Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Total Soccer Method: passing/positional play - sessions by Louis van Gaal

TSM exercise 1 and 2

TSM - Louis van Gaal sessions:

Passing in a "line" (plus variations) progressing to passing with defenders / positional play

Passing distance between players 10-15 mtrs

Check to ball on an angle, able to play ball with outside foot

Next player shows for ball opposite of first player (creating angles - away from straight line)

Play ball with pace, no bounce, no spin

Don't "over run" the ball (stay behind pass)

Wall pass and ball into space at right pace/angle

Dribble back with tempo (drive ball)

Left and right

Variation: finish with pass / shot on goal

TSM exercise 4 and 5

TSM - Louis van Gaal sessions:

Passing in a "line" (plus variations) progressing to passing with defenders / positional play

Field: 25 x 15 mtrs

Variation on 4 v 2

Exercise 4:

Player 1 brings ball into play. Players 2, 3 and 4 choose position, creating angles/drawing defenders/creating depth.

After player 1 has played ball, he moves into field past the (blue) line.

Objective is to bring to ball again from player 4 to player 1. (game starts again)

Max: 2 touch

Variation: after player 4 has received ball, any player can finish game by dribbling past (blue) line

Exercise 5:

3 v 2 progressing into 4 v 2

Postional play 3 v 2 with the objective to play ball to player 4

Variations:

3 v 1 instead of 3 v 2

All players switch position

Play ball with pace, no bounce, no spin

Don't "over run" the ball (stay behind pass)

Wall pass and ball into space at right pace/angle

Have an " eye" for depth

Defenders have to work togehther and pressure without going backwards (one pressure, one covering depth)