Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Match Prep 8 Pressing

Pressing Match Prep (25 mins)

UEFA A- Match Prep

Topic: Pressing from the front in a 3-5-2 v 3-4-1-2

Objectives:

• Improve pressing triggers from mid block
• Improve understanding of pressing triggers 
• Improve decision making out of possession

Blocks of Work:

Work: 8 mins 

Rest: 1 mins plus intervention times

Allow players 2 balls to settle into session and step in on ball 3 with detail.

Block 1:

Problem: Team look to play through and switch

Solution:

ST: Press one way and show outside / 2nd striker cut off pass to 2nd CB

CM: Touch tight and become a 2 and 1

FB Ball side: Press tight when pass goes from CB to WB

FB Opposite side: Narrow off 

CB's: Narrow and use width of 18 yard box as reference

What if? False 9 drops down line of ball

CDM: Look to follow and force wide

Block 2:

Problem 2: Ball is switched between CB-GK-CB (Played around)

Solution:
ST: Press outside CB / second ST narrow off and stop switch pass

FB: Jump and press onto WB and force inside

CM: Ball side and press on inside pass trigger

Block 3:  Passes Over

Problem: Team look to play GK-CB- over into channels

Solution: Drop into narrow compact shape / Become back 5

Attacking transition: Can you look to be direct and play forward?

Defensive transition: Can you look to stop forward passes / recover centrally?

In possession: Can you look to maintain width and play through, over or around?

Out of possession: Can you look to show one way and stop switch?

Intervention styles:

Con current and coach led