Learn and apply Xabi Alonso's exact training methods to improve your team's tactical understanding of positional build up play, possession, midfield control, and attacking play.
Alonso took over Bayer Leverkusen in 2022 when they were in 17th position in the league, and he masterminded their rise to a 6th place finish and the DFB-Pokal German Cup.
The very next season (2023-24), they became undefeated Bundesliga champions (28 wins, 6 draws), won the DFB-Pokal again, and reached the Europa League Final. Alonso's groundbreaking tactics and attacking style of play powered an incredible record-breaking 51-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
The 82 Practices included in this book are all taken directly from Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen training sessions. You will also gain valuable insights with 30+ pages of tactical analysis on Alonso's methodical build up, midfield control, and efficient attacking play.
This Book Teaches You How to:
Replicate Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen's playing style
Coach your team to build up play and dominate possession
Implement positional patterns of play into your training sessions
Instruct your players with key coaching points
Create goal scoring chances with an unpredictable attack
Score more goals!
Learn Xabi Alonso's Coaching Philosophy and Tactics:
Use different build up shapes (4-2-4, 3-2-5, 2-3-5) against different opponents
Dominate possession and midfield area with precision, patience, and control
Draw in the press and break the lines of the opposition
Create overloads around the ball to progress play forward
Positional play with movement, rotations, and interchanges
Utilise innovative and dynamic wing back play in attack
Implement incisive attacking play with attacking overloads in the final third
82 Passing, Positional Possession, Games, Patterns, and Attacking Practices Included:
Warm Ups
Passing Combinations
Positional Build Up Play Combinations
Positional Possession Games
Attacking Positional Patterns of Play
