Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defending Switch - Specific into SSG

SSG

Key Factors

• Blue - 4-2-3-1. Take out CM and CB. 3-1-3-1

   

  Red - 4-3-3 Take out RM + LM.  4-3-1

Organisation

• In possession- ball speed from CB’s to allow the switch to occur. 2 touch max?

   

  When switch of play occurs: closest winger presses the ball, response of 2 cbs to come across, opposite full back in line with the back post.

   

  CM’s don’t get drawn to the ball, what if play a 1-2 drawing you out in the first pass then playing you out of the game. Stay disciplined.

   

  Out of poss: look to press – full back puts early pressure on ball, to full back/ winger. A ‘6’ fills that space. ONLY IF TIME, DONT LOOK TO COACH UNLESS HAVE ENOUGH TIME, due to complete change of message. 

   

  SSG- in possession full backs, picking up realistic positions. (reason for no taper)

   

  If my team win the ball: encourage to attack at speed; 'don't pass backwards' managed countdown to finish. 

   

  Problems- 

  Problems blues can cause: blue CM into a false full back, allowing full backs and wingers to go high creating 2v1 opportunities.

  Same movement, opening up the pass into 9 +10

   

  6+10 rotation, allows for switch from full back to full back/winger.

  blue 10 pick up pockets of space, be unpredictable to cause problems. 

   

  Full back overlap- what do I want to happen?

  -CB not allowing the distances to get to big and be prepared to mark in wide areas, critical then the reaction of holding midfielder to fill that space.