20 min
10-18 players
Tactical

Mr. Bielsa: Creating and Exploiting Space Along the Touchline (U20)

Exercise developed by Marcelo Bielsa and used during his time at Leeds, it will help your players learn to create spaces and exploit them to effectively build-up play.

Description

Define an area of approximately 35x55m, then divide the area lengthwise to create 2 equal-sized spaces. Then mark out 2 zones of 6x10m and place 8 cones as well as 2 mannequins (or constri-foot) as indicated in the diagram. Place one player at each cone, and the rest of the players position thems...

Mr. Bielsa: Creating and Exploiting Space Along the Touchline

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