Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Attacking Wide Areas

Attack v Defence

SET UP: 

2v1 scenarios

• 14 players
• 4 Boxes 
• 15mx10m
• 1 square is 2v2+1 joker so they can alternate the possession of the ball after each play
• Other 3 boxes go for 4x3mins and switch teams round after 3 minutes
• Directional - stop on the line to score a point 

12 minutes

KEY POINTS:

• Combine to play forward
• Can we play behind/beyond the defence 
• First touch to set next action
• Message of the pass
• Attack with pace
• Overlapping and Underlapping runs to possibly receive 

Small Sided Game

SET UP: 

• 7v7+2
• 16 Players
• Half a pitch
• Wide players can move anywhere in their zone and support play but can't come out
• Shaped in a 4-3-3 (wide men can change between winger and full back) 
• If you score a goal without using wide players, that counts as 1 goal
• If you score a goal from a cross or pass from a wide area then that counts as 2 goals

30 Minutes

KEY POINTS:

• Quality of cross and pass from wide areas
• Understanding the best place to cross/pass from, to create a goalscoring opportunity
• Could we look to switch the play quickly to open up a passing lane from a wide area
• Central midfielders creating space for wide players to get on the ball
• Can striker operate on blindside of defender when cross comes in

POTENTIAL PROGRESSIONS:

1 defender can enter the wide channel and one attacking player can support in the grid