WORLD CLASS COACHING 4-2-3-1 Defending By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART ONE Introduction Basic Principles of Play and Responsibilities Without the Ball - Part 1 PART TWO Basic Principles of Play and Responsibilities Without the Ball - Part 2 PART THREE Juventus 2016-2017 case analysis: the art of the 1-4-2-3-1 defense phase - Part 1
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 4-2-3-1 Defending By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART TWO Basic Principles of Play and Responsibilities Without the Ball - Part 2 Basic Principles of Play and Responsibilities Without the Ball - Part 2 Delay – The defender(s) forces the attacking team to slow down the rhythm so that the defense phase
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 4-2-3-1 Defending By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART THREE Juventus 2016-2017 case analysis: the art of the 1-4-2-3-1 defense phase - Part 1 Juventus 2016-2017 case analysis: the art of the 1-4-2-3-1 defense phase - Part 1 The turning point of the 2016-2017 season for Juventus was the introduction of the
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 4-2-3-1 Defending By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART FOUR Juventus 2016-2017 case analysis: the art of the 1-4-2-3-1 defense phase - Part 2 Juventus 2016-2017 case analysis: the art of the 1-4-2-3-1 defense phase - Part 2 Juventus was really placed high and pressed aggressively only in the final third to win
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 4-2-3-1 Attacking By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART ONE Introduction PART TWO Basic Principles of Play With the Ball PART THREE Possession, Key Attacking Principles, Movements and Variations Without the Ball PART FOUR Players/Positions Roles and Responsibilities 4-2-3-1 History, Different Line Ups and Applications Introduction The 1-4-2-3-1 system of play offers a
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 4-2-3-1 Attacking By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART TWO Basic Principles of Play With the Ball Basic principles of play with the ball 1. MOBILITY: players run into different areas of the field while being on and off the ball in order to invite defenders out of their positions, creating space
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 4-2-3-1 Attacking By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART THREE Possession, Key Attacking Principles, Movements and Variations Without the Ball Possession, Key Attacking Principles, Movements and Variations Without the Ball The worst mistake we can make while setting the team up with the 1-4-2-3-1 is to consider as simple 1-4-2-1-3 while building
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 4-2-3-1 Attacking By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART FOUR Players/Positions Roles and Responsibilities 4-2-3-1 History, Different Line Ups and Applications Players/Positions Roles and Responsibilities Goalkeeper: • He is more responsible for making saves and keeping the ball out of the net than in other formations (example 1-4-3-3), as the center backs and
Continue readingWORLD 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
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING 4-3-3 Attacking By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART ONE Introduction Basic Principles of Play With the Ball PART TWO Possession and Key Attacking Principles Movement Without the Ball - Variation of Runs PART THREE Players/Positions Roles and Responsibilities PART FOUR 4-3-3 History, Different Line Ups and Applications Introduction A 1-4-3-3 team formation
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