PLAYER POSITION | WIDE ATTACKING MIDFIELDER

by on February 5, 2017

PLAYER POSITION | WIDE ATTACKING MIDFIELDER Have great speed and the ability to beat players on the dribble. They get down the line and cross the ball. Think Ryan Giggs of Manchester United or Gareth Bale of Tottenham Hotspurs or Arjen Robben of Bayern Munich. They are less relied upon for defensive purposes. Their main […]

DEFENDING IN WIDE AREAS

by on October 17, 2016

SESSION TITLE: DEFENDING IN WIDE AREAS OBJECTIVES  defending wide areas of the pitch coaching wide players to defend ORGANISATION Pitch sectioned as shown below In the initial practice, the wide players on the outside are not involved. If the ball is forced out via the section marked with cones, the wide players return it to […]