

The MCR moved slightly to the right to cover that area while the other midfielders and attackers hold their usual positions. The idea is to defend inside the opposition half, pressing them and pushing them to make mistakes rather than waiting for them inside our own half.Īs you can see from the above picture Danny Wilson anticipates the opposition striker inside their half after the goalkeeper desperately kicked the ball forward, gets the ball and has at least four viable options to pass.Ī lot As you can see here the right winger roamed from his position and moved into the middle of the pitch. In this situation the left back threw the ball forward and we intercepted it quite easily. He often gets into one-twos and combinations with the other attacking players and can provide quite a few assists along with the goals.Īt this point the opponent has just two options: pass the ball back to the keeper, but that would be risky, or throw the ball forward hoping that something good would happen. When attacking this player often exploits the space that is created by the movement and the two strikers and, if hes a good finisher, can score quite a few goals.īut that doesnt mean that he will not score, after all this was Z Carlos position last season and he scored 47 goals. However, he has to support the attack as well but mostly through passing and not through shooting or running with the ball. These two have to be fast because the opponents will try to play the ball behind them.


They are allowed to cross the ball into the penalty area but not too often, I dont want to waste possession.
