Michael Mackin- Set Play Pro

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[HybridMarking @HybridMarking]

In the modern game it’s not enough to hand the set pieces over to an assistant coach

It’s vital that there is someone on the coaching staff that lives & breathes them

The advantage is found in specialization

That’s the difference between 10-12 set piece goals a season & 15-20

[Michael Mackin- Set Play Pro @setplaypro]

If you watch those 4 things, you’ll understand why the same teams keep scoring “similar” goals.

#SetPieces #WorldCup #TacticalAnalysis #DetailsMatter

[Michael Mackin- Set Play Pro @setplaypro]

🎯 My set-piece lens for the World Cup (what I’m watching for)

When margins are tiny, set pieces become a decision-making test.

Here’s the simple lens I use when watching corners + free kicks:

[Michael Mackin- Set Play Pro @setplaypro]

🔁 4) Second phase
Do they have structure after the first contact?
If the ball drops, who’s assigned to:
- protect the box edge
- attack the second ball
- reset to prevent counters

[Michael Mackin- Set Play Pro @setplaypro]

This weekend’s best set-piece moment:

player “ties his laces”, sells the pause, short corner is on… quick turn and it’s fired to the edge. Celta’s front zonal/edge players don’t adjust in time.

Planned decoy or pure football IQ?

#SetPieces #FootballAnalysis

[Michael Mackin- Set Play Pro @setplaypro]

@HybridMarking yes agreed - but also if u create a great culture with clear understanding you can talk to the players in a meeting and how them what you want and because you have coached them well in principles you can create a routine without time on the pitch

[Michael Mackin- Set Play Pro @setplaypro]

@HybridMarking @Effmatch Gianni vs Burton?

[Tactical Football Analysis @TotalAnalysis]

The UAE may have exited the U17 World Cup early, but their set-piece efficiency stood out.

@_Marcel_23 examines how their back-post corner routines made them one of the tournament’s surprise threats from dead-ball situations.

https://t.co/iyV2Aq2un4

[Michael Mackin- Set Play Pro @setplaypro]

The structure:

2 blockers + 2 runners from depth attack the same zone (4v2)
1 runner wraps around the back to drag the back-zonal defender and stretch the line
1 runner attacks the front to pin the front defender and stop the line protecting the back space

#SetPieces

[Michael Mackin- Set Play Pro @setplaypro]

This Weekend’s Best Set-Piece Moment: Blackburn’s lateral free-kick vs Derby’s zonal line.

“BLOCKburn” isn’t just a joke

Blackburn used 6 players to pull apart a zonal line with one simple idea: create a 4v2 overload inside the zone

[Stuart Reid @From_The_Wing]

I've easily watched hundreds of thousands of corners in my career, but this is probably the worst one I think I've ever seen.

[Tactx @Tactx_]

Assistant coaches overseeing set-plays are no longer sufficient at the highest level.

They have to live and breathe it.

[Michael Mackin- Set Play Pro @setplaypro]

@JOGOFUNCIONAL1

[Michael Mackin- Set Play Pro @setplaypro]

@juventusfc with a 4-4 split central routine with blocker to chip to other side and head across goal #setpieces #freekicks #ParmaJuventus

[Michael Mackin- Set Play Pro @setplaypro]

Developing academy players means teaching them to be zonal players, man markers, and blockers while processing set piece info naturally. When they reach the first team, nothing feels overwhelming

How much time do you spend on set piece roles in your academy?

[Hudl Statsbomb @Statsbomb]

The StatsBomb Coaching & Analysing Set Pieces Course is available until March 31st 2024

✅ General Principles
✅ Corners, Free Kicks, and Throw Ins
✅ Opposition Scouting
✅ Integrating Advanced Data

Add match-winning set pieces to your gameplan 🔽
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