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Xabi Alonso - 82 Passing, Positional Possession, Games, Patterns, and Attacking Practices Direct from Bayer Leverkusen Training Sessions
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Enlightening, well researched and extremely useful
Xabi Alonso - 82 Passing, Positional Possession, Games, Patterns, and Attacking Practices Direct from Bayer Leverkusen Training Sessions
Xabi Alonso
82 Passing, Positional Possession, Games, Patterns, and Attacking Practices Direct from Bayer Leverkusen Training Sessions
+ Tactical Analysis
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 over 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
"Possession football is not about keeping the ball for the sake of it. It's about patience, precision, and creating the right opportunities to break down the opposition."
Xabi Alonso
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
- Attacking and Finishing
- Positional Training Games
- Attacking Set Plays
The 82 Practices included in this book are all taken directly from Xabo Alonso’s training sessions at Bayer Leverkusen between 2022 and 2024.
Xabi Alonso meticulously plans each session with detailed notes, focusing on player positioning, movement, and decision making. He actively coaches with frequent pauses to highlight key points, which are highlighted throughout the book.
Learn, Practice and Apply Xabi Alonso’s Exact Training Methods Direct from his Training Sessions
Key Stats
168 Pages
82 Practices
30+ Tactical Analysis Examples
U14-Pro Level
Xabi Alonso Practice Examples:
- Positional Build Up/Combinations Through Blocked Lanes Passing Circuit
- Build Up in 3-2 Shape and Play Through the Lines Positional Possession Game
- Switch Play Combinations, Wide Through Pass for Cut Back Finish + 2nd Ball Finish
- Crossing and Finishing with Different Types of Delivery Team Scoring Competition
- Combination Play from Defence to Attack Zonal 8v8 (+1) +GKs Conditioned Game
Xabi Alonso
Xabi Alonso: 3 Major Trophies in Just 1.5 Seasons
German Bundesliga Champions (2023-24), and 2 x DFB-Pokal German Cups (2023 & 2024)
"The football he [Alonso] is playing, the teams he sets up, the transfers he did, it was absolutely exceptional. I played a long time in my life in the Bundesliga, that is super impressive. Not only the points tally but the way they play."
Jürgen Klopp
Former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund Manager
Xabi Alonso - 82 Passing, Positional Possession, Games, Patterns, and Attacking Practices Direct from Bayer Leverkusen Training Sessions
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
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