Full Backs Profile (#2,#3)
- Technical
- Collecting the ball efficiently, serve, run forward
- Full passing range, crosses from flank channel
- Tackle, intercept, regain possession of ball
- Dominating 1v1 duels to create or regain the ball
- Receiving, dribbling and making quick combinations to create chances (crossing and shooting)
- Tackling
- Aerial Duels
- Tactical
- Recognize, execute penetration on flanks
- Organize and direct #7, #11 in defending role
- Central Channel balance, cover for #4, #5
- Continuously adjusting body shape and position to provide support and cover (height and width)
- Making overlap and underlap runs to create advantage
- Anticipation
- Physical
- Speed endurance- repeated explosive runs
- Quickness and mobility
- Acceleration- change speed response to ball
- Endurance, box to box range for the full match
- Mental
- Confident competitor in one on one isolation
- Confident in attacking and defending roles
- Alert, immediate response in transition
- Communication to organize players defensively
- Determination to take risk when attacking
- Aggression
OFFENSIVE
BUILD PHASE OFFENSIVE
OFFENSIVE
ADVANCEMENT PHASE OFFENSIVE
OFFENSIVE
CHANCE CREATION/SCORING PHASE
TRANSITION
ATTACKING TO DEFENDING
- Make field big in possession, starting high (back of the direct opponent)
- Break lines to progress ball (outside and inside)
- Correct body shape to turn and face forward in possession (first touch)
- Time on the ball; stay away, no time; come to support
- Support midfielders and wingers for switching play.
- Finding FW and Wingers with penetrative pass.
- Support attack with runs from behind
- Balance when positioned in the weak side.
- Play the early cross when there is space behind the defensive line
- On the strong side, support the attack wide with runs from behind
- and Overlaps.
- On the strong side, support from behind and position for a second
- ball when winger is on the ball.
- On the weak side, if on time reach the edge of the box and prepare
- second ball action.
- On the weak side, if late close the middle and prepare second ball.
- After loss of possession
- Nearest player pressures the ball.
- Surrounding teammates close passing lanes to make pass predictable.
- Weak side players move central to close the middle
- Drop and regain shape
- Mark player in possession to win ball or foul
- Fbs reattach to form a line of four.
- Delay
- Back line drops towards our goal to condense space behind the line
- Nearest players to our goal attach to form a line and close the middle
- Furthest defenders facing inside
- Leave the line address the ball
- The back line has been established and we have a numerical advantage
- The opponent is in dangerous shooting distance (22 yards)
- In wide positions, FB closing down the ball denies far post angle and makes the shot predictable
DEFENSIVE
PRESS
DEFENSIVE
MID BLOCK DEFENDING
DEFENSIVE
DEFENSIVE THIRD
TRANSITION
DEFENDING TO ATTACKING
- Coordinated team movement to move forward as Wingers and Forward begins to (ready to leave the line)
- Position and reposition to intercept passes while monitoring opponent
- Prevent Central Passes (show outside)
- Build Pressure on the Ball when Cover is Present(ready to leave the line)
- Move centrally to provide cover and balance when ball is on opposite side
- Prevent Central Passes (show outside)
- Build Pressure on the Ball when Cover is present(ready to leave the line)
- As teammate leaves line to pressure ball, surrounding players shift to protect the middle
- Defending overloads (2v1)
- If in the weak side marking inside the box (line of 3)
- If in the strong side challenges to deny cross
- 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 and support next action