Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): UEFA A LICENCE: MONDAY 12/3/18- ARSENAL MF OUT OF POSSESSION AGINST MAN CITY (Start Time: 2018-03-12 10:30:00)

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DEFENSIVE STRATEGY FOR MF UNIT OUT OF POSSESSION IN A 4-3-3 FORMATION WITH OUR TEAM SET OUT TO PRESS FROM A MID BLOCK:

* WE ARE 3V3 IN MF ZONE

* BLUE CH STARTS PLAY AND OBJECTIVE IS TO TRY AND SCORE BY PENETRATING THROUGH CENTRAL ZONE

BLOCK 1= 5 MINS

* B9 CAN DROP IN TO MAKE A 4V3 AND RED CH MUST STAY OUTSIDE ZONE FOR 1ST BLOCK

? IF WE WANT OUR CH TO TRACK B9 INTO DEEPER AREAS OR KEEP OUR SHAPE AND LET R 7/11 NARROW OFF TO MAKE 4V4

KEY POINT

* CAN WE STAY NARROW AND COMPACT AND STOP SPLIT PASSES THROUGH CENTRAL ZONE > TRY AND FORCE WIDE OR BACK AND STAY GOAL SIDE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE > WIDE PLAYERS ONLY VACATE AND PRESS B FB'S ONCE BALL HAS LEFT FOOT AND FORCE CHANNEL SIDE TO BLOCK OFF LINK THROUGH MF

* BLUE FB'S STAY IN WIDE AREAS FOR THIS EXERCISE AND B CH IS UNNOPOSED

* IF RED TEAM WIN POSSESSION THEN WIDE PLAYERS CAN ENTER CENTRAL ZONE WITH AIM TO USE OVERLOAD TO MAKE 3/4/5 PASSES TO THEN FIND BLUE CH TO SCORE POINT

** IF BLUE TEAM PENETRATE THROUGH ZONE THEN THEY CAN ATTACK 2V1 (CF & MF PLAYER) AS REWARD AND IF CH WINS IT OR GK HAS GOOD POSSESSION THEN THEY CAN START PASSING PHASE ON TRANSITION AS ABOVE

*IF BLUE NO 9 DROPS IN THEN A RED 7/11 CAN NARROW OFF TO MKE 4V4 AND LEAVE FURTHEST FB (WIDE PLAYERS MUST WORK ON A PIVOT AND WHEN ONE IS PRESSING FB THEN OPPOSITE ONE IS NARROW ON SIDE OF BLUE <>

* IF B 9 AND MF PLAYER ROTATE THEN COMMUNICATION IS IMPORTANT TO EITHER TRACK RUNNER OR PASS ON TO CH

DEPENDING ON NUMBERS THEN I CAN TAKE AWAY A R WIDE PLAYER AND B FB

BLOCK 2= 10 MINS

* OPEN PLAY WITH ALL PLAYERS LIVE