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Champions League: 5 Biggest Surprises From the Opening Games
There will have been thousands, perhaps millions of punters who placed bets on lengthy accumulators based on what they thought would happen in the opening slate of Champions League games. Almost every single one of them will have been wrong. True to form over the past...
No.10 Sessions
Crossing Into The Goal Zone Structure: -Set up the area as above. Process: -The two CB’s pass the ball back and fourth. -The number 10 makes a run in beyond, and is played in by the CB. -Once the number 10 gets to the ball the they must hit one of the mannequins....
Messut Ozil
Roles -No.10 -False 9 -Shadow Striker -Loose Striker -Advanced Quarter Back -Attacking midfielder What He Provides -Constantly available -Chess player always 3 moves ahead -Creates space for self and others -Scores and creates -Link player -OPPORTUNIST End Product ...
Arsenal Tactical Analysis: How Does Mesut Ozil Change Arsene Wenger’s Plans?
Arsene Wenger lit up transfer deadline day with the signing of Mesut Ozil for £42 million, entrancing each and every fan into a stunned state of adoration. It’s a coup which excites the fans, and signing a world-class player—one of the finest in his position in world...
Non League Day Competition Vote: You Decide On Our Winner!
We have had a lot of great entries to the #win200 competition which was run in association with Non League Day. We have decided on the top 10 photos from over 40 entries. You get to decide on the image you feel best highlights grassroots football. The poll is located...
Decision Making Games
Swedish Hand Ball Structure: -Set up the area as above. Rules: -2 teams trying to keep possession. -Possession is in hands, but before a player catches the ball they must control it first (chest-catch, thigh-catch etc). -The opposition only have to catch to steel...
Tottenham’s Tremendous Transfer Window
Spurs have made many headlines during the past transfer window. This is mostly due to the Gareth Bale saga which saw a world record transfer to Real Madrid. Tottenham fans can be reassured that their owner Daniel Levy and sporting director Franco Baldini have...
Transfer Deadline Day: Premier League Winners & Losers from Monday’s Footballing Madness
It was one of the craziest, exciting and most dramatic transfer deadline days in recent history—perhaps even topping January 2009's Andrey Arshavin debacle—and deals were filtering through hours after the cut-off point as clubs prepared the relevant paperwork. Not...
5 Premier League Teams Who Still NEED to Spend in the Transfer Window
The clock is ticking, and the transfer window slams shut on Monday, September 2nd at 11 p.m. BST. Astonishingly, there are still several Premier League clubs who desperately need to enter the market, and Discount Football Kits have run through them and suggested which...
Intense Pressure
Structure: -Set up the area as above. Rules: -The whites keep possession of the ball against the blues. -The whites must play off 1 or 3 touches ONLY. -If blues win possession they can score in either of the goals. Progressions: -Change the player ratio’s. -Whites...
Daniel Sturridge Fulfilling Early Promise
The career of Daniel Sturridge has been one that so far has yet to totally take off. The Man City youth prodigy only featured in a handful of matches for the Citizens before moving on a bosman to Chelsea, he also spent a productive six-months at Bolton, where he was...
Premier League Week 2: What to Watch for in the Weekend’s Biggest Games
We've had 11 games, 28 goals, just one draw and 277 different players have played: Week 1 of the Premier League is in the bag, and now fans are eagerly anticipating week 2. Here, Discount Football Kits previews the biggest potential talking points and biggest tactical...
Finishing Games
Structure: -Set up the area as above. Rules: -Blues and whites fight in the middle for possession. -The idea is to get the ball to your teams striker in the final third. -The striker then sets it back for a team mate to shoot at goal. -The team mate who took the shot...
Win A £200 Voucher For Your Club!
Discount Football Kits are delighted to be teaming up with Non-League day. We are running a competition that offers a fantastic prize to a grassroots club. Whats On Offer? Win your club a £200 voucher to spend on football accessories with Discount Football Kits. How...
Real Sociedad to Villa – 5 Teams Set to Surprise This Season
Every year we get the same preseason chatter, the same age-old questions: Who's going to win the league, who's breaching the top four and who's going down? The big-name transfers dominate the headlines, the nouveau-riche clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco...