Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Midfield Organization

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Name:	Ryan Curtis
City:	Corfu
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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The way we are going to look at the field for our 3 Midfielders will be broken down into 2 halves.

The Offensive half and Defensive half In each of these halves the center of the pitch will be broken down into 3 pockets.

The Three pockets are the Left pocket, Right Pocket and Low pocket.

When In possession of the ball the Attacking mifielders should Occupy and operate in the Left and Right Pockets

When in possession the Holding Midfielder Should occupy the low pocket below the Attacking midfielders to offer support and act as a pivot to switch the point of attack.

Midfielders need to stay disciplined to stay in their pockets when we have the ball. The balance of the midfield 3 was a problem in both games which will be worked on before the next couple of matches.

Out of possession the 3 midfielders need to communicate and man mark the oppositions 3 midfielders.

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Support Roles when in possesion in the opponents half

In the games over the weekend we had the ball locked into the opponent's half due to our well-executed press.

Althought we denied the opposition from being able to successfully build out of the back it often ended in a throwin and the ball remaining with the opposition.

It is crucial that try to retain possession after a successful press. in order to keep the ball and turn our possession into a goalscoring opportunity we must use our support players to get the ball out of the crowded area of the pitch where we won the ball. If we cannot play forward we have to have the composure and awareness to play sideways or backwards to switch the point of attack.

Our support players are the Back 3 CBs and our Holding midfielder. This is why it is crucial that our midfield three stay disciplined to there pockets to offer an option to switch play.