Crossing and finishing drill with a driven pass out wide, an overlapping run from wide areas and a whipped cross in between a manequin and near post area.
Driven pass out wide
Good first touch from wide player
Pace of pass to overlapping wide player so he can play cross first time
Whip the cross in between manequin and near post area
Make sure timing of the runs with one player getting across the first manequin
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