Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): DRILL (1) > SSG UEFA B: Defending with a lone striker. No 10 and midfield 4 (Start Time: 2016-09-06 10:30:00)

Organisation (20 mins)

In the 11v11 game both teams will play a 4-4-2 formation. I will coach the red team with yellow team set conditions as opponents.

*The drill x 15 mins will be set up as follows: Red team = back 4 as mannequins + midfield 4 & No 10 with lone striker No 9. Yellow team = back 4 + gk & defensive screen + No 10 with remaining players as mannequins.

*The numbers for the SSG will be: red team 2-4-1-1 + GK & yellow team 4-3-1 + GK

The pitch dimensions for the DRILL & SSG will be 70 x full width with wide channels marked out 5 yds in from each touch line to be used as reference points during session + red FB areas coned off for SSG

Set up:

*The drill starts with a yellow team goal kick with the yellow team aiming to play from the back to try and find there No 9 who then has 2 touches to score in an open goal. The drill then restarts from the yellow GK.

*The red team will be coached on the who/how/when/why & where to press in the final 1/3 to prevent the yellow team playing either through/around or over from the back. If red team win possession they have 8 seconds to score a goal.

**coaching style: guided discovery at first then autocratic to coach tactical points.

Problem/Solution 2

Set the problem:

yellow team are very expansive and make it difficult to lock them in on one side. Yellow No 6 drops onto 18 yd box to receive ball and pulls red No 8 out of his midfield unit with red 9 & 10 pressing down on CH's. Yellow FB's have pushed high and wide to effect the wide midfield player.

Yellow GK uses bounce pass with No 6 as trigger to play over the press, high and wide to FB.This tactic splits the red units and prevents them being organised and compact and also creates space if yellow team can win 1st ball.

Solution to the problem:

It is vital that when the GK plays the longer pass to FB that the red team recover at pace into a compact defensive shape as follows.

*Red 8 drops down centrally > red 6 shuffles across to screen yellow No 10 > red 11 drops in and narrow on same line as his CM players > red 10 recovers centrally into pocket in front of midfield unit & red 9 recovers centrally to allow him to be an outlet if reds win possession.

*emphasise importance of moving in relation to the ball as ball is played over the press with the distances between individuals/units/team staying same in/out of possession and especially on transition. My philosophy is to always press facing the opponents goal and we drop in set to press, try to ANTICIPATE and not react too late.