One attacker and one defender stand at the top of the circle.
The 2nd defender stands wide outside the 23m area and passes the ball to a 2nd attacker level in the middle of the pitch.
Once they have receivied the ball this attacker can take the ball and try and score a goal using the other attacker the defender that started the exercise can run back and help prevent the 2 attackers from scoring.
On completion of the practice the same happens on the other side of the pitch.
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