12 min
8-16 players
Tactical
Pep Guardiola's Quick Attacking-Defensive Transition with 1v1 Duels (U20)
This two-step drill is inspired by an exercise implemented by Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. It's ideal for working on attacking and defensive transitions in the defensive third of the field.
Description
In a space of 25x45m divided into 2 zones (see diagram), place 2 goals with goalkeepers and form 2 teams of 3 players. You can also adapt this exercise by placing 2 mini-goals without a goalkeeper, in case you don't have 2 goalkeepers available, or if you want to duplicate the exercise for a larg...
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