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Possession-based teams often look dominant on the ball, yet struggle to turn that control into consistent goal-scoring opportunities. The issue is rarely technical or tactical in isolation — it’s usually about misreading moments and applying the wrong solutions at the wrong time. In this breakdown, we look at three common corrections that help attack-minded teams bridge the gap ...


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Coaching today demands more than systems and shapes. It demands clarity, adaptability, and players who can solve problems in real time. In this episode, Gary Curneen interviews Patrice Gheisar who explores how positional structure and relational freedom can be blended to build a sustainable attacking approach. Rather than framing it as an either/or discussion, Patrice explains h...


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Fresh off Barcelona’s recent win over Real Madrid, this breakdown looks at three possession exercises used by Hansi Flick that consistently appear in first-team training. While each game uses a different layout and numerical structure, they are all built around the same core ideas: drawing pressure, breaking lines, using the goalkeeper as an active problem-solver, and transition...


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The recent US Soccer age-group change has created uncertainty across the youth landscape — for players, parents, coaches, and clubs alike. Questions around team placement, development impact, communication, and competitive balance are everywhere. In the latest Modern Soccer Coach  podcast, Gary Curneen is joined by Tom Shields , Technical Director at STA , to cut through the noi...


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As we close out 2025, Modern Soccer Coach  released the final podcast episode of the year with a simple but important goal:not to look back — but to look forward. Across the past 12 months, the podcast has traveled through elite environments in Brazil, England, and Italy, spoken with coaches, analysts, and leaders at the highest levels of the game, and explored modern ideas arou...


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