2-4 Defenders transfer the ball round the outside looking for opportunities to play the ball to the attacking side in a 4v4. Attackers look to score, defenders play the ball to the transferring players.
Stacking deep in the D, create circle entries Looking to get strong sided shots off First touch, next action & unit play Defenders touch tight & stepping in front
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