Tag Archives for " Defending "

0 Screening Forward Passes

By Alex Trukan Forward passes breaking the lines can be very dangerous and hard to defend against. Many modern teams try to break out from the back line by passing accurately on the ground, usually directly into the striker or winger. When trying to defend this type of attacking strategy, compactness, organisation, screening and marking

0 Counter Attacking from a 4 v 2

This week's Animated Drills Video shows an activity that will train your players how to effectively pressure the opponent to win the ball back and counter attack quickly to score. This activity comes from our latest eBook, 'Scoring Goals from High Pressure Defending'. It includes ways to progress this activity to train the whole team to

1 Winning the Ball in the Middle Third

By Sean Pearson Area: 40 x 32 yards (2 x {8x32} 1 x {24x32}) Time: 15 mins Players: 6 v 6 + 2 Objectives To recognize where to pressure in the middle third To win the ball in the middle third and maintain possession Set Up 3 areas, two end zones and 1 large middle

0 Scoring Goals from High Pressure Defending eBook

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0 Scoring Goals from High Pressure Defending - Part One

WORLD CLASS COACHING Scoring Goals from High Pressure Defending By Luca Bertolini TABLE OF CONTENTS Part One INTRODUCTION BUILD UP OF THE MOVES Part Two EXERCISE - 4V2 + GK EXERCISE - 6V2 + GK EXERCISE - 6V3 + GK EXERCISE - 6V6 + GK SSG Part Three COUNTER ATTACKS Part Four EXERCISE - 6V4 +

0 Scoring Goals from High Pressure Defending - Part Two

WORLD CLASS COACHING Scoring Goals from High Pressure Defending By Luca Bertolini TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Two EXERCISE - 4V2 + GK EXERCISE - 6V2 + GK EXERCISE - 6V3 + GK EXERCISE - 6V6 + GK SSG Exercise 1: 4 v 2 with goalkeeper Set-up: 40x28 yards pitch, 6 players, 1 goalkeeper, 1 mini goal,

0 Scoring Goals from High Pressure Defending - Part Three

WORLD CLASS COACHING Scoring Goals from High Pressure Defending By Luca Bertolini TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Three COUNTER ATTACKS COUNTER ATTACKS Looking at Klopp's history as manager, “no playmaker in the world can be as good as a good counter-pressing situation;” this means that a side to side pass move often requires slow build up play,

0 Scoring Goals from High Pressure Defending - Part Four

WORLD CLASS COACHING Scoring Goals from High Pressure Defending By Luca Bertolini TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Four EXERCISE - 6V4 + GK SSG EXERCISE - 4V2 + GK SSG Exercise 5: 6 v 4 with goalkeepers SSG Set-up: 44x32 yards pitch, 10 players, 2 goalkeepers, 2 goals, two colors bibs, cones and balls. Two teams are placed

0 Defending Crosses

By Alex Trukan When choosing to be compact in central areas and force the opposition teams down the wings, there will be times when players will have to deal with crosses. If the defending team is unorganised and unprepared, crosses will pose a major threat to them. Effective defending against crosses lies in ability to

0 1 v 1 Continuous Game

0 1 v 1 Down the Line

0 1 v 1 with Recovering Defender

0 1 v 1 From the Side

0 1 v 1 Facing the Goal

0 #098 Creating a Cohesive Defensive Unit

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1 Stopping FC Barcelona from Playing out from the Back

By Alex Trukan One of the main FC Barcelona characteristics is patient build up from the back. Passing the ball out from a goalkeeper and then progressively playing through the thirds up to the opposition goal is not only nice to watch but also effective. FC Barcelona players have been doing it for years and

0 Training Zonal Defending

This week's Animated Drills Video looks at a foundational exercise to train your team to defend zonally. The diagrams are created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. Click the image below for more information on, 'The Complete Guide to Zonal Defending' How would you progress this activity? Share

0 Protecting Wide Areas in the 4-5-1

By Alex Trukan Classical 4-5-1 formation out of possession is usually played in a compact way with both units positioned in narrow blocks. One of the dangers of compact defending are free spaces which arise in wide areas beyond midfield line. If the opposition has good quality wingers, this might create threats for full backs

1 Benefits of Passing Backwards

By Alex Trukan Passing backwards is generally considered by many fans as boring and rather pointless. Although, going backwards is probably more common for possession tiki-taka type of tactics, it is still considered as undesirable, with the highest priority to go forwards whenever possible. Completely agreed, however, regardless of the team’s style of play, a

0 Attacking Quickly from Your Own Half

By Alex Trukan Transition to attack starts when a team is still defending and out of possession. Their defensive strategy and shape will influence the options available upon winning the ball back. Not only the pressing line will influence the distance to the opposition goal when the ball is won but also the amount of

0 Flexibility of the Midfield Three

By Alex Trukan With many teams trying to overload central areas, playing with three central midfielders has become widely used. This often initiates a discussion on whether to play a triangle with a point up (two defensive midfielders) or point down (one defensive midfielder). Both of the shapes have certain strengths and weaknesses. However, whichever

0 1 v 1 and Playing Out

By Sean Reed - Objective This session will work on 1 v 1 playing into target players. Focusing on working with the player attacking and defending, combining with other players and movement to receive the ball to support the player in possession. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up 6 Players 1v1 in the middle and

0 Delaying the Opposition’s Counter Attack

By Alex Trukan With many teams being reactive and very effective on the counter attack, it is important for our teams to be able to deal with that. Preventing the counter attack and winning the ball back or forcing the opposition to be more patient going forwards will prevent the team from being caught outnumbered

0 4 v 4 + 3 Counter Pressing