Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): High press with deep opposition midfielder (Start Time: 2021-02-24 19:00:00)

Scenario 1 Playing out with the centre back (10 mins)

Scenario

White full backs push forward into next zone.

Ball played to Right centre back.

1 Can striker arc run to try to keep ball down the same side, forcing wide.

2 Opposite striker moves across, keeping in a position in the zone next to other striker. In a position to affect the ball into the deep midfielder and aslo able to affect the ball into the opposite centre back.

3 Left side midfielder is responsible for the opposition full back, always showing the outside. In this practice im only allowing the opposition to advance one square. If game realism, he would run into the are of my full back where they would communicate to allow switch.

4 Right sided midfielder will be in a position where he moves from wide zone to the zone inside keeping the central area compact affecting balls into the central midfielder.

5 If midfielder drops deep,furthest midfielder releases to go with the player. Getting tight not to allow the ball into feet.

6 Near midfielder marks on the inside, affecting the ball into the striker, and

7 Centre back on ball side can release into next zone going tight with opposition right midfielder.

8 Futherest centre back becomes central to deal with their striker. Game realism, both full backs would be in play, with opposite full back moving narrower into central zones.

Goalkeeper in a position to deal with any through balls, on front foot and on the same side as the ball.

Key Points

Communication.

Recognising that players dont work in isolation.

Depending on ability and stronger foot of the central defender, the stikers run can really be exagerageted even stopping the ball back to the goalkeeper.

Weaknesses

Any diagonal ball could hurt us with the opposition cntral midfielder running off the back of our midfielders.

A bounce pass into the central midfielder if the centre back is prepared to step and join in.

Senario 3 False Full back (10 mins)

Organisation

Midfielder going into false full back position.

1 Left striker drops deeper to affect pass into deep midfielder, but also able to release to close down opposition centre back.

2 opposite striker drops in to get close to deep midfielder, getting goal side if possible.

3 left sided midfileder will go with the run of the full back, be mindful my full back will be there, so assuming opposition wide player will roll inside, so my left midfielder needs to protect any pass inside.

4 left sided midfielder goes witht he oppostion rolling into false full back, Not going too early as goalkeeper has a simple pass into one of the strikers. Arriving as the ball getting to the oppositions feet. Showing outside

5 Right sided midfielder moves across to next zone.

6 wide right midfielder comes inside, not too deep, but affects pass into central area.

7 near sided centre back can release to player higher narrowing the space between the lines, probably where opposition wide right striker will roll into.

8 left centre back comes central to deal with striker.

9 Goalkeeper play on side of ball dealing with any through balls.

Weaknesses

Every scenario i have looked to be aggressive therefore leaving 3 v 3 at the back.

If midfielder releases too early then an easy pass into strikers feet becomes available.

A diagonal ball in any of the scenarios, will cause me a problem, so the priority is to keep the ball down one side as much as we can.