Thread:

Public access to professional teams' training sessions is rarely granted, yet today Chelsea live-streamed one of the world's best coaches' final #UCLFinal preparations.

Below I will go through every module and give a bit of insight into Tuchel's methodology.
MODULE 1: Activation

1' run around the pitch at jogging speed.
Purpose: warm muscles to increase stretch.

2'30" static stretching in circle formation.
Static stretching is usually performed when closing the session in order to cool the muscles down. Chelsea's staff let their players do it too before the eventual DYNAMIC WARM-UP comes into play:
MODULE 1: Activation

5'30" circuit warm-up and goalkeeper activation.

Circuit warm-ups keep every player moving and don't really serve a higher purpose other than dynamically preparing the muscle groups.
MODULE 2: Rondo

After a 30" break, players prepare for two separate 9v2 rondo exercises of 6'.

Low intensity with focus on physically growing into the session. Little tactical emphasis is on playing wall passes to split the pressers by a third man combination.
MODULE 3: Positional game

3'30" Break leads players into a pentagon-shaped playing field for an 8v6+7 (+1) position game.

Pink players replace white players after 7'30" and finish after 2'30".
Seven sidelines create new angles for players to get used to and facilitate playing with four on matchday. Compare it to Stephen Curry dribbling with two balls.

+1 cameleon joins team in possession to emphasise its advantages, as La Masia have always done.
The seven players on the outside always play the ball facing "back to goal" to simulate and train 1-2 or third man combination play.
MODULE 4: Game GK+6/7+GK +8 (+1)

1'15" Break with tactical instructions before an 12' game.

"Wall players" on either side of the goal and each byline of the hexagon pitch.

Blue, pink & white switch every 4'.
Tuchel likes to build on his tactical principles through his modules, which is called "progression" in didactic terms.

Again, the "cameleon" appears to help the team in P+. Wall players on the sides too simulate combination play and naturally train inch-perfect movement.
MODULE 5: Shooting exercise

A 7' minute shooting drill rounds off the training session after a 2' break.
Players divided in two rows combine a 1-2 with the coach, take one touch to inside and shoot.

After 3'30" players take the touch inside, changing their shooting leg.

Goalkeepers rotate every shot.
ENDING:

Chelsea's only activation day training finishes after 45' of action, with the primary focus on muscle preparation and tactical habits.

Added is a usual 5-day cycle preparation scheme.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Guillaume

Guillaume Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @staggeredlines

27 May
As Manchester United's 2020-2021 season fizzles out with a disappointing performance in Gdańsk, it felt right to shortly revise my thread on #MUFC's main tactical problems back in February.

I will also throw in some other tweets, so consider this a shortened season review.
Globally, it's important to have knowledge of a few items. First is the coaching staff's game model and their tactical periodisation.

Next is understanding the importance of the principles mentioned in the original thread - not only for this game model but for every team.
#MUFC's coaches' interpretation is a team that presses to score and is versatile enough to build short or long, attack shortly or patiently, depending on the opposition analysis reports.

I did not pull this out of the hat, this is what OGS envisages and mentions in interviews.
Read 25 tweets
26 May
A little extract from Nick Cowell's "Tactical Periodisation" chapter:

• Balance between recovery & game model coaching
• SSG's (Small-sided Games) offer coaching opportunities while minimizing risks of excess effort (leading to muscle damage)
• Short duration
• Simple Image
#MUFC's dynamic warm-up: approx. 170 metres run to next module station.

9v2 rondo: faster decision-making, more surfaces of both feet used, more wall passes (third man combinations) to play between opponents.

Rondo session of 4 minutes. ImageImageImageImage
Dynamic stretching:

• Hamstring muscles
• Upper leg adductors
• Quadricep muscles
• Acceleration exercises ImageImageImageImage
Read 7 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(