Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing Against a 3-4-3 : Finding our No. 10

Transfer Game Through a No. 10

Preparing to Play against a 3-4-3 Formation

3 x Teams of 6 x Players & 2 x No. 10's in a middle zone which is a free zone:

Area sizes : 2 x Possession zones are 20 x Yards wide by 15 x Yards long.

(Note : Middle zone - Free Zone is 20 x yards wide by 5 x yards long).

6 v 3 in a possession zone - the 6 x players keeping the ball need to beat the 3 x high pressing players and pass into their no. 10 in the free zone who gets turned and needs to pass to the other team in the opposite possession zone. The No. 10's are on a maximum of 2 x touches.

Note : Players keeping possession are all in. Each team of 6 x players gets a turn at becoming the pressing team with 3 x pressing players in each possession zone becoming active once the no.10 receives a pass from the other possession box.

Played 6 x 3 minute games & every team gets an opportunity at keeping the ball and trying to break the high press as well as being the pressing team .

Session Objectives (Group): Team in possession to make the area as big as possible / keep possession / movement & communication / quick short sharp passing / split the line to find the no.10

Team Pressing : Stop the ball being played to the no. 10's in the free zone. Force the team in possession into a mistake by closing down quickly denying space, high intensity pressing & communication from behind.

Attacking session against a 3-4-3 : 11 v 10

Attacking session for our 4-3-3 against a 3-4-3 system.

11 (Inc. GK) v 10 : Directional game on a pitch size that is from one 18 x yard line to the opposite 18 x yard line in length & full width.

When the 3-4-3 system have the ball our emphasis is on high intensity pressure, locking them down one side & stopping them switching play out the other side.

When we have possession we need to move the ball with a purpose and try and hurt them on the counter either by playing through our No. 10 or hitting them in behind the wing backs.

The triggers for us to implement our high intensity press are :-

A. as soon as the ball is on the move to either the right or left centre backs.

B. as soon as there is a slack pass from the opposition.

Note :- 3 x mini goals are positioned along one 18 x yard line for the back 3 to defend & 1 x Normal sized goal with a GK for the 3-4-3 system to attack is positioned on the other 18 x yard line.

Duration : 3 x 8 Minute games in order to work on our team shape with & without the ball.

Sesssion Objectives : (Team with the GK) : To make the pitch as big as possible / keep possession / movement & communication / combination play / try and either force the 2 x wing backs back to make a back 5 or drag C/B's into wide areas making them exposed / give them a dilema regards who is resposible for picking up our No. 10.