Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Midfielders Defending 7v7 Narrow

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Wayne Ashbrook

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Name:	Wayne Ashbrook
City:	Dublin
Country:	Ireland
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Method: Defending in a 1-2-3-1 vs 1-2-3-1 (Starting play)

Coaching Points:

1. Coaching Blue Team defending through the midfield.

2. Prevent Green team building up through the middle

3. ID & establish LINE OF PRESSURE (BLUE 9)

4. Stay COMPACT & MOVE as a team .....ball moves team moves with it!

5. Green team STARTS each play from GK

6. Ball goes out of play restart with green GK .. NO throws or corners

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Method: Defending in a 1-2-3-1 vs 1-2-3-1 (ID line of pressure)

Coaching Points:

1. Coaching Blue Team - Blue 9 will IDENTIFY line of pressure - arc your run to stop Green 4 playing it back to keeper and out to Green 5 (switching play).....forcing him to play into Green 8.

2. We will coach Green 4 & 5 to have body shape open, recieve pass on back foot. We will also ask Green 5 to tuck across in the event of a transition.

3 Blue team told to shift over to the right.....MOVING WITH THE BALL. Blue 10 to get in front (goal side) & shield the Green 6.

4. Green team will also naturally follow the play.....to make this real they may not to be told!

5. Blue 9 will Shield 6 and then press either Green 4 of 5 ... in this instance ball played to Green 4.

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Method:Defending in a 1-2-3-1 vs 1-2-3-1 (Moving with the ball and remaining compact)

Coaching Points:

1. By shifting over as a group you can see how blue team remains COMPACT (shaded area) , making it difficult for Greens to play through the middle.

2. Blue 6 to remain on the inside of Green 10, and in a position to intercept the pass. Then there is no out if green try to switch the play.

3. Blue ten can block off pass to to Green 6 and can be ready to press Green 5 if Green 4 manages to go back to Green keeper or direct to Green 5.

4. Similarly Blue 6 can screen Green 9 and mark Green 10.....blues are now defending compact and as a team.

5. Blue team DEPTH is good and no big gaps between attack/mids/defence......Blue 4 &5 can help by talking to Blue 6,8 &10 as they can see more of pitch

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Method:Defending in a 1-2-3-1 vs 1-2-3-1 (Blue 9 forces Green 4 to recycle back to GK or to Green 5)

Coaching Points:.

1. Blue 9s movement can force Green 4 to back to GK and he plays it to green 5 this is the trigger for Blue 10 to now press green 5.....this trigger will mean all of blue team need to shift across left.

2. Blue 9 will now mark Green 6 preventing greens playing into the centre area...Blue 9 has to be in front of 6

3. Blue 6 marks Green 10..staying inside but tight.

5. Blue 8 shifts over into the centre .......blue 6 & 8 need to be inside green 8 & 10 forcing them out and Blue 6 can shield Green 9.

6. Green 9 will automatically shift over, Blue 4 will be in front shielding a pass , Blue 5 will cover area behind the Green 9......Note blue 6 can also screen Green 9.

7. Blue 4, 5 and GK be ready for a LONG BALL if Green 5 tries that option. Blue 5 will cover as he is in behind.

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Method: Defending in a 1-2-3-1 vs 1-2-3-1 (moving with the ball, staying compact, identifying the line of pressure and the trigger movement.

Coaching Points:

1. Blue 10 presses Green 5 by arcing his run preventing a ball back into Green 6. Blue 9 now drops in as a 10 & marks Green 6 . Blue 6 gets tight on Green 10. Blue 8 drops across with the play and shield a pass into Green 9

2 In this instance 10 has identified the line of pressure. His movement is the trigger for the rest of blue to move as a team. Blue 5 is now the covering defender behind the Green 9. Blue 4 is on his shoulder shielding a pass.

3. If Green 10 recieves the pass Blue 9 can around to shield the pass back into Green 6.

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