Player 1 moves forward to demand the ball as a decoy, the pass is made into the second striker 2 and then played out wide for the first striker to run onto to shoot,
this is repeated with a left foot shot
player 1 moves forward to demand the ball as a decoy, the pass is made into the second striker 2 and then laid off into the middle for the first striker to run onto and shoot
this is repeated on the other side.
always following your pass
player 1 movement to cause the decoy
player 1 timing his run to stay onside
Player 2 holding off defender
shooting across keeper and in corners
in more ways than one
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in more ways than one
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