Author: soccernut

In the mind of Sir Alex Ferguson

soccernut April 12, 2012 Coaches, Coaching, Interviews, Philosophy, TSS Coaches 0

I had the pleasure to listen to an interview with Sir Alex Ferguson the other day, an interview with Spoony (The Guardian football podcaster). What it delivered was a fresh change of a football insight, into how the great manager goes about his business conducting himself and the club. I’ll pick up from the point about dealing with your squad and letting your squad know about team selection.... »

5 dysfunctions of a team

soccernut March 30, 2012 Coaching, Communication, Philosophy, Team Development 0

Some 5 years back, I came across a business management book that would change the way I would approach football team management on a personal level. There are plenty of resources for actual coaching of tactics, principles of play etc, but there is very little out there that will help you to get your players to gel, to get on with one another and find that little bit of magic that turns a ... »