Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Playing out from the back against different formations/set-ups

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Alex Hardy
Name: Alex Hardy
City: Windsor
Country: United Kingdom
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Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Against a 4-4-2 mid block: overload first line to allow wide rotation.

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One CM drops in the defensive line - either between the centre backs who go wide or (as shown) between a CB and FB - to create numerical superiority in the first line.

This allows for a 3v2 to be created in wide areas and exploited as follows:

Option 1: full back stays level with the winger - play into them and they use their first touch to get beyond them and leave a 2v1 against the full back.

Option 2: CM/CBcontinues to drive with the ball to engage the winger before passing beyond him to leave the 2v1 against the full back.

Option 3: winger drops down the line to receive and the full back goes into the pocket. Winger goes 1v1 against the full back or combines with the full back in a 2v1.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Against a 4-4-2 block: rotation to 3-box-3

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Set up in a 4-2-4/2-4-4.

Rotate to a 3-box-3 as shown in the diagram.

Gives overload in the first line to beat the front 2 and the opposition to play over the press into the pocket.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Against a 4-3-3 mid block

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Rotation 1 - shown on right side:

Ballside 8 moves forward and drags marker with him.

This opens up space for the 7/11 to move into the half space and receive the ball.

Rotation 2 - shown on right side:

Ballside 8 moves out wide and drags marker with him.

This opens up space for the 7/11 to move into the half space and receive the ball.

Rotation 3 - shown on left side:

Full back inverts and 7/11 drops down the line to receive the ball

CB - Dribble and fix:

Centre back has the option to drive with the ball and then play round the opponent who they fix.

Important that the deeper midfielder drops in to be a passing option if the 9 presses the CB and to give cover and balance.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Against a 4-3-3 with isolated 9

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CB plays into the same side 6/8 who bounces a pass to the other CB who can then progress the ball on that side.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Against a 4-3-3: 9 locking in CB to stop switch

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Ballside FB drops low, who bounces a pass back to the GK who has dropped down the line and can play to the other CB who is 2v1 against the other winger.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Against a 4-4-2 high press: short to go long

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Set up in a 4-2-4/2-4-4.

Play short into CB's/6's. Set back to GK/CB's who play long to the front 4:

Option 1: 7 and 11 drop into the pocket - play into one of them and the 6's run beyond their markers to support

Option 2: 9 and 10 drop into the pocket - play into one of them and the 6's run beyond their markers to support


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Against a 4-3-3 press: short to go long

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Set up in a 4-2-4/2-4-4.

GK plays short. GK, CB and 6's circulate the ball to play forward into the front 4.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Against a 4-3-3 high press

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Against a 4-3-3 high press

  • GK plays short to LCB
  • LCB plays back to GK
  • RCB moves to the middle of the goal (keeping opposition 11 with him).
  • RB drops low to receive from the GK and gets out.
If 11 holds width then RCB can hold position and receive the ball


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Against a 3-5-2: man for man press

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Option 1 (shown on Left side):

Play long to the winger to flick on for a runner down the channel (8/9/10)

Option 2 (shown on right side)

Winger inverts and full back makes forward run to receive long pass and head into the channel


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Against a 3-5-2: mid block

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Full backs hold width to create 2v1 against the wing back.


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