Pressing
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Soccer Tactics
8 v 8 + 4 jokers in a hexagon - Mikel Arteta
Ball possession - Mikel Arteta’s drill to train players to seek numerical superiority during ball possession -
Soccer Tactics
Finishing starting from a throw-in
Throw-in - Game situation starting from a throw-in to arrive at the conclusion on goal either directly or after a cross -
Soccer Tactics
Conditioned game for Gegenpressing
Pressing - Train immediate ball recovery and collective reaction after losing possession in tight spaces -
Soccer Tactics
Thematic match: preventative marking
Preventative marking - Thematic game to train players in preventative marking when in possession of the ball -
Soccer Tactics
Avoid pressing to build the game
Playing out from the back - Situational exercise to train the defense to build the game by evading the opponent's pressing -
Soccer Tactics
8 v 8 thematic match + 2 side flank players to search for width
Creating width and depth - 8 v 8 thematic match for finishing on goal involving two outer side flank players for the development of the game in width -
Soccer Tactics
Ball possession: passing lines
Ball possession - Ball possession to work on losing the marker in the available space and on passing lines -
Soccer Tactics
8 v 8 ball possession plus 3 neutral players
Possession - Conditioned game to train ball possession and cognitive skills in numerical superiority situation -
Soccer Tactics
6 v 6 thematic match scoring in the end zone
Depth - 6 v 6 tactical match with field divided into two horizontal zones