PLAYER POSITION | CENTRE FORWARD
by Coach Deeone on February 2, 2017
PLAYER POSITION | CENTRE FORWARD
TARGETMAN
Incredibly strong and good in the air, they can hold up play with any part of their body and bring their supporting midfielders and forward into play. Their incredible strength may at times mean the opposition has to double mark then thereby losing players in other parts of the pitch.
All time role model: Didier Drogba
Current Model: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Romelu Lukaku
FALSE 9
Incredibly skilled, they can dribble, pass, shoot and do the unexpected. They score goals as well as set up their teammates. Think Lionel Messi or Wayne Rooney, who, for their teams sometimes float around the attacking area looking for the ball.
All time role model: Francesco Totti
Current Model: Lionel Messi (under Guardiola), Mario Gotze, Luis Suarez
POACHER
These are the players who just have a nose for the goal. They can score with their head, right and left feet, on the volley, sliding on their knees or just about anyway possible. Top forwards in the game, Samuel Eto’o of Inter Milan and David Villa of Barcelona.
All time role model: Michael Owen
Current model: Chicharito Hernandez, Jermaine Defoe, Gonzalo Higuain
SKILLS CENTRAL TO PRODUCING EXCELLENT FORWARDS
- Interchanges of position and roles with others
- Receiving the ball and varied use of the first contact
- Protecting the ball and escaping from pressure
- Intelligent movement and running in and around the penalty box
- Defending skills
- Striking at goal – varied skills and circumstances
- Positioning and predicting play
- Screening intended passes from opponents
- Pressing and tracking opponents
- Positioning and individual movement to receive passes
- Athleticism (agility, acceleration, deceleration)
DESIRABLE PLAYER ATTRIBUTES
- Tackling
- Forcing Play
- Heading
- Sprints and Diagonal Runs
- Wall Passes
- One-Twos and other Combination Play
- Aerial Power
- Receiving and Shielding
- Shooting and Finishing
- Composure
- Passing
VIDEO PLAYLIST | CENTRE FORWARD POSITION
FURTHER READING
TARGET MAN
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/tactics/playing-target-man-essentials
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/skills/how-play-target-man-5-point-plan
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/skills/zlatan-ibrahimovic-how-play-a-targetman
FALSE 9
http://www.thefalse9.com/2013/09/football-tactics-for-beginnersthe-false.html
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-a-false-9-and-Number-10-role-in-football
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/12/euro-2016-tactics-how-does-a-false-nine-work-and-can-germany-dom/
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1802653-complete-guide-to-the-false-9-and-who-plays-it-best
POACHER
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/skills/darren-bent-how-be-a-maestro-movement
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/skills/ruud-van-nistelrooy-time-your-run-perfection
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/training/radamel-falcao-how-be-penalty-box-predator
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