Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Phase of play- Coaching a team to play through opponents

Fix-Place across to penetrate centrally (25 mins)

Set Up

Using 2/3 of the field and full width.

One Server

Supply of balls

One full size 11v11 net and two small counter goals

Attacking team in White sets up in a 4-3-3 with a GK acting as a Server.

Defending team in Red sets up in a 1-3-3-1

An assistant coach used for the offside line

Instructions

Play starts with the attacking teams GK/Server. He looks to pass into anyone of the CB's and the game is live. Whites objective is to fix the striker, find the weak sided CB and break the first line of pressure from a dribble or a pass. If they can score a goal by playing through opposition-finding a player in a gap to receive and score or looking to combine centrally and score its worth 2 points. 

Defending teams objective in Red is to press the opponent and force play into wide areas. Where they will try and set a trap to win possession, upon gaining possession, they look to score in one of the two counter goals for one point.

If the ball goes out of bounds or a goal is scored, the ball restarts with the White teams GK.

CP's

Awareness- to be able to find gaps and receive to play forwards

Quick ball circulation to find weak then into gaps centrally-speed of play

Firm passes-disguised, looking one way playing the other-outside of foot/inside

Timing of the exchanges between the 8/10 and the 7/11 to create space-as the ball travels from CB to CB.

Receive side-first touch forwards to break the lines

Progression

Add full size net replacing two small counter goals-add GK for attacking team

Restrict wide players into channels-both FB's and Wingers

Characteristics 
Intelligent players-Awareness to find gaps

Brave players to receive to break lines

Quick players to run in depth

Good at individual attacking

Players who can create overloads around the ball-combinations/runs to create the overload

Solutions

As the ball is played from CB to CB, there is an exchange between our 8 and 10. This is to get yourself unmarked to create space for yourself or your teammate.

or

Ball is played into fullbacks to draw out their 8 or 10 to play beyond.

Break the line and penetrate using the 9-run in depth (25 mins)

Option 2

Weak side CB eliminated, 6 and 8 are marked.

Solution

Similar to option 2, striker does well to lock us to one side of the field. Our 5 drives into the next line, but our 6 is marked to play across. So he continues his dribble to entice their 8 to come out and press. Our 10 drops lower off the shoulder of their 8 to create and angle and a 2v1 to play forwards.

Break the line-draw AM by the dribble to create a 2v1 with the 10 (25 mins)

Option 4



4, 6, 8, 9 being marked.

Solution

CB drives into the next line, he entices their 8 by a dribble to go out and press. Our 10 drops lower, shows off the shoulder of their 8 to create a 2v1 to play forwards.

Other options:

The ball is played in wide areas first to draw opponents across so gaps open up as they make their way across.