Unai Emery's training focuses on an intense, aggressive style of play with a physically strong, resistant, and fast team. His training involves three parts: defense with a pressing system and coverage responsibilities; attack through combinations, width, and finishing; and strategies for the full match. His weekly plan includes physical, tactical, and strategic exercises and scrimmages to automate systems and prepare the team's style for upcoming games.
5. 1. Which Style of play?
Looking for a team that ...
• Tactically:
– very intense (attack / defense)
– aggressive (attack / defense)
• Physically:
– Strong (1x1)
– Resistant
– High (tall)
– speed (surprise opponents)
6. 1. Which Style of play?
Looking for a team that ...
• Psychologically:
– Smart (self adjusting);
– Solidarity;
– Competitive (overcomes disadvantages);
– Communication (positively);
– With leaders;
– To be proactive;
– Participatory;
– with character;
– control emotions.
7. 2. Three parts of game
I. Defense
Squad
Defensive
transition
Pressing
zone
System 4-4-2
Organisation system
System Coordination
Where to pressing?
Where back?
• High
• Zone
• Special player
Plays more behind
Inside pressing zone:
1st function look the pass line
2nd function press the ball player
3rd function back to its place
• Together
• 40 x 40
• Defensive midfield
8. 2. Three parts of game
I. Defense
Controle basic defense concept
1st basic concept 2nd basic concept 3rd basic concept 4th basic concept
defensive line
remains
attacker pass
back - defense
moves forward
attacker with ball
without defense –
def. moves back
attacker ball
controler – def.
moves back more
9. 2. Three parts of game
I. Defense
1 X 1 who will make coverage?
10. 2. Three parts of game
II. Attack
• good combinations in the short game
• wide after the ball dispute: take out ball pressing zone
• width VS verticality
• Squad mobility:
• Seachr for 1 x 1
• Speed (high pace of play)
• possession of the ball + verticality
4 + 2
More fixed
3 + 1
More movable
Search shot
for goal
11. 2. Three parts of game
III. Global match
Strategy
opposing team
30%
2. Attacking:
• move the opponent
• take the opponents of a zone
• carry the ball there and finalize
Self qualities
70%
1. Defensive:
• solidarity
• commitment
• shared responsibility
13. Tuesday
3. Weekly Plan
Distance of
space it´s
frequently a
percentage
Physical: work conditional resistance
Tactical: Ball Possing/ pressing
Space: 10 x 10 mts
System Pos. Num.: 4-2-3-1
10 x 10
(Sistam opponent maybe the next adversary)
14. Tuesday
3. Weekly Plan
Exercise 1:
• 4 +2 in constrution and 3 + 1
attack
• We want beggining in
numerical superiority
1. short game with Gk in
superiority;
2. 4 + 2 with DC distants and DL
gone up
6 x 5 in defensive midfield, after
to pass the line only DL and 1 MC
go for attack.
Gk
Gk
4 + 2 X 5
(+) LT and 1 MC
3 + 1 x 5
15. Wednesday
3. Weekly Plan
Exercise 2:
• Work strength with idea of
attack finalization.
Automate offensive moves
• Create offensive automativ
mecchanisms
Gk
Physical: work specifics strength to conclusion
3 + 1
18. Thursday
3. Weekly Plan
Tactical: Work System
System Pos. Num.: 4-2-3-1
Beggining goal kick to the middle field with control ball
or shot to goal.
Gk
20. Saturday
3. Weekly Plan
Tactical: System for the next game
1. Specifics: When we have de ball, we shearch a
short game.
• width of the Wing with MC coverage;
• Sub-systems;
2. Woring the counter attack mechanisms;
3. 1 x Gk
Gk
Editor's Notes
#2: Hello! my name is Luis Santos and I bring you a translation of a presentation by Unay Emery in of coach education in Spain
with the theme: