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1 Inverted Wingbacks in the 4-3-3 to Strengthen the Midfield

By Soren Schamberg When using the 4-3-3, most teams are opting with the formation to use and control the midfield as a means of dominating possession. The back four provide a stable back line to deal with opposing wingers and the midfield 3 can form up in a triangle midfield to add to both defense

0 Using Fluid Strikers in a 4-3-3

By Soren Schamberg The 4-3-3 formation is known for it’s flexibility and defensive prowess when being used at the highest level. In most cases, teams use a 4-3-3 with a defensive or strong midfield mindset, almost leaving the CF up front to play the role of a false 9 as a target man to get

0 Barcelona vs. Real Madrid Review

By Soren Schamberg March 20th brought us another El Clasico being held at the Bernabeau in La Liga. As is tradition, El Clasico brings excitement and expectation. What was seen, was a rout. Barcelona won the game 4 - 0, with some nicely worked goals - A header from Aubameyang in open play for their

0 Dominating the Midfield to Create Scoring Opportunities Part Two

By Soren Schamberg Part Two That penalty, which was saved, demonstrated that Watford were putting the pressure on Watford in the midfie ld and was evident again leading up to their first goal. Watford find themselves high up the field in Man U’s defensive half when the Man U defensive line has trouble getting the

0 Dominating the Midfield to Create Scoring Opportunities Part One

By Soren Schamberg Part One Midfields are incredibly influential when it comes to the end result in a match. A team that can force transitions of the phases of play in the or near the midfield into their favor are more likely to be the team that is creating the most chances. This can be

0 Creating Space as a Team

By Soren Schamberg Being able to create space on a soccer field is essential to playing a progressive form of Soccer and for any team to feel and be successful on the field. Without space, the field becomes congested and impossible for attacking players to create and take scoring opportunities. After selecting the formation, discussing

0 How the Back Four Can Use Space to Stop and Start an Attack Part Two

By Soren Schamberg Part Two Our second example demonstrates a slightly different use of defensive space. In the 21st minute, Thiago Silva is found with the ball as the last CB and an encroaching Leicester attacking front. Recognizing the oncoming pressure, Silva turns the ball back to their keeper Mendy, while Rüdiger and the wingbacks

0 How the Back Four Can Use Space to Stop and Start an Attack

By Soren Schamberg It seems the overwhelming majority of training emphasizes the use of space when moving forward by making runs behind the opposition, checking into the teammate with the ball, creating space and pulling the opposition out of their positions with intelligent runs. What may not be recognized as often is how defenders are

0 Review of the 4-3-3 v 4-2-3-1 in an EPL Game - Part 2

By Soren Schamberg Part One of this post can be seen here. After a sublime finish from Jadon Sancho for United in the 21st minute, City come back to score their second through a high press and overload in the six yard box. This sequence begins with Man United attempting to clear the ball but

0 How to Create Space as a Team

0 Review of the 4-3-3 v 4-2-3-1 in an EPL Game

By Soren Schamberg The Manchester Derby on March 6 proved to be a game to watch. Manchester City at the top of the table, needing maximum points to keep ahead of closely trailing Liverpool, set up in their 4-3-3 formation while Manchester United, who is trying to spur a strong finish to the season in

0 Teaching Players to Understand Different Zones of the Field

By Soren Schamberg As I progressed from coaching many recreational league teams, to multiple travel teams and watching and discussing Academy teams, one challenge that continually presents itself is getting players to understand what part of the field I am referring to during practice or a half time talk. Orientation for the players is key

0 Why the Wide Players Are Important in the 4-3-3

By Soren Schamberg When discussing the 4-3-3 formation, the front 3, and specifically the right and left wingers, are the prongs of the attack. The CF, whether a holding CF or a counter attacking CF, they would not be that successful without dynamic and strong wide wing players. The characteristics of the wide players should

0 4-4-2 : Flat back Four with a Zonal Play

By Soren Schamberg The 4-4-2 can be a very versatile system of play, allowing teams to overwhelm their opposition when attacking by sending the wide defensive players up the sides of the field to support the attack or push the midfielders more central to overload the other teams final third just outside the 18 yard

0 Why the Center Backs Are Important in the 4-3-3

By Soren Schamberg The popularity of the 4-3-3 has been obvious for a number of years now, primarily because of its balance between attacking and defending due to its fluidity in transitions of play. A critical component of this formation is the CB pairing due to the eventuality that using this formation would mean the

0 The 3-4-3 Formation

By Soren Schamberg The last few match days in the Premiere League have seen Wolverhampton Wanderers come away with a decent number of points. Bruno Lage’s side have earned 13 out of the last possible 15 points in the table, placing them in 8th place and just 2 points behind Tottenham and Arsenal. What has

0 Games Are Won and Lost in Transition - Part Two

By Soren Schamberg See Part One Here Transitions are where games of football can be won and lost. Coaches are familiar with the four phases of a game - 1.) Attacking with the Ball 2.) Losing the Ball 3.) Defending without the ball and 4.) Winning the ball back. There are two additional phases coaches

0 Low Block Defensive Tactics

By Soren Schamberg As of the writing of this article, Everton Football club are sitting in 16th place having played 20 games. Having lost 4 of their last 5 games and seeing their manager Rafa Benitez being released from the managers duties finds Everton in a bit of crisis both in the leagues table and

0 Games Are Won and Lost in Transition - Part One

By Soren Schamberg Transitions are where games of football can be won and lost. Coaches are familiar with the four phases of a game - 1.) Attacking with the Ball 2.) Losing the Ball 3.) Defending without the ball and 4.) Winning the ball back. There are two additional phases coaches may not be familiar

0 Small-Sided Game for Communicating

By Søren Schamberg - Communication can be a difficult thing to decide on when working with growing a team, but one thing is for certain and that is everyone needs to know what each of their teammates mean when trying to communicate in game situations. The simple game of Tic Tac Toe can help open

0 Move the Opponent's Defense to Create Scoring Opportunities - Part 2

By Soren Schamberg Brentford vs. Wolves - 1/22/2022 - See Part 1 Here Wolves second goal again utilizes the right channel in its build up and again finishes in the half space, proving how dangerous leaving these areas exposed can be. Derdoncker again makes a run into the right corner for Wolves and

0 Wide Back players Role in the 4-3-3 Formation

By Soren Schamberg It doesn’t take a fan of the game long to see a team implementing the 4-3-3 formation these days. From Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona, Liverpool and many others, the 4-3-3 has been a successful formation of choice. It’s versatility in attack and strength in defense makes it a balance most coaches enjoy,

0 Game-Like Small-Sided Game for Finishing

By Søren Schamberg - Creating quality finishing scenarios can be a challenge. Small goals are great but can’t replace taking shots on a full sized goal with a keeper. This drill is meant to provide scenarios that are as game-like as possible and for a coach, focus can be put on a number of elements

0 Move the Opponent's Defense to Create Scoring Opportunities - Part 1

By Soren Schamberg Brentford vs. Wolves - 1/22/2022 Examples of moving an opponents defense to create scoring opportunities are noticeable week in and week out in the Premiere League. Though it is Pep Guadiola who is know for saying “we move the ball to move the defense.” It isn’t noticed with just Manchester City and

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