Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): OA2 Defending the overload SSG OOP 2/8

SSG GK-4-2-1-1 v GK-3-2-3

Area Size 

Half Pitch tapered 

Positions /Players – roles and responsibilities 

Red team GK-4-2-3-1 taken out RW&LW (Coached)

Blue team GK-4-3-3 taken out 1 CB & 1 CM (Managed)

Timings / Blocks of Work to Rest 

3 x 4 minute blocks 1 minute rest in between 

Problems & Solutions x 2 

Problem 1 wide overloads 2v1 against red fullback 

Solution 1 RCM or LCM to match up wide to make 2v2 and communicate with the red 10 to drop into midfield to cover their position

Problem 2 central overload opposition ST or defender steps into midfield to create 2v1 or 3v2 centrally 

Solution 2 If opposition ST has dropped into midfield one of the red CBs should follow to match up 2v2 or 3v3 and communicate to their defensive line to play narrow to fill the gap they left

If an opposition defender steps into midfield the red 10 should track the run and match up 2v2 or 3v3 centrally

Problem 3 Opposition switch to other side to exploit overload

Solution 3 If ball is switched to blue fullback the closest red CM should sprint across to pressure them and communicate to red 10 to cover their position and red 10 should move across fill their position centrally with the other red CM returning to their original position. If ball is switch to blue winger a red fullback should sprint across and tell their defence to shuffle over with the red CM on that side in a position to intercept a backwards pass to blue fullback if the blue team try to switch the ball again 

Conditions / Challenges / Targets 

If the red team can score from a transition that is worth 2 goals 

Look to play into ST quickly (can be worth an extra goal if reds are struggling to play to ST)

Possibly if the blue team can find an overload and score that is 2 goal (if they are struggling to find overloads)

Opposition Management

Attack the 18 yard box quickly 

Recognise and exploit the overload find the overload

Find spare player

Player movement to create overload

Fast ball speed (minimal touches)

Interchange positions

Fullbacks advance

Intervention Strategies

Terminal - Tactics board, explaining formations and positions, reinforcing principles of play

Concurrent - When to press, body positioning, angle of run when pressing, when to jump to intercept 

Walkthrough - To show success, errors or example of how you want the play to be, help them recognise the opposition movement 

Coaching process - To show the solutions to the problems, fix errors and positioning, to coach technical details  

What If?

If the red team gets lots of success the blue team should start their build up deeper to invite a higher press from the reds to exploit space in behind

For the higher press the reds can either match the numbers with a CM joining the ST and 10 pressing and a CB stepping into midfield with the defence narrowing or they can sit back and keep their shape to not give any space in behind - depending on the situation winning or losing 

Technical

When to press triggers, body positioning, angle of run to press(away from the middle),when to jump to intercept 

Principles of play

Recognise opposition movement - Press quickly - Protect the middle - Leave furthest players