Effective strikers should always consider how they can create space for their team mates to exploit.
In this scenario the right forward attempts to pull the left centre half out of position creating a hole behind him for the left forward to exploit simply by making a run.
- Accurate passing into feet
- Shielding the ball
- Receiving the ball on the back foot to open space
- Weighted final pass
- Finishing
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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