Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): 4PLP: Pep Guardiola Attacking in a 4-3-3 (Start Time: 2020-04-21 14:30:00)

Warm Up (15 mins)

16-Players set up as above, 10-yds apart.; 1-ball per group.

i) Player A passes to Player B and follows pass.

ii) Player B receives the ball, turns & passes to Player C following his pass.

iii) Player C receives the ball and repeats the process.

REPEAT

Adv,

1) Have players close down the ball when they follow their pass (act as defender), but not tackle.

2) Encourage Player B to receive the ball on the half-turn and on his front foot.

3) Encourage Player B to play 2-Touch.

4) Encourage Player B to check TOWARDS the ball, thus receiving it sooner, using his body to shield and creating more space in front to use the ball.

5) Encourage Player C to receive with a change-of-angle touch sideways before passing back into Player B.

Coaching Points

1) Field Awareness: How good is Player B's movement, head check and communication?

2) Technique: How good is Player B's body preparation, 1st touch, body shield and passing?

3) Realistic Rhythm: Does the passing & moving flow well? Does the pace increase to near game speed?

Activity Two (20 mins)

Using 2/3 of a field, set up 10-attacking players as shown above in a 4-3-3 and a goalkeeper in the big goal opposite. Run through the passing sequences from Activity One a few times to goal, including the #7, #9 & #11 with crossing and finishing. Work on runs into the box..

i) Introduce 3-defenders playing to counter goals; IE 10 v 4. Play starts with Coach playing CB's

ii) Introduce 2-more defenders playing to counter goals; IE 10 v 6.

Coaching Points

1) Possess with Purpose: Is attacking team looking to penetrate whenever possible?

2) Speed of Play: Is attacking team moving the ball quickly? Are they disciplined in their positional roles and maintaining attacking principles? Are they timing their runs?

3) Patience: When penetration is not possible, is the attacking team recognizing that and recycling the ball?