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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Defending from the front in a 4-3-3 - phase of play

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Alex Hardy
Name: Alex Hardy
City: Windsor
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Set up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Set up
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Set up

Set up as shown for 22 players.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4-3-3 Mid block: Front players

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4-3-3 Mid block: Front players

9 moves to block passes into the opposition central midfielders (check shoulders/receive comms from midfielders)

7/11 are narrow looking to block passes into the opposition wingers (check shoulders/receive comms from midfielders)

Central midfielders are man to man and ready to press aggressively - prevent turns and playing forward. 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4-3-3 Mid block: ball to full back

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4-3-3 Mid block: ball to full back

11 presses the full back - curved run to show outside.

3 locks onto the opposition winger

9 drops and narrows to again try to block passes into opposition 6('s)

7 narrows and drops slightly for cover and balance

Central midfielders slide across - ball side 8 in particular

11, 3 and ball side 8 form a 3 to trap the opposition in on that side.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4-3-3 Mid block: ball in midfield

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4-3-3 Mid block: ball in midfield

Immediate pressure applied by the nearest midfielder.

9 looks to apply pressure from the front.

7/11 drop to continue to block passes into the opposition wingers.

Other midfielder narrows slightly towards the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4-3-3 Mid block: trigger to press

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4-3-3 Mid block: trigger to press

Trigger to press is a backwards pass (in the example shown it is to the goalkeeper).

The 9 presses the ball and angles run/body shape to force the ball one side.

The winger on that side jumps onto the centre back on his side.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4-3-3 High press: initial positioning

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4-3-3 High press: initial positioning

Narrow front 3 ready to press 

8's are positioned 'half and half' between the nearest opposition CM and the nearest full back

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4-3-3 High press: ball to CB

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4-3-3 High press: ball to CB

Ballside winger presses on an out to in arc.

9 drops and narrows to block the pass into midfield

Weakside winger narrows for cover and balance.

Weakside 8 narrows.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4-3-3 High press: ball to full back

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4-3-3 High press: ball to full back

Ballside 8 presses the full back aggressively - show outside

9 drops and narrows to block the pass into midfield

Other midfielders slide across for cover and balance

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4-3-3 High press: ball into midfield

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4-3-3 High press: ball into midfield

Nearest central midfielder applies pressure to the ball

9 presses from the front.

7 drops slightly to cover the pass to the full back

Weakside 8 narrows for cover and balance

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