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21Jan

Training Must Be Competitive

DateMonday, January 21, 2008 at 10:14AM

At the very least, practice at Benfica was ridiculous.  Every day, a group of nice guys would kick the ball about a bit, and do some running- that was it.

The first thing I did to change this, was to involve players from the B team.  I asked for Diogo Luis, Geraldo and Nuno Abreu, 'poor players' who were earning 750 Euros a month.  Young players who want to train with the 'stars', and who were highly competitive and motivated- so much so that after a few days they were immediately known as the 'Grapeshot Brothers'.  In an extremely objective way, and a result of the aggressiveness they imposed, these three young players modified the competitive situations and, in a certain way, the mindset of all the others. 

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AuthorAndy Kaasa | CommentPost a Comment |
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