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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

0 Midfield Variations in the 4-3-3

By Soren Schamberg For many, the 4-3-3 formation is a familiar line up without knowing much about the individual positions and their responsibilities. In modern lineups, this formation has Two center backs and two wing backs making up the back four; three midfielders meant to transition and move the ball from their defensive third into

0 Small-Sided Game That Can Be Used For Warm-Ups, Cool Downs or Session Topic

By Søren Schamberg - Having a game that is easy to set up, simple to play and effective in getting players to move and think on their feet are handy. Circle Ball has helped me by being a great arrival game before a practice to get players warming up, after a practice as a cool

0 A Look at a Successful High Press Tactic From the EPL Part 2

By Soren Schamberg Man United vs. Wolves and an effective High Press Part 2 The last sequence of play we will analyze is the only goal in the game, giving Wolves the win at Old Trafford. The sequence begins with a free kick from DeGea for a previous foul in the 6 yard box. The

0 A Look at a Successful High Press Tactic From the EPL Part 1

By Soren Schamberg Man United vs. Wolves and an effective High Press The beginning of the new year produced some surprises in the way of results across the Premiere League, particularly the Manchester United vs. Wolves fixture at Old Trafford on January 3rd. For this fixture, both teams lined up as they had been previously

1 The 17 Zones of the Pitch

By Soren Schamberg During the heat of a game, it can be a challenge to communicate to your team and/or teammates where to move next. “Over There!”, “Up Front”, “This way!” fall short of being descriptive enough when fractions of a second matter and “Move up, move over, up more...right there...good” takes both the player

0 Attacking and Defending SSG

By Søren Schamberg - Set up Create the playing area by making a box 15 x 15 yards with two cones on opposing sides about 5 yards beyond the border of the 15 x 15 box. Divide the team in half, with one group of players assigned as “Attackers” and the other as “Defenders”. On

2 Thomas Frank and Brentfords Tactics

By Soren Schamberg Being promoted to Premiere League, Thomas Frank and his Brentford side have brought a dynamic addition to the weekend lineups. To highlight their playing style and tactics, we don’t have to look any further than this months game against Aston Villa. Lining up as a 3-5-2 formation allows Brentford to adjust their

2 Using a Withdrawn Forward When Attacking

By Soren Schamberg On a team lineup, the Center Forward position (CF) looks like the player who stands up front and runs onto the ball to shoot and score and not much else. This may be true in years past, but to play the modern game, more skillful deployment of this position is required. Today,

0 SSG to Help Train Movement OFF the Ball

By Søren Schamberg - This small sided game is meant to help players with movement off of the ball during a game. Most instruction about movement of the ball can be lost because of the frenetic pace of a scrimmage or game. During the introduction, slowing down the game will be helpful. Again, the emphasis

0 Switching the Field to Create Goal Chances

By Soren Schamberg In today’s modern game, most displays of switching the field are high arching passes executed and brought down with the precision only years and years of practice can produce, or, passing on the ground around half field or further to build out from the back. We don’t always get a display of

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