This exercise is focused on BPO and the 3 defenders working together to track players coming into their area.
Yellow players play the ball between each other and when they play a ball to the outside players they interchange with those players, keeping the red (defenders) tracking the 3 players changing positions through the middle
Can start with one defender and one attacker in the middle increase to 3 of each.
The focus for the coach is to empahsise the defending (BPO) work rate.
Intensity is key..
Pressing as a group
Communication
Focus on picking up new player coming in
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