Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Cambridge Utd 25-1-24

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Passes To Create Scoring Opportunities 

 Through, Around, Over 

Attackers should identify where and when they havetheir overloads, to allow them to progress play andcreate goalscoring opportunities.

Once the attacking team has broken a line andfound superiority, the player in possession should beencouraged to keep the forward momentum.

If the team turns back, this gives the opposition anopportunity to reorganise and get numbers back behindthe ball – which makes it harder for the attacking teamto score.

Forward runs are vital to getting success whenattacking. If there are no forward runs, the defenderswill find it easy as the play is always in front of them. 

Runs from attacking midfielders, wingers or the strikershould look to get behind the opposition. This will causethem to drop and create more space for the team tobuild play patiently.

The attacking side should be encouraged to circulatepossession to find the opportunity to disrupt thedefensive team’s structure.

When the attacking team have broken a line or areforward-facing, with only the defensive line in frontof them, they should increase the tempo.

This can be done through fast dribbling, limitingtouches to play forward, and fast runs forward toexploit space behind the opposition.

After the attacking team has increased the tempo, theyshould look at flooding the box. They should aim tohave a minimum of four players entering the box, andattack four different zones: front post, middle of goal,far post and cut-back zones.