SSG in which GK begins play by playing out from the back. The focus is on 3Ds and predominantly Delay and Dictate/Deny Red Team work out to mini goals on the halfway line. Blue team attempt to win the ball back and score.
Centre Forwards Delay to allow midfielders to organise. Midfielders Deny space and dictate as to where they play. Let the play continue but seeing if they understand what we want to see. Itâs important that they understand the key is to be desperate to tackle but more important to come away with the ball. Tackling generally has no control of the result of where the ball ends and so can come back. Looking for CF to be pressing appropriately and MF to be working in 2s and 3s to dictate where the options are.
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