

And whilst we have seen many teams use this system with great effect, this style of play will result in the occasional hiccup where goals that are conceded look remarkably simple. By sliding balls in behind the opposition can quite easily get the defenders facing their own goal, which as a defender is not where you want to be positioned.

It is quite susceptible and often comes unstuck when you see opposition allowing a striker to stay on the shoulder of the last and and try make runs in behind. Playing with a high defensive line will leave a large amount of space behind the defense meaning there is plenty of room for a striker to run into when making movements in behind. The red team are not allowed in the safe zone and they can only enter the attacking zone once the ball has been played in there. The objective is to keep possession under pressure and breakdown this pressure with passes in behind the defensive line. The key factors of heading noted below are very important for players to be successful attacking corner kicks later in the session. The practice always starts with the white team in possession who build up play from the back under high pressure from the red team.
