Possession
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Soccer Tactics
Defensive build-up patterns against attackers
Playing out from the back - Build-up pattern from the back and negative transitions for the defense, high pressing, and quick finishing for the attackers. -
Soccer Tactics
Ball possession 3 v 2 in 4 areas
Possession - Small-sided Game 3 v 2 to train ball possession, losing the marker during possession and transitions -
Soccer Tactics
8 v 8 + 4 jokers in a hexagon - Mikel Arteta
Possession - Mikel Arteta’s drill to train players to seek numerical superiority during ball possession -
Soccer Tactics
7 v 3 rondo: mobility + inside player - Club Atlético de Madrid
Possession - 7 v 3 rondo with 6 players + 1 inside player to train mobility during ball possession -
Soccer Tactics
Conditioned game for Gegenpressing
Pressing - Train immediate ball recovery and collective reaction after losing possession in tight spaces -
Soccer Tactics
Small-sided game: 4 v 4 with five goals
Shooting - Thematic match to improve shooting accuracy and speed in finding the goal -
Soccer Tactics
Positional game + progression: 2-man pressure
Playing out from the back - Exercise to train build-up from the back while avoiding 2-man pressure -
Soccer Tactics
3 v 3 plus 2 jokers: width
Creating space - Situational game to train playing in numerical superiority by exploiting width -
Soccer Tactics
3 v 3 + 3: ball possession in numerical superiority and equality
Possession - Maintain possession of the ball in situations of numerical superiority by encouraging pressing situations