Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking Final 3rd

Screen 2 (20 mins)

Block 1 - Ball into 8 to begin

When ball is at 8

- 9 drops to receive ball deeper and allow wingers to receive the ball higher, expecting a really tight turn to allow them to play forward if they are unmarked

- Wingers shuffle across, nearest goes inside to provide danger to the back 3, far side winger goes wide to draw defender out or allow switch of play in behind the back 3

- Other 8 runs in behind to provide scoring opportunity when passes develop, can also force a blue 6 back

- If ball played into the 9, 6 moves up to support on other side and then can switch to winger, play the 8 or other winger in the middle, or drive into the box themselves

IF the blue 5 drops with the red 9

- Near side winger goes inline with the penalty spot, means that if unmarked we can try get the ball to them to score, IF the wider defenders pinch then the far side winger is completely unmarked, IF the blue 4 stays with the winger we are confident getting the ball to the 7 to be 1v1 in the box to score

IF defence is extremely narrow

- 8 can drive out wide to get the ball into the final third

Screen 4

If able to play in gap into the final third

- 9 must turn inside with back to goal

- Other 8 makes same run as block 1

- Winger runs inside to combine and play 8 into final third and score

- Opposite winger makes wider run to keep wide defender occupied and give more space for 8 to run into