Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Shape
Profile Summary
| Name: | Craig Sutherland |
|---|---|
| City: | Bonhill |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Description
Shape out of Possession
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Very Rigid & Standard
Instruction
Play Narrower
More Direct Passing
Pass into Space
Run at Defence
Shoot on Site
Drop Deeper
Hassle Opponents
Use Tighter Marking
Much Higher Tempo
Get Stuck In
Hit Early Crosses
Be More Disciplined
Play Out of Defence
Fluidity - Very Rigid Mentality - Standard
Very Rigid
With this approach each player is expected to focus on a single phase within a very rigid system.
Defenders are responsible only for the Defensive phase Midfielders are responsible only fot the transition phase and Forwards are responsible only for the attacking phase.
The team will be expected to keep its shape at all times playing very precise and controlled football with players allowed little creative freedom.
Standard
This is arguably the most important of all match mentalities by carefully balancing risk and reward it enables a manager to assess the match situation and how the team is playing prior to switching to a more specialised tactical plan.
It is an ideal mentality for any short odds matches by carefully watching the match the manager can then decide to be more aggresive or cautious or to stick with the standard approach if things are going well.
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Standard & Balanced
Instructions
Play Narrower
More Direct Passing
Pass into Space
Run at Defence
Shoot on Sight
Drop Deeper
Hassle Opponent
Use Tighter Marking
Much Higher Tempo
Get Stuck In
Hit Early Crosses
Be More Disciplined
Play Out of Defence
Fluidity - Balanced Mentality - Standard
Balanced
With this approach players are expected to contribute to more than one phase of play.
Defenders and more Defensive Midfielders are responsible for both Defensive and Transition phases and more attacking Midfielders and Forwards are responsible for both transition and attack phases.
The team will aim to find a abalance between movement of players within the system and keeping its shape.
Standard
This is arguably the most important of all match mentalities. You need to be careful balancing risk and reward it enables a manager to asess the match situation and how the team is playing prior to switching to a more specilised tactical plan.
It is an ideal starting mentality for all short odds matches by caefully watching the match the manager can then decide to be more aggresive or cautious or to stick with the standard approach if things are going well.
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Very Rigid & Counter
Instructions
Play Narrower
More Direct Passing
Pass into Space
Run at Defence
Shot on Site
Drop Deeper
Hasstle Opponents
Use Tighter Marking
Get Stuck In
Hit Early Crosses
Be More Disciplined
Play Out of Defence
Fluidity - Very Rigid Match Mentality - Counter
Very Rigid
With this approach each player is expected to focus on a single phase of play with a rigid system.
Defenders are responsible only for the defensive phase midfielders are responsible only for the transition phase and forwards are responsible only for the attacking phase.
The team will be expected to keep the shape at all times playing very precise and controlled football with players allowed little creative freedom.
Match Mentality - Counter
This mentality is best employed for matches in which you expect to loose the battle for possession but you feel you can break with some regularity.
It aims to keep men behind the ball when defending but provide quick support to attacking players when the ball is in the final third.
It relies on getting the ball forward quickly enough to expose the spaces behind aggressive full backs or wingers with players tending to stay deeper and maintain defensive shape if the break looks like its coming to nothing.
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Very Fluid & Attacking
Instructions
Play Narrower
More Direct Passing
Pass into Space
Run at Defence
Shoot on Sight
Drop Deeper
Hasstle Opponents
Use Tighter Marking
Get Stuck In
Hit Early Crosses
Be More Disciplined
Play Out Of Defence
General
Fluidity - Very Fluid Mentality - Attacking
Fluidity : Very Fluid
With this approach all players are expected to contribute to all phases of play within a very fluid system.
Attackers must be able to defend and Defenders must be able to attack with players relying on there reading of the game and each others movement to shift in and out of each phase at the right moment.
The team will be encouraged to play free-flowing football with players allowed high levels of creative freedom.
Match Mentality- Attacking
This mentality is best employed for matches that you are favourites to win and expect to dominate possession in your opponents half. It aims to exploit space in the final third by employing a fast tempo and direct attacking passing supported by a defensive mentality aimed at recycling possession.
It focuses heavily on getting players forward and into space and allows the creative freedom to express themselves.
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Very Rigid & Attacking
Instructions
Play Narrower
More Direct Passing
Pass into Space
Run at Defence
Shoot on Site
Drop Deeper
Hasstle Opponents
Use Tighter Marking
Much Higher Tempo
Get Stuck In
Hit Early Crosses
Be More Disciplined
Play Out of Defence
Fluidity: Very Rigid Mentality: Attacking
Very Rigid
With this approach each player is expected to focus on a single phase of play within a very rigid system.
Defenders are responsible only for the defensive phase midfielders are responsible only for the transition phase and forwards are responsible for the attacking phase.
The team will be expected to keep its shape at all times playing very procise and crontrolled football with players allowed little creative freedom.
Match Mentality: Attacking
This mentality is best employed for matches that you are favourities to win and expect to dominate possession in your opponents half.
It aims to exploite space in the final third by employing a fast tempo and direct attacking passining game supported by a defensive mentallity aimed at recycling possession.
It focuses heavily on getting players forward and nto space and allows the creative players freedom to express themselves.
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4-2-3-1 Attacking
4-2-3-1 Formation
Attacking
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Balanced & Counter
Instruction
Play Narrower
More Direct Passing
Pass into Space
Run at Defence
Shoot on Sight
Drop Deeper
Hassle Opponents
Use Tighter Marking
Much Higher Tempo
Get Stuck In
Hit Early Crosses
Be More Disciplined
Play Out of Defence
Fluidity - Balanced Mentality - Counter
Balanced
With this approach players are expected to contribute to more than one phase of play.
Defenders and more Defensive Midfielders are responsible for both transition phases and more attacking Midfielders and Forwards are responsible for both transition and attack phases.
Counter
This mentality is best employed for matches in which you expect to loose the battle for possession but you feel you can break with some regularit
It aims to keep men behind the ball when defending but provide quick support to attacking players when the ball is in the final third.
It relies on getting the ball forward quickly enough to expose the spaces behind aggressive full backs and wingers with players tending to stay deeper and maintain defensive shape if the break looks like its coming to nothing.