1-pass to man in middle
2-round corner to wide man
3-middle man and opposite wide man run up in support looking for lay-off from striker
4-whoever gets the ball finishes in mini-goal
Progressions/variations: wide man plays back to start who plays up to striker, 1-2 at start before going to wide man or striker, use bigger goals and add GKs to make it a finish
Weight of passes
Quick, penetrating runs
Lay-off important
Composed finish
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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