Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): PRESSING GK'S & FROM THE FRONT

PRESSING FROM THE FRONT

PRESSING GOAL KICKS - OPPOSITION SET UP AT GK and OUR TEAM SHAPE

Opposition play 3-5-2 but at goal kicks set up as s per the diagram in a 1-2-4-2-2 formation. The only wide players are the two wide midfielders (here #2 & #3). We basically set up in a 1-2-2-4-2 formation.

GAME TRAINING

GAME TRAINING

OPPOSITION SET UP AT GK and OUR TEAM SHAPE

Opposition play 3-5-2 but at goal kicks set up as per the diagram in a 1-2-4-2-2 formation.  The only wide players are the two wide midfielders (here #2 & #3).  We basically set up in a 1-2-2-4-2 formation.



FUNCTION

• Possibly 13-15 players available - coaches to make up more numbers, ideally 17.  If only 15 take out the two highlighted.
• Press formation  2-4-2  v opposition 1-2-4-2.  
• Play starts with the GK taking short goal kick to either CB inside their goal box which triggers the attacking team press
• Defending team looking to score by playing into one of the small goals either side of the centre circle of by dribbling into or passing into a team mate in the centre circle on their own side of halfway. 
• Attacking side looking to win possession and score in the large goal.

• GK can now also play centrally to start the attack.
• Attacking team when they win the back in the attacking third MUST score within 3 passes of 15 seconds.

• Firstly, to get the right shape for our press one of our ACM's #10 and both our CB #5 and #4 both step forward (#10 to the attacking line and #5 and #4 to the midfield) - as per diagram.  
• We encourage the opposition to play short by our #9 & 10 sitting off the box slightly.
• If ball played short to CB (here their #4), our #9 presses and directs play wide.
• While our #9 presses the ball our #11 blocks the passing channel to the wide space behind them.
• Our #10 positions to stop any direct switch of play to their #5. If they play back to GK our #10's role is to stop the switch and force play back the way it came or centrally.
  
• If a pass is played to their #2 our #11 needs to be touch tight to either challenge to win the ball or to stop them playing forward.  
• Our central players  #4, 5, 6 & 8 must man mark tightly so they can win the ball or stop their opposite playing forwarded if they receive a pass
• Once the ball is played to one side by the GK our #7 on the dark side drops centrally to support the midfield and offer defensive support.
• If the ball breaks the line of our wide pressing player and is played down the line we revert to a defensive block with the dark side CB (here #4) recovering in between our wide backs, and the other CB tracks any supporting run by the player they are marking.