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High press and quick attacks on 2 small goals

Great exercise to train your players in quick attacks following a high press. Offered at Tottenham, it's an ideal small-sided game to end a session.

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Mark out a large 30x40m area approximately, which you will split into two equal zones. Also, place 2 zones 5m wide at each end of the central area. Finally, place 2 small goals on each of the outer lines (see diagram). Form 2 teams of 7 players, with 2 players from each team in the small outer zones.

The exercise starts with a 5v5 possession game in one of the central zones. The objective for the offensive team (here in yellow) is to make a minimum of 5 passes before playing to one of the support players, who must lay it off with one-touch play so that a player from the team can then score.

When the defending team (here the blues) recovers the ball, they must quickly find one of the support players on the other side of the field. Once this is done, all players switch to the other zone and a new possession starts.

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U18 U17 Seniors U20 U19

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Nombre de joueurs

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U18 U17 U16 Seniors U20 U19

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Nombre de joueurs

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Attacking transition of J. Klopp with quick attacks in 6v6

U20 U17 U16 U18 U19 Seniors

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Nombre de joueurs

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Attacking transition of José Mourinho with quick attacks in 5v3

U16 Seniors U20 U19 U18 U17

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Nombre de joueurs

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Pep Guardiola's Quick Attacks: Working on Transitions in 6v6

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Nombre de joueurs

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Nombre de joueurs

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Durée

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Nombre de joueurs

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Nombre de joueurs

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Nombre de joueurs

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Nombre de joueurs

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Durée

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Nombre de joueurs

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High press and quick attacks on 2 small goals

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Durée

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Nombre de joueurs

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Thème de l'exercice

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Nombre de joueurs

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Possession game in 4v4 followed by a 2v1 counterattack

U18 U17 U16 Seniors U19 U20

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Durée

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Nombre de joueurs

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Thème

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Attacking transition: pressing and ball circulation

U18 U19 U20 Seniors U17

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Durée

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Nombre de joueurs

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Quick attacks by unbalancing the defense

Quick attacks by unbalancing the defense

U18 U20 Seniors U19

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Durée de l'exercice

Durