Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): WFC - Building from the back against a 4-3-3 high press

Passing

Rules:

- all players must touch the ball before playing to the end player to start with

- 1 of the back 4 can join the attack when ball goes in oppo half. The other 3 must stay for defensive balance

- if dribbling into oppo half your 1st touch must take you in

Progressions:

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Game training

11v11

Red

- objective is to play out from the GK and get a player on the ball into the end zone

Blue

- objective to win possession and score a goal

Rules

- start play with an overhit pass from blue into the GK

- no throw in's or goal kicks - restart play with overhit pass

- blue team have 10 seconds to score upon winning possession

- 2 x transitions - red lose possession and have chance to win the ball back. Play to restart from the start point or from when possession was won back

SOAUSS

Team task

- Today is all about our ability to safely build up play from the back and get a player on the ball in controlled possession in the attacking 3rd

Player task

#1 (GK)

- Can you pass to a team mate so that they can receive facing forward

- Can you support play from behind creating a diamond with the CB's and HCM

- Can you look beyond the 1st pass to play through/over the press

#3/4 (CB)

- Look to play through opposition lines centrally. If not, play wide.

- Play in front of the receiver.

- If the player in possession can't play forward, drop to give space.

- Move forward if ball ha gone past 1st line of press.

- Travel forward if there is space in front.

- Split wide if there is no pressure on the ball, stay narrow if there is.

- If the opponent is deeper and floating, can you pass to draw him in and quickly switch back?

#2/5 (FB)

- Can you look to receive high and beyond marker? If not, come short and get it to feet.

- Opposite side can stay wide if no pressure. Narrow off if there is.

- High and wide if no pressure, drop and cover if there is pressure

- If CB passes inside and CM can play forward break forward past opposition WF

- If you can't play forward, pass quickly so we don't get trapped.

#6/8

- Can you look to receive facing forwards. If not, play backwards quickly.

- Be in a position

Coaches cues

#1 (GK)

- if you pass it to someone facing you, can you make sure they can pass back to you or another team mate if under pressure

- if you receive from one side, can you look to quickly switch play

#3/4 (CB)

- Pass on angle, not straight so receiver can move or play forward

- If the opponent is pressing and has cut off one side of the pitch, can you feint to fix him and then drive forward past him?

#2/5 (FB)

- Come short to receive if CB under pressure

- Move as ball is travelling to CM. If he can’t play forward support underneath

- If pressed out wide, look to go inside to CM rather than back