Same first pass as always. Player 1 follows ball.
Player 2 receives and flicks with outside of foot to open angle (as in drill 1).
Player 3 comes forward to receive short pass, sets a one-two with Player 2, then turns and sprints away down the wing.
Player 2 plays the diagonal ball to Player 4, who steps forward inside the cone to receive. Player 2 follows ball.
Player 4 receives and plays a quick ball down the wing for Player 3 to run onto. Player 4 jogs to Player 3s starting position.
Player 3 latches onto ball, takes past the cone and cuts back a square pass/shot into the goal.
Player 5 starts the next phase from the Player 1 spot, as player 3 jogs to same spot.
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