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What's a good 2v3 drill?

Looking for a drill for adding defence pressure so utilising 3 defence 2attackers

Robin whitehouseCoach, England

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Sportplan TeamAdministrator, United Kingdom

Hi Robin,we have a number of 3v2 drills so the best thing to do is try the search bar. This should be at the top of the page - this will find you drills, answered coach's questions and lesson plans.

I think a lot of the drills are 3 attackers against 2 defenders, but you can simply change the numbers round the suit your needs.

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