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
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in more ways than one
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