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1. How do I get my team to defend better?
2. How do I get my team to score more goals?
3. How to I get my players/child to be more aggressive?
4. How do I organize my practice better?
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Once I have the Top 10 list, I will then go ahead and produce 10 videos with my advice on each topic. I look forward to hearing from you and adding to the list.

Let’s Talk Soccer!

Just click on this link and be blown away by the drama and passion!

Play off drama!

Reading are also confirmed as relegated, no surprise there. Shouldn’t have fired their manager though. He’s OK however, paid up his contract and started up again at Leeds. Best job in the world really.

So who else looks in trouble? Could Newcastle be the shocker? Imagine paying out on an 8 year contract! Imagine Alan Pardew going home to his wife…”Honey, bad news, I just got fired. Good news is, instead of having to work my butt off for the next 6 years to pick up my paycheck…they’ve just paid me for doing the next 6 year’s work. Now pack your bags…..”

Congrats again to Manchester United on their latest title. Sucks for the finale of the season though. By the way, what the heck was Sagna thinking as he gave away the penalty. Really? An international player with all of that experience and he lunges at RVP like that. Hard to comprehend.

Can you take Brendan Rogers of Liverpool seriously when he is being interviewed? He reminds me so much of David Brent from The Office. They seemed to have had a decent season, but didn’t break any pots either.

Nice race for the UEFA Champions League spots though, so at least the neutrals have something to focus on. It would be wonderful if somehow Everton could pull it off, David Moyes is such a steady, level headed manager, it would be amazing for him and well deserved. I’d prefer him over Wenger and AVB all week long.

So, just a few games to go and still some major things to play for. Any predictions?

Fairytale for Wigan’s owner Dave Whelan. He played in the 1960 FA Cup Final at Wembley for Blackburn Rovers in their defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers. My dad was at the game! Interesting story, Whelan broke his leg in the final, finishing his career. He took his insurance payout and opened a little soccer store that grew into the giant JJB Sports. Whelan is now a multimillionaire, amazing how life turns out isn’t it?

Rumor has it that he wanted to buy into Blackburn Rovers but Uncle Jack Walker had beaten him to it, so he went for a neighbor in lowly Wigan. If you are familiar with the travesty at Blackburn Rovers now, their fans sure wish Dave Whelan was the Blackburn Rovers owner right now.

Fitting touch that Whelan walked his players out onto the hallowed turf for the semi final against Millwall F.C. Now he gets to go one better and lead them out against the might of Manchester City in the F.A. Cup Final 2013.

So, let me ask you, if you had the money, which club would you like to own, why and what would your plans be?

I can say here right now, if I could raise $20million I would buy Blackburn Rovers right now, turn the club over to the fans in a similar way to how Barcelona is run (seems to work for them!) and then help them back to their glory days in the Barclays Premier League. I wouldn’t throw silly money at players, we would recruit working class committed players who the fans could relate to. No mercenaries, no money grabbers, instead, hungry players with a passion for the game and a point to prove. Arte et Labore is the club’s motto and that would be running through the veins of the club.

Can’t wait for your comments!

The interview lasted over 30 mins and covered topics such as practice exercises, use of time and space, use of video, advice for college recruits, and ideas for recreational, club and high school coaches.

Coach Ralph Perez will be one of a star studded cast of clinicians at the upcoming Soccer Champions Coaches’ Clinic to be held this upcoming weekend at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas.

Alongside Ralph Perez will be Sigi Schmid, Head Coach of Seattle Sounders, Anson Dorrance, Head Women’s Coach at University of North Carolina, Martin Vasquez, past Chivas USA Head Coach, Brandi Chastain, World Cup Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, Jerry Smith, Santa Clara University Women’s Soccer Coach and NSCAA Staff Coach, Tony DiCicco, World Cup Champion, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist and Ray Reid, National Champion Collegiate Coach and Four Time National Coach of the Year. Wow, what a line up!

So go ahead and visit www.soccerchampionsclinic.com and register now, you do not want to miss this clinic.

Ok, so as soon as we have the first video ready from the interview with Coach Ralph Perez we will post it for your enjoyment.

Let’s Talk Soccer!