Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 4231 Pattern of Play - Building the Attack
FAW Coach Ed
Jonathan Hill-Dunt
Description
Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)
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10 mins
Pattern of PlayDEF CB's play as if you have a back 4, play in relation to the ball and your position, play against the 9/10
- Each pattern starts with a pass between the ATT CB's, do one each side as a demo first
- Once the CB gets the ball the ball side FB moves wider to receive the ball
- The next pass then goes to the ball side FB
- Mimicking the 11 not being able to get the ball, the 10 will then drop into Z1
- As the 10 drops into Z1, the ball side CM (8) drops in as a 'false FB' to help incase of a breakdown
- the 11 moves wider as he is marked.
Observation Points:
- 8 is giving you depth for the 10 to bounce the ball into and also helping defensively
- 11 is giving added width
- 10 is helping to create an overload centrally
- 10 has the options of bouncing back into CM or turning and feeding the 11 - the aim is to get the 11/3 on the ball.
- Boxes are there to create passing angles to discourage straight passes
Coaching Points:
- Wide players are to get to the touch line as quick as possible.
- Stop and step in to explain why the pass cant go to the 10/7/11, explain they are marked and why we are going into the 10
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10 mins
This time, instead of passing into the 10 dropping into Z1, the FB is passing to the CM who has dropped in - mimicking the 10/11 not being able to get on the ball- the CM once on the ball is aiming to get the ball into the opposite Z1, and get the other CM on the ball.
- The 6's trigger to step towards Z1 is when the ball is bounced back by the FB
- Wide players still aiming to get wide ASAP
- 10 is still dropping in to show for the ball
Observation Points:
This pattern is giving players an option to play out by switching possession through the passing line provided bt the ball side CM
Coaching Points :
- If the wide player is on the touchline the far side FB can step in as a CM
Stop and step in to explain why the pass cant go to the 10/7/11, explain they are marked and why we are going backwards
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10 mins
Aim of this pattern is to get the 11/7/10 on the ball in Z2
Movement of the 7/11 is out to in - starting in the box once the ball is passed to the FB, that is the trigger for the 7/11 to move back into Z2
Coaching Point:
- 7/11 double movement - start narrow, once the ball is passed to the FB get out to the touch line. With the aim of getting on the ball in Z2
- FB - has the option now of passing into the 10 or the wide man
- FB pass the ball inside of the wide men
- If the ball goes into the 10 he's playing round the corner into Z2
- Once the ball is in Z2 it's a free attack
- Every time the ball is passed forward we get up the pitch
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10 mins
The aim of this pattern is for the CM to be able to switch the play and get the 7/11 on the ball in the opposite zone 2
Doing this by passing through Z1
The FB has 2 passing options - either playing in the CM who has dropped in as the false full back or the 10 who is in Z1 (Pass 1 or 2)
Working the opp side - near man isnt on!
OPP CM
Once the ball gets to Z2 it's a free attack - Encourage the angled pass into the 9's path if the CB leaves room for the pass
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10 mins
FB's start high - Once on the ball, their aim is to get the 7/10/11 on the ball in Z3
This pattern is mimicking the wide men getting behind the DEF FB
Start higher as we have built the play by this point
- 10 has the option of going into Z3 if the 7/11 have stayed wide
- 7/11 use the double movement to create space, or drive the ball into the box
- Once the FB plays the ball he can overlap
- Squeeze the play with each pass
No straight passes, harder to defend and cut out
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RED playing a 4-2-3-1 with no GK
YELLOW playing 2-2-3 with GK
YELLOW front 3 press the pass to the CB once the ball is live
Encourage RED to use the patterns that have been worked on
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
ATT team set up in a 4-2-3-1
DEF have 2 CB's and a GK in initially
(13 Players)
Add 2 DEF CM's to add more match realism as and when it's needed
The pitch is set up into 4 Zones
Zone:
Explain the boxes and that it is unopposed to begin with so you can understand what's being asked, players will be added to add realism
Zone 1
Zone 2 Half space, picking the ball up in the pocket between the DEF lines these spaces are mainly for the 7/10/11
Zone 3 - Aiming to get on the ball between the OPP FB/CB and force the CB to come over to the ball, ATT FB getting high in this area is key to free up the 7 to roam into the half space.
Zone 4 - 9/10 Receiving the ball between the OPP CB's running in on goal has to be an ANGLED pass can't be straight
Coaching Points:
- FB's get high
- 7/10/11 getting on the ball in Zone 2, feeding the ball into the 9 in Zone 4
- Zone 1 is vital - if we can control this area we control the game.
- Once the ball is passed forward we get up the pitch, to win the ball back higher
- Make sure the quality is good - have 2 touches asif it was a game to keep the quality
If theres more than 1 coach, each coach takes a Unit to coach through the sessionUnits are 2/3/7/10/11 - aim is to get the FB's forward, 7/10/11 into zones 2 and 36/8 - control zone 1, ensure players are receiving the ball in the zones 9 - control zone 4, move into space