Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): OA2 - Defending Lines (4-4-2 vs 4-3-3)

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Tom Higgins

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Name:	Tom Higgins
City:	Fallowfield
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Session Design - Defending The Lines (Small Sided Game) - 15 Mins

4-4-2 (Out of Possession - Reds) vs 4-3-3 (In Possession - Blues)

Red Team - 2 Centre Backs, 2 Centre-Midfielders, 2 Wide Midfielders & 2 Strikers

Blue Team - 1 Goalkeeper, 2 Centre Backs, 2 Full-Backs, 1 Defensive Midfielder, 2 Centre Midfielders & 1 Strikers

8v9 Small Sided Game

Red Team Objective: To defend the forward/central pass and stop them progressing forwards & scoring in the Red mini goals, if they win the ball back then score in the Blue Team big goal

Blue Team Objective: To play out from the back forwards either through or around and try to score in the Red mini goals

Conditions:

Red Team must score within 8 seconds of regaining the ball

Challenges:

- 'Can you try keep the ball while trying to play forwards' - Blue Team

- 'Can we try and stop the play through/forwards' - Red Team

- 'Can we try and stop them playing through their DM' - Red Team

- 'Can the far-side CB try and bring the ball into midfield - Blue Team

Targets:

Opposition Management (key points)

- Keep the length & width of the shape (in possession)

- Centre-Forward to stretch the pitch long and not drop below the bottom of the semi circle

4 blocks with 1 min interventions in between

Problem 1: The in possession blue team utilise a 4v2 (Blue #1, #4, #5, #6 vs Red #9 & #10) and repeatedly play through the Blue #6

Solution 1: The Red Team nearside striker will press the centre back on the ball while the far side striker will shadow mark & block the pass into the opposition #6

Problem 2: The #9 & #10 Red players keep getting beat in the press and as the Blue #6 starts higher and offers a wider passing angle, meaning he cannot be shadow marked

Solution 2: When the Blue #6 gets on the ball after receiving behind the opposition front line, the nearest midfielder in the midfield 4 unit needs to put pressure on the blue #6, while the other 3 midfielders shuffle to stop the central passing options and force play away from the centre

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When setup to defend from the front:

The Blues organise into a 2 CBs in line with 6 yard box with the GK in the centre of the goal on the ball, #6 on the edge of the box, the midfield 2 starting flat which each other and the centre-forward starting high (instructions for the centre forward will be to start high and can drop but not below the bottom of the semi circle)

Red Team:

- #9 & #10 will stand north side of the blue #6 DM to be ready to press and cut the pass into the DM

- #11 & #7 stand on the outside shoulder in line with the blue #8 & #10

- #6 & #8 to stand on the inside south-side shoulder of the two opposition centre-midfielders to protect the centre

- #4 & 5 to stand south-side of the opposition centre-forward. For the Red team centre-backs, when the ball is in play, the nearside centre needs to mark the centre-forward and stay tight to him while the far side CB covers a step or two behind

Walkthrough of ball going wide:

As the ball is travelling into the full-back, the wide midfielder needs to curve his run to pressure the full-back to deny the forward pass, the near side midfielder centre mid needs to go tight with his player while the other 2 in the midfield unit shuffle over. The near side centre back goes tight with the centre forward while the far side covers, if the centre-forward stays in the middle, the centre backs vice versa

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Problem 1: The in possession blue team utilise a 4v2 (Blue #1, #5, #6 & #4 vs Red #9 & #10) and repeatedly play through the Blue #6

Solution 1: The Red Team nearside striker will press the centre back on the ball while the far side striker will shadow mark & block the pass into the opposition #6.

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Problem 2: The #9 & #10 Red players keep getting beat in the press and as the Blue #6 starts higher and offers a wider passing angle, meaning he cannot be shadow marked

Solution 2: When the Blue #6 gets on the ball after receiving behind the opposition front line, the nearest midfielder in the midfield 4 unit needs to put pressure on the blue #6, while the other 3 midfielders shuffle over prevent the opposition central passing opposition, forcing play away from the centre

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