Reds aim to play from the back.
Blues prevent them using zone defence.
Points: +1 for corssing line into zone 2 + 1 for goal
+1 for preventing zone 2 entry
+ 2 for underload goal
Draw out defence- how? carry ball, Free Defender into midfield to create overload against 2 men. Position rotation- what does that look like? How can that upset the zone?
High ball pace
Slower tempo to build up and take care
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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