WORLD CLASS COACHING 4-3-3 Defending By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART ONE Introduction Basic Principles of Play Without the Ball - 1 PART TWO Basic Principles of Play Without the Ball - 2 Transitions to Defend and Key Defending Principles PART THREE Players/Positions Roles and Responsibilities PART FOUR 4-3-3 Defensive Shapes Introduction As already analyzed
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 4-3-3 Defending By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART TWO Basic Principles of Play Without the Ball - 2 Transitions to Defend and Key Defending Principles Basic Principles of Play Without the Ball - 2 When the pressing lines are overcome, as in this example, Liverpool retreats the positions in with very
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 4-3-3 Defending By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART THREE Players/Positions Roles and Responsibilities Players/Positions Roles and Responsibilities Goalkeeper: • Direct the defense line while the team is attacking • Direct the defense positioning of the team when is defending inside the first third • Awareness to support the team when it's
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 4-3-3 Defending By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART FOUR 4-3-3 Defensive Shapes 4-3-3 Defensive Shapes The 1-4-5-1 could be considered as the most common defense shape of the 1-4-3-3; but this is true only on paper and only considering the retreating movements of the fullbacks, joining the center backs and of the
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