Here the players will run out of the box and give a long pass to the forwards (red), the forward will lead from the ball then create a sharp action away from the midfielder. The defender will active defend and try to intercept the ball. The defender will defender until the ball is in the goal or cleared away.
Rotations:
It is very important that the play slows down the defender then runs into space in order to collect the ball.
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