theseshouldbeperformedafterabasicstrengthprogramofsixweeks.<br />
• Playersthenmoveontotrainingwhichisnevermorethan90minutesinduration.Thesetraining<br />
sessionsaremadeupofavarietyoftrainingmethodswhichareaimedatimprovingonetactical<br />
ortechnicalthemethroughdifferentperiodsofthegameorinspecifictacticalsituations.<br />
• Efficiencyofgameplayisconstantlyimprovedwithtechniqueandcoordinationtrainingfocusing<br />
onminimisingmistakes.<br />
• WhenintroducingnewconceptsormethodstothegroupWengerwilldothisduringthefirsthalf<br />
ofthetrainingsessionswhenplayersarefreshandthemethodcanbeevaluatedproperly,ifit<br />
worksitiskeptifnotisdiscarded.
• Playerstrainfirstwithvariationsof4v4,5v5,6v6or7v7smallsidedgameswithdualthemes,1v1<br />
situationsongoalwillbeworkedonthenprogressedontoshootinggamesinconstrictedspaces.<br />
Patternsofplayfocusingonpassingcombinationswhichbrakelinesarealsoworkedon.During<br />
thesepatternsplayersconcentrateonthequalityoftechniquetheaimbeingtoperformthese<br />
patternsperfectlyathighspeeds.Gamesareplayedinconstrictedspacestoincreasespeedof<br />
thought.Alldrillsaretimedtothestopwatchandplayersaremovedfromdrilltodrillasfast<br />
possible.<br />
• Playersthenmoveontopracticingpositionalgamesbasedonpracticingquicktransitions.<br />
• Trainingthenmovestotacticalexercises,Wengerbelievesthatonlythreetacticalexercisesaimed<br />
atimprovingteamcohesionotherwisetheteamwillbeoverloaded.Playerswilllearnduring<br />
thesegameswhattheirroleonthepitchis.8v8gameswithonegoalfocusingoncohesion<br />
betweendefenceandmidfield.9v0gameswithonegoalfocusingonpassingpatternsfromthe<br />
defensivethird,throughthemidfieldthirdandintotheattackingthirdendingwithashotongoal.<br />
8v.8exercisesontwogoalswithtwothirdsofthefieldinusefocusingonmovingtheball<br />
forwardthroughthemidfield.<br />
• Playersthenmoveontoalongcooldownandthesecondweighttrainingroutine.<br />
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Wengerbelievesthattrainingshouldbeaimedatmaximisingindividualplayerstrengthsandminimising<br />
weakness.TrainingshouldbeconductedinserenesurroundingsasWengerbelievesthisdistractsplayers<br />
fromthethoughtofintenseeffortduringpracticeallowingthemtofocusonqualityintraining.Wenger<br />
alsousesthistimeintrainingtomakeassessmentsofeachplayer’svalueintermsofpositionifhe<br />
believeshistestsshowmorevalueforapositiontheplayerplaysinhewillredesigntheplayer.<br />
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WengertrainingDrills<br />
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ThefollowingaredrillsfromWengersowntrainingsessions.<br />
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8v.2ina10x10yardareaplaying1touch(8positioned2oneachlineofarea)<br />
Countpassesinsuccession,awardextrapoint(s)foranythroughballthatsplitthe2<br />
Defenders.Defendersmustwinordisturb3possessionstogetout–anythroughballregains<br />
thepossessiongroupwith1extrapossession<br />
CoachingPoints<br />
·Possessionteammustplayquickintightareawithgoodtouch<br />
·Anticipatethenextpass,becreativeanddeceptive,useavarietyoftouchesand<br />
Feints–seekoutbestoption<br />
·Defendersmustapplypressuretotheballandsupportthepressure<br />
·Constantcommunicationbetweenthe2andshiftingofpositionsrelativetotheball<br />
·Ifhedefenceplaysflat,athroughballcanbeatthem,thus,itis1playerupandplayer<br />
1off
3v.1to5v.3ina20x15yardareaanda10x10yardarea<br />
Startinsidewith3v.1playing1or2touch.Whenthe1defenderwinstheball,heplaysoutto<br />
the4outsideplayerswhoplaypossession,nowmakingita5v.3gameinthelargerarea.<br />
Whenthe1defenderinthemiddlewinstheball,hemustquicklytransitiontheballtothe<br />
outsideplayers.The3inthemiddlemustremaincompactondefenceanddenythethrough<br />
ball.<br />
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4v.2ina15x10yardareaplayingwith1goalwithkeeper<br />
The3outsideplusthekeeperplaypossession(1or2touch)vsthe2insideplayers–when<br />
theinsideplayerwinstheball,heimmediatelytakesashotatgoal.Ifthekeepermakesa<br />
save,resumepossessionplay.Keepextraballsavailabletokeepthegamegoing.<br />
CoachingPoints<br />
·Thepossessiongroupwillfocusonquickandaccuratetouches<br />
·Thekeeperplaysasafieldplayerandimproveshisskillswithfeet<br />
·The2insideplayersdefendwiththeintenttowintheballandhaveanimmediate<br />
shotatgoal<br />
·Maketeamsandkeepscore–makeitcompetitive–setatimelimittoplay<br />
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7+keepervs.5in3zonesof25yardsx50yardswidth<br />
theteamof5playstothegoalwiththekeeper,whiletheteamof7playtothesmallgoals.<br />
Theteamof5musttransitiontogaolwithin4touches,whiletheteam7+kmustplay2touch<br />
tothesmallgoal<br />
CoachingPoints<br />
·Theteamof7mustopenthefieldupwithagoodshapeinordertokeeppossession<br />
·Theteamof5,muststaycompactindefence<br />
·Keeperplayswithteamof7<br />
