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How to Win Games With Defensive Pressure

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares how to win more games by applying defensive pressure. With high pressure defending, you will force your opponent to give up possession more often which in turn will give your own team more possession and more goal chances.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach

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Build a Team of Winners With Advanced 1v1 Training

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares how to build a team of winners with advanced 1v1 training techniques. Advanced 1v1 Training reveals how to run progressive sessions that will help you to create a team of elite duelists able to dominate play all over the pitch.These diagrams are created with the Academy

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How to Use Inverted Fullbacks When Attacking

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares how to get the best out of your inverted fullbacks when attacking. Playing with inverted fullbacks is a major reason Pep Guardiola has dominated the soccer world with Barcelona and now Manchester City. These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at

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How to Use Inverted Fullbacks When Defending

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares how to get the best out of your inverted fullbacks when defending. Playing with inverted fullbacks is a major reason Pep Guardiola has dominated the soccer world with Barcelona and now Manchester City. These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at

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Better Tactics for Attacking in the 4-2-3-1

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares the many different ways to play the 4-2-3-1, especially when attacking. 4-2-3-1 Attacking, takes a look at the different options you have with the 4-2-3-1 when in possession of the ball and when attacking.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

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The Role of the Center Forward When Defending

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares how the center forward has numerous functions when defending including, slowing down the opposition, filling in space, making the opposition play somewhat predictably, just to name a few.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

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Score More Goals With High Pressure Defending

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares how Liverpool have scored 21 goals as a direct result from high pressure defending and quick counter attacking this season...an incredible 25% of all their goals.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

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