U21 Soccer Drills

Ball control - Match with classic rules, but using different sized balls

2v1 - Lateral 2 v 1 situation that allows to focus on the timing and unmarking movements of the wing

2v1 - Offensive build-up pattern and choice ability: dribbling, triangulation, crossing for finishing

Pressing - Simplified game to train pressing and prevent counterattack

Situations - Exercise that trains quick thinking and immediate finishing

2 versus 1 - Situational exercise of 2 v 1 with shot on goal

Possession - Rondos inspired by the “perfil”, a concept of the Spanish methodology to improve orientation

Playing out from the back - Situational exercise to train the defense to build the game by evading the opponent's pressing

Creating space - Analytical drill by Marcelo Bielsa to train the forward to lure the opponent out of their zone and then exploit the space created

Possession - Small-sided Game 6 v 6 on a small field to train ball possession, finishing and situations of numerical superiority