Wingers Profile (#7,#11)
- Technical
- Flank service at high pace with either foot
- Running with the ball, high pace (penetration)
- Ball preparation, dribbling and ball manipulation
- Dominating 1v1, dribbling and running with the ball to take-on opponent, creating chances and scoring
- Shooting and crossing (early, cut-back, etc.) off the
dribble, coming inside or wide - Making aggressive runs with and without the ball
- Reading and initiating pressing moments, closing
space with speed and intensity - Denying penetrations and assisting fullback in wide
areas - First touch to beat the direct opponent
- Tactical
- Transition- react, recover as 1st flank defender
- Mobility to create team crossing opportunities
- Mobility timing of runs for central goal scoring
- Physical
- Speed endurance, high pace, frequent transition
- Acceleration- with and without the ball
- Agility- efficiency in changing direction
- body feints
- Ability to make repeated accelerations
- Mental
- Ambitious penetration attitude
- Patience- prepared to max opportunities with ball
- Focus- constant attention to game cues without ball
- Confident
- Communication to organize players offensively
- Leadership qualities
- Determination to take risks attacking
OFFENSIVE
BUILD UP PHASE OFFENSIVE
OFFENSIVE
ADVANCEMENT PHASE OFFENSIVE
OFFENSIVE
CHANCE CREATION/SCORING PHASE
TRANSITION
ATTACKING TO DEFENDING
- Make field big in possession. Position high and wide as starting point to spread opposition and create space for teammates (counter movement).
- Break lines to progress
- Correct body shape to turn and face forward in possession
- Inside and Outside support to FB (rotate/triangulate)
- Support any straight ball into FW to create third man situation
- Penetrate with ball to furthest point until pressured.
- Time on the ball; stay away, no time; come to support
- If we play long, attack the ball or support FW for 2nd balls and run behind
- Start high and wide
- Move inside of opponent FB (careful not to attach to CB) to create
- space
- Counter movement to run behind the back line
- Pass or dribble forward, create 1v1 or 2v1 in both wide and
- Timing to build speed to get behind back line
- Take on defenders 1v1 to unbalance opponent–on
- Maintain width to build speed, use 1st touch to bypass FB behind
- the line
- Crossing ability/assist
- Penetrating runs behind the back line
- Weak side Winger attack cutback space, arriving to Penalty spot or far post
- After loss of possession
- Nearest player pressures the ball.
- Surrounding teammates close passing lanes to make pass predictable.
- Weak side winger move central to close the middle
- Drop and regain shape
- Mark player in possession to win ball or foul
- Attacking players aim to get behind the ball and close central space.
DEFENSIVE
PRESS
DEFENSIVE
MID BLOCK DEFENDING
DEFENSIVE
DEFENSIVE THIRD
TRANSITION
DEFENDING TO ATTACKING
- Coordinated team movement to move forward as FW begin to press
- Build Pressure on the Ball when cover, preventing opponent from dribbling or passing forward (1v1)
- Move forward when opponent plays backward (Compactness)
- When pressure is broken recover to regain compactness
- Prevent central passes, limit opponent’s passes between lines
- Release the line to prevent opponent from playing a long ball
- When pressure is broken recover runs to regain compactness and assist Fullback when needed
- Move forward when opponent plays backward (compactness)
- When pressure is broken recover runs to regain compactness and assist Fullback when needed
- Tracking the opponent
- Defending overloads
- Challenges to deny cross, force the opponent to play backwards
- Complete first pass. Furthest safe pass possible, preferably forward or diagonal
- No pressure
- Pass – Longest forward, safe pass available
- Dribble – Isolate defender to create numerical advantage
- Two to Three runners immediately join the attack at high tempo to move defense and open space: (Occupy Three Channels)
- Under pressure
- Pass out of pressure
- Wingers when overloaded on one side, run diagonal behind back line to open space for teammate