Forward and midfield players
Central Blue, feeds the ball to Wide blue (Any player who rotates in) who dribbles the ball up to the 25, forwards press as if full press, when they turn over sprint into forward positions and play out to finish with a shot on goal
High Forward cut off return to the Full Back
Aggressive pressing (Timing!)
Once the turn over is won, attack the goal hard, one player head for the T Spot, one across goal and the other top of the D.
Decisive passing, move the ball into space, limit ball carries.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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