Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing through the thirds - Beating a mid block (Start Time: 2018-08-31 14:00:00)

Passing Pattern (5 mins)

Key Factors

Triggers of movement - Centrally and wide

Weight and quality of pass

Comunication

Scanning (centrally) positive first touch to switch on second

Organisation

Specific based practice in terms of distances

Follow pass

in - out - through (5 mins)

Key Factors

Furthest CM comes into the space, plays into CM who switches play into run of the advancing FB

Organisation

Tactical work (25 mins)

Organisation

3 1/4 pitch specific practice

11v11

working with team playing 4-3-3

Opposition formation 4-4-1-1 - playing with mid-low block

4 x 6min games

Key Factors

Occupying 5 passing channels in possession

Centre backs - split into half spaces and be in a position to switch the play

Full backs - wide channels - can we play off opposition wingers shoulder and look to create 2v1s

CDM - Stay behind the ball and centrally, continuously scan and look to open and switch to opposition weak-side

CMs- Stay Central Channel as to not block pass from CB into inside forward, can we position ourselves beyond opposition 10 and look to play forward or to exploit opposition weakside.

Inside forwards - Stay in the half-space when ball centrally - in the middle of the square . Combine with advancing FB (ball side), slide 9 (disguised pass) or drive inside for shot

9 - Stay Central, ball-side, can we see you feet? Look to set wide players and spin.

Game 1

First 6 mins, free-play with concurrent feedback - look for outcomes linked into previous practices to demonstrate learning and understanding of topic.

Game 2

Problem - Opposition wingers are staying wider with our advancing full-backs

Solution - Look to play through into 10s feet

Detail -

CBs/CMs - Ball detail - driven or disguised pass

10 - see ball and feet, can we turn (half turn) play in the middle of the square. Triggers of movement.

9 - when 10 receives ball, movement to receive feet or diagonal run across

Game 3

Problem - Opposition 10 pins our deep-lyre in build-up phase

Solution - CB steps in or midfield rotation

Detail

CB look to step in to middle third

Deep-lyre drops in as second CB to offer protection if transition occurs

Same side CM advances and move centrally to act as a central 10 between the lines

Opposite CM slots in behind the ball in role vacated by deep-lyre, be available to get on ball and switch if needed

Game 4

Problem - They press higher (likely if chasing the game)

Solution - Move the ball quicker - combinations - can we stretch their back line and play behind?

Detail -

CBs - Drop off a little to create space

CMs- Stay goal side of ball - look to switch to opposition weak-side. Diagonal clip pass to winger to receive behind.

FBs - Stretch the pitch - try to play on shoulder of opposition wide player - create 2v1s with winger against their FB

10s - look to create 2v1s with full back - ball side - or play in-between CB and FB far side and receive diag pass behind line

9 - half turn, look to stretch back line and receive behind back line. If receive ball to feet - Pin CB - Set and spin

False Full - Back

Work the ball from one CB to the other, new ball side 8 to drift wide into FB position, FB to advance into winger position to create 3v2 situation