Inside the Pro with Guus Hiddink

A team of teenagers from all over Johannesburg received the rare chance to train for Master Speed with a master coach.

New (Nike)RED ambassador, Guus Hiddink, trained the group of 30 young footballers at the home of South African football in Soweto.

Absorbing unique insights from the elite coach in a once in a lifetime training and Q & A session, the kids learned drills designed to increase speed through technical conditioning.

With Hiddink in control, it became all about speed and writing the future through hard work and intense focus. "To be the best," Guus told the kids, "you have to train like the best".

Go to Nike Football Twitter and search #insidethepro for all of Hiddink's insights and check out Guus's response to some of your questions below.

Andrew 'Duey' Du: "Hey Mr. Hiddink, what's your personal favourite speed drill?"
Guus: "You have to analyse speed. You can improve speed but it is also given by nature. There is not so much to do to improve it drastically, but there are of course drills to improve. You can try to improve speed on a track or artificial surface, but in football you have to relate it always to technical exercises."

Adam Thomas: "Guus, what overall percentage of a player's ability is a direct result of his physical condition?"
Guus: "Football today is becoming more and more of an athletic game, but we must not go just to the physical part of the game. Technical skills of players always have to be dominant. But it must be a balance of physical skills and technical skills."

Gabriel J Luna: "Guus, when you face fast teams, with players like Rooney, Nanni, Dani Alves, CR9 is the off-side trap not the first option? How do you counter their speed tactically without compromising the team's offensive mindset?"
Guus: "Mostly you must try to get them to play in their weak zone, not in their comfort zone. For Rooney, you must try to get him tired by making him do defence work as well. That's difficult because the reason he is so good is because he is usually controlling the situation. You must try to get them on their weak spots."