Pressing

DESCRIPTION

3-2-3-2 Press vs 4-3-3 with fetchers

COACHING POINTS

Positions in the formation:

• GK
• LCB = Left Centre Back
• CB = Centre Back
• RCB = Right Centre Back
• BL = Blocker
• BL = Blocker
• LAM = Left Attacking Midfielder (wide mid)
• RAM = Right Attacking Midfielder (wide mid)
• CAM = Centre Attacking Midfielder (think normal centre link)
• CF = Centre Forward
• CF = Centre Forward

Roles in the outlet phase:

Defenders:

• CB's can vary between transfers at the back (safe option)
• Self-take/self-pass option to manipulate point player in their press
• Play passes into the blockers to attacking through wide channel
• Drop a wide midfielder into the defence to create a back 4

Blockers:

• Main role is to receive and distribute the ball to the CAM, LAM and RAM through well-placed angled passes
• When the attack starts up their channel the blocker closest joins to assist as a guard player
• Blockers MUST NOT run with the ball as this leaves us vulnerable to counter-attacks

CAM:

• Operates as a normal centre link would or drop-centre forward, but just higher up the field
• They stay fairly central in the field and aim to join the attack through the shoulder of the D or top D
• They can use drop passes to blockers to transfer, window passes (skip passes) to get crash balls to forwards, hatch passes into the D
• They must post-up in the build up

LAM and RAM:

• They stay wide on the outlet to stretch the defence wide and create options from wide channels
• They must look to pass to blockers, CAM and forwards
• In the press the help-side LAM/RAM will mark the blocker
• In the press the ball-side LAM will mark the outside back

Forwards:

• We have two forwards in this formation, so one must always lead to T-Point and one stays in the D (around P-Spot)

Marking roles:

• Back 3 will mark the strikers
• Help-side high midfielder will mark the help-side fetcher
• Ball-side wide midfielder will mark ball-side outside back
• CAM will cut the pass from CB to help-side outside back

Outcome:

• We don't want them to trough the ball from one side to the other
• Turnovers must happen by us stepping in front of receiver and turning over in the midfield OR
• Through pockets in the midfield

If they transfer to help-side:

• Wide midfielder will step to the outside back
• CAM will mark the blocker and everyone else will drop to a 3/4 press