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Defensive Structure in Attack

The document discusses defensive shape when a team is attacking, encouraging full-backs to join the attack while ensuring defensive cover behind the ball and coverage of space left by full-backs, with center backs alert and defending the channel side and midfielders applying pressure if possession is lost.

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Defensive Structure in Attack

The document discusses defensive shape when a team is attacking, encouraging full-backs to join the attack while ensuring defensive cover behind the ball and coverage of space left by full-backs, with center backs alert and defending the channel side and midfielders applying pressure if possession is lost.

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Defensiveshape

whentheteamareattacking
EncourageFullBackstogoandjointheattack
Ensureyouhavedefensivecoverbehindtheball
EnsureyoucoverthespaceleftbytheFullBack

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FullBacksgotojoin theattack

When one goes, other stays

Centre Backs be switched on!

Defend Channel Side

If we lose possession

Midfield to apply pressure

Diagonal pass behind the defence

What happens when they play with three forwards ?

Nothing changes!

Traffic Light the problemRed = Danger!!

Midfield press and force play wide

Isolate player in possession

At all costs, avoid a switch of play!

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