FootBOLD Analyses

One of my favorite possession game. Small space and quick thinking.

Manipulating the opponent Centre Backs by over occupying them. This will lead to more difficult decisions for the Centre Backs.

During defending on the wing there are moments where a ball is played between the winger and the wingback. Who steps out? Have a look of this example of Man.United.

This is a perfect example of how a false 9 drops in and creates an extra midfielder to overload the midfield. Opponent has to make choices now on who picks up who. After that the Centre backs steps in and opens up space that gets exploited.

This is one of my old teams where i highlight a simple rotation yet many times overlooked or ignored. When a central defender steps out, who takes over his position to keep the centre area covered?

Arsenal vs Man.City. Here. small example thoe Arsenals defense has their principles well organized.

After strikers pressed during a build up of the opponent, many times they give up. Here an example if they keep alert to defend backwards into the midfield close to their area and steel balls.

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If you have a a big striker, football can be simple by just play it forward, let him hold the ball and the rest supports.

When a team is compact, there will be a moment someone has to step out and open the formation up. Here is a good example of some details during compactness defending.

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Reading into situations, means a player needs to anticipate when to go for man marking and when to stay in his zone. One of the most important key factors is: Read the player on the ball. who has he contact with?

In my opinion to beat a 5 defense line lies in deep runs that vary from running into corner spaces, 2nd line runs and overlaps. Here a good example of PSV Eindhoven playing against a 5-3-2.