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How do I get my center forward to see pass options in the circle and not just shoot when she has no angle?

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Bram van Asselt, England

Simple solution. You may want to try and add a the following condition to some of your training games and friendly matches. The condition that the team is only allowed to score via another player, this means that the first player to get the ball in the circle will have to make one more pass. This change normally results in the team scoring more of the changes they create. if you would like some more info please let me know. I hope it helps Good luck Kind regards Bram

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