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Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Counter Attacking (using 9v9) (Start Time: 2019-03-12 19:30:00)

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Andy Betteridge
Name: Andy Betteridge
City: Ringwood
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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The session aims to increase the  understanding of compact defending, be it as an absolute counter-attack or for use as a guide to organised, compact units in the middle third - in both cases narrowing the pitch. Requires close proximity support to disrupt the opponent, intercept and transition; explores a number of options for breaking quickly with a focus on the actions of #9 and #10.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Basic Set Up

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Basic Set Up

Blue team (2-4-2) defending deep. Red team (2-4-2) playing high. Red team will build from their GK and aim to get the ball through the screen on blue players. They score only if they get all players (bar GK) into the opponents half. Blue team press with #9 & #10 when red team reach the top of the centre cirle. When the line is broken with ball into their half they do not pursue the ball. Blue team aim to win the ball back and hit #9 or #10 or channels within 2 passes.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Encourage the opposition to play wide

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Encourage the opposition to play wide

#9 & #10 narrow their position, shielding #4 & #8, forcing the red team to play out wide. They are immediately closed by Blue #7,#8 & #10. #4 moves across and #11 sits in narrower also. This squeezes the attacking space wide and also screens any pass into the middle. The desired effect is to force the red team to go backwards. Any error in control (shaded area) and look to intercept.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Encourage the opposition into a central trap

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Encourage the opposition into a central trap

#9 moves wide. #10 cuts off red #6, ensures enough gap is created to encourage a central pass. Their movement is the trigger for #4 step in front of his opponent, #5 & #6 narrow and prepare to intercept if ball gets past #4. Aim for no space for red #8 & #4 to operate and they are forced back, wide or intercepted.#7and #11 squeeze in from both sides.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Use the channels

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Use the channels

Blue team successfully intercept the ball. They hit the channels immediately, in 1 of 3 ways.

1) - FORWARDS ATTACK THE CHANNELS. #9 & #10 work together to the channel, receiving support from #11 or #7 (side dependent) & #8.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Use a decoy (counter-movement)

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Use a decoy (counter-movement)

2) - DECOY RUN. One of #9 or #10 makes an obvious run left or right and this is the trigger for the other channel to be hit (drawing red #5 & #6 attention away)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Attack from deeper and wider

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Attack from deeper and wider

3) - WIDE PLAYERS LEAD ATTACK. #9 & #10 step 'back' and #11 or #7 are the primary recipient of the pass. ~8, #9 & #10 then turn to support.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Build through the middle via combinations

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Build through the middle via combinations

A shorter pass out would build in a more controlled manner, through the #8, #9, #10 - looking for combinations, particularly through the middle.

Blue team win the ball back and play to #8, who makes ground and is supported by #9, #10 - one pulling defenders away, the other working more closely. #7 & #11 are now in support and the break goes as a unit, interchanging passes.

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