JOSE MOURINHO REAL MADRID CHELSEA 10 TIPS
Jose Morinho Training. Ever since Jose Mourinho stepped into the hot seat at Chelsea,
there has been a fixation surrounding his training methods, philosophies and
the infamous 'coaching bible'. In many interviews, Mourinho has highlighted the fact
that a teams success derives from his 10 commandments. These set of principles or
rules are what he requires each individual or club to stick to in order for them to be successful.
JOSE MOURINHO REAL MADRID CHELSEA 10 TIPS
My greatest worry is the team. The collective effort. I have no idea where the physical
aspect ends and the tactical/psychological aspect begins, but football encaptures both.
I can't
separate the two, but what I can say is that football is not all about the physical aspect,
it's about much more than that. In the grand scheme of things, the physical aspect is
probably the least important element. Without organization and a talent in exploring
the different tactical models of the game, your weaknesses quickly become apparent,
regardless of how fit you are. - Jose Mourinho
Football is a team game. The emphasis should be on developing a group of
individuals who can perform together to achieve success. However, many argue that
we should be developing the individual to achieve, not the team. I understand that we
must develop individual creativity, balance, technique and skill however ultimately,
football is played with 10 other players (at 11v11) and therefore we must create a
club environment that promotes working together, not working alone.
2: Tactics are worked on from day one..
The most important thing in football is to have a style of play, a set of principles that
offer organisation to the team. For that reason, my focus is on tactics from day
one. - Jose Mourinho
How can the use of tactics be a benefit of a grassroots club? Well, if your talking
about actual tactics, then they will have (and should have) very little use. If a coach
starts to work on tactics with any players below 16, then the technical development
may suffer. However what a grassroots club could use instead of tactics
from day one is implementing a style of play or a philosophy that each age group
works towards. Too many times I see grassroots clubs having no real identity or
way of playing. If everyone was working towards developing skilful, technical players,
then the club and players would develop much quicker.
3: The Rui Faria Method...
Have you ever seen a pianist run around his piano before sitting down to unleash a
masterpiece? In our methodology we don't send them on laps around the pitch either'.
For Mourinho and his right- hand man/physical trainer Rui Faria, the gym is only for
recovering from injuries. - Jose Mourinho
'My training sessions aren't long, they're dynamic and incredibly time-efficient.
I like my team to learn to love the ball, and to know what to do with it once they win
it back. Three hour training sessions will only serve to bore the players.
They would quickly fall out of love with the ball'. - Jose Mourinho
Weekly training sessions are solely focused on the next game. There's no plan to
come good in December or May, no looking ahead. No plan to play better against
the top teams. -Jose Mourinho
During his time in Portugal with Porto, there came a moment when the team were
winning
We analyze our rivals and we try to imagine how they will play against us.
Using these thoughts we position certain players in certain positions according
to the oppositions strengths and weaknesses. But these are only positional details.
They don't interfere with our principles, or even with our system. - Jose Mourinho
Similar to commandment number 5, this may not have a direct influence on a
grassroots club. However what could be used here is the use of player analysis.
How many clubs record games and allow players to watch themselves and analyse
what was good, what they might have done in this situation etc. With the use of
camera phones, it's now easier than ever to record games for player development.
This would obviously have to be approved with the other team for CRB purposes.
8: The creative players are first to defend...
For me defending well is defending during the least amount of time possible.
It's to have the ball among your most creative players for as long as possible.
Having the initiative for as long as possible. This takes away the need for defensive actions.
Commandment number 8 is closely linked to the very first - The only star is the team.
Sometimes coaches will allow the more gifted players to work less hard - giving
them special treatment. This can have negative effects on the players as some
will be getting treated better or different to others. Clubs must realise that every
player should be treated in the same way, with the same respect.
9: We begin to recover during the games...
After each game I like to give the players a days rest. It may not be the most appropriate
thing to do physically speaking, but it allows them to recover mentally. Unfortunately,
with so many games during a season this is rarely possible.
Thanks for reading, I hope this has been useful. Thanks for reading
JOSE MOURINHO REAL MADRID CHELSEA 10 TIPS
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