AUTOMATISM (Pressing build-up 1)
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 20 min
- Recommended age:
- ["senior"]
Description
Objective: - Pressing the build-up. Conditioning rule: - Opponent's formation. Notes: 1st option: - Ball placed or in goalkeeper's hands, striker at the edge of the penalty area, wingers marking their full-backs, left central midfielder on the pivot dropping to receive, right central midfielder on the far pivot, and our defensive midfielder on their attacking midfielder. - Striker presses the receiving center-back using a curved run (shadow cover). - If there is a switch of play: winger presses using a curved run, blocking the pass to the opposite full-back on the strong side; striker moves towards the center; if they manage to beat the winger, the strong-side central midfielder presses the opposite full-back; pivot presses the strong-side opposing central midfielder; weak-side winger tucks in towards the center. 2nd option: - Ball placed or in goalkeeper's hands, striker at the edge of the penalty area, wingers marking their full-backs, left central midfielder on the pivot dropping to receive, right central midfielder on the far pivot, and our defensive midfielder on their attacking midfielder. - Striker presses the receiving center-back using a curved run (shadow cover). - If the center-back progresses: winger presses the opposing center-back using a curved run; defensive midfielder presses the opposing center-back's path to create a trap between the winger, striker, and defensive midfielder; right central midfielder presses the opposing attacking midfielder; weak-side winger presses the opposing far pivot.
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