When the player on the outside passes it to their teamate, they join the attack while the defender has to try and cut out the pass between the players after the inital pass. When the attackers get past the defender., they have to try and score past the keeper.
-To improve decision making
-To try and look for the pass while on the attack
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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