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How to defend in a mid to low block, how Hagi led his team to glory and why Rakow are very tactically interesting…

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We kick off today with a bit of tactical theory  Sakhu Mpofo explains how to coach the main principles of defending in a mid or low block using examples from Darmstadt and PSG then suggests some sessions to train these ideas in.

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