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4v.2in2zonesto1goalwithkeeper<br />
playinanareaof20x30yards(2ofeach)<br />
2areasof20wx15l<br />
playstartswith4v2inapossessiongame–whenthe2insideplayerswintheball,theyplay<br />
2v.1toleavethezoneandthenplay2v.2intheotherzonetryingtoscoreagoal.The2<br />
waitingplayersplayersarethedefendersinthesecondzone–shouldtheywintheball,they<br />
returnittothe4playersofthefirstzoneandtheoriginal2insideplayersanddefend.Ifagoal<br />
isscored,thescoringgroupremainsinzone2andtheothergroupgoestozone1andplays<br />
4v.2<br />
CoachingPoints<br />
·Possessionteamhasonly1aim:keeptheball<br />
·Defending2playersmustwintheball,wina2v.1duel,andthenplay2v.2andtry<br />
toscore
·The2waitingplayersmustdefendandplayouttothepossessionplayers<br />
·Iftheyconcedeagoal,thentheybecomethedefendersinthefirstzone<br />
·Divideintogroupsof4androtatetheplayersintodifferentpositions<br />
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Trainingonthemorningbeforeagameandhalftimeteamtalk:<br />
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Trainingonthemorningofthegameshouldconcentrateon:<br />
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1.Awalkthroughofthetacticstobeusedinthegame<br />
2.A45minutetalkontheopponentconcentratingonwhotomark,howtheyplayandwhothe<br />
mainthreatsareinthedefensivethird.Playersarethenhandedafiletoreadandtoldtosleepand<br />
allowinformationtobecomesubconscious.<br />
3. Onlythemanager,physiotherapistandtheassistantshouldbeallowedinthedressingroom<br />
beforeagame.Thisperiodisforplayerstovisualisetheirownpartintheperformance.During<br />
thistimeWengerwillmostchallengeolderplayerstotaketheleadonthepitch.<br />
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Halftimeteamtalk<br />
1.Pointoutpsychologicalweakness<br />
2.Missedpasses,tacklesandshots<br />
3.Pointoutinstancesoflackofconcentration<br />
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WengerandReflectivecoaching<br />
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Wengerisabelieverinreflectivecoachingandbelievesthesearesomeofthemostimportantquestionsa<br />
coachshouldask:<br />
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·Whydosomeplayersplaywellandotherplayersplaybadlyincertaingames?<br />
·Whatistheorganisationofthedefence?<br />
·Whatisthestructureandorganisationoftheteam?<br />
·Whatwouldhappenifdifferentplayerswereusedindifferentpositionsorroles?<br />
·Howcanbalancebetweenthedifferentelementsoftraining,managementandcoachingbe<br />
achieved?<br />
·Cantrainingmethodsusedinothersportsbeusefulinfootball?<br />
·HowcanIbuildvideomatchanalysisintomyownlearning?<br />
·HowcanImakeitcleartoplayerswhysomethingneedstobedone?<br />
·HowcanIputmyideasacrossquicklyandsimply?<br />
·Whatroledoplayersandsupportstaffplayattheclub?<br />
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Wengerbelievesthecoachshouldhavethefollowingcorevalues:
·Discipline<br />
·Masteryofwords<br />
·Willingnesstoworkhard<br />
·Respectothers<br />
·Haveconfidenceinothers<br />
·Concentration<br />
·Attentiontodetail<br />
·Opentoideas/willingnesstotrynewmethods<br />
·Calmness<br />
·Loyalty<br />
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Performanceanalysisandtransferencedrills<br />
Wengerusesperformanceanalysiswhichisdetailfocusedandincludesthefollowingpoints.:<br />
• Ballspeedduringpassing,Wengerdefinesfastballspeedduringpassingasakeytowinningin<br />
themoderngame,technicalpointsaimtoreducethetimefromcontroltopassandthenmoving<br />
toreceiveapass.<br />
• Passingdirectionmainlymeasuringwhichplayerspassforwardthemostoutanaturaltendency<br />
asWengerbelievesthesearetheoneswhocanbemoreeasilymouldedtoplayforwardduring<br />
thegame.<br />
• Passingaccuracymeasuringwhichpassesandfromwhereonthepitchtheyaremostaccurate<br />
andfromwhichplayer,Wengerthenaimstoputthatparticularplayerinasituationwherehecan<br />
maximisehispassing.<br />
• Firsttouchanalysingspeedinopeningbodyandmovingtheballforwardtoenablepassing<br />
forward.<br />
• Ballcontrolwhichplayerskeepcontrolunderpressureinconfinedspaces,onthemoveand<br />
whereinaplayersstridecanaplayerkeepmaximalcontrolwhenmaintainingmaximumpace<br />
allowingmovestoberefinedformaximumspeed.<br />
• Physicalcapacityineachposition,Wengermonitorstheeffectofageandtrainingtypeonposition<br />
specificqualities.Alsousedtoevaluatewhichformoftrainingafterinjurybroughtaplayerto<br />
peakfasterandwithbetterresults.Usedtomeasureworkrateandpaceofattackingmoves.If<br />
thisisnotuptostandardWengerwillworkonspecificsduringtrainingforexampleifaplayeris<br />
tooslowonoverlapshewillhavetheplayersperformtimedagilityrunsashebelievesindividual<br />
elementsdetractfromoverallquality.<br />
• Shooting,Measuringshotsontarget,speedofball,spinstrikingpartoffootandspeedfrom<br />
controltoshot.
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