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Drills for a crowded D. What drills or exercises would?

Drills for a crowded D. What drills or exercises would you recommend for a forward either passing or shooting in a crowded D - partic when you dont have a lot of players to use for the exercise.

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Adnan ZakirCoach, England

manufacture PC %3A Vision, distance, control n colour marking(man to man).with one free marker. Attacker task manufacture PC play a ball on defender left foot or use other skills to make PC. For defender NO foul in D. Patients and clean tackles.

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