defence objectives: Hold center of the field. Back 3 are man 2 man and extra mid mid will be the free man. His role will be to cut the ball or hold the pocket of space behind the link line. Links and strikers narrow.
Our right striker will cut the transfer pass and our left striker will set up 5m away on the left shoulder of the center half dictating that the play needs to be going towards their right half. "False space" will be shown to to the outside half in order for us to manipulate the zone in where we woukld like to win the ball. Once the ball is transfered to the outside half we will step straight away with our LL and our one defensive link and left striker will step directly on to the player with the ball. (Simular as a pocket press creating fake space.)
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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