In this brilliant Coaching Clinic, former Stoke City head coach Narcís Pèlach gives an incisive explanation of the key principles of three phases of attack, covering one end of the pitch to the other.

Pèlach was partly schooled in the City Football Group at Girona FC in his native Spain, before working with compatriot Carlos Corberán at Huddersfield Town in the Championship. He then had the experience of learning from a British school of coaches that included Neil Warnock, before working alongside German manager David Wagner at Norwich City. After a spell as head coach with Stoke City, Pèlach assisted Graham Potter at West Ham United in the Premier League, all of which has given him a thoroughly cosmopolitan coaching experience.

Now, in this exclusive Coaching Clinic, he takes to the Coaches’ Voice tactics board to discuss three phases of attack: playing out, build-up and attacking the final third. Among the topics he touches on are the need for verticality, creating asymmetry, and types of cross.

We hope you enjoy this excellent session.