Here is the movements i would essentially love to have my team replicate when attacking.
The wingbacks are a critical element to modern day staging football. They offer the width from overlapping the midfield. Early crosses are required from the wingbacks and counterattacks are their bread and butter.
This allows the midfield to stay central and control the pace and momentum of the team without sacrificing defensive numbers.
The attacking midfielder is granted a semi free role to create chances for the main striker as a secondary forward and primarily playmaker.
The main striker movements across the front line will create space for either themselves or teammates. The runs should always be diagonal. When the ball is in the midfield.
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Under FutureFit, your Under-9s stay at 5v5, your Under-11s stay at 7v7 and your Under-13s stay at 9v9. Same pitch, same numbers, one more year. Here is how to make sure that year feels like a step forward rather than a repeat.
Most 1v1s are lost in the first second, when the defender rushes in and dives. Teach your players to slow the attacker down, take away the dangerous option and pick the right moment, and they will win far more of them.
The FA's FutureFit framework lands this season, bringing a 3v3 entry format at Under-7s. Here is what actually changes on a Saturday morning, and how to coach it well.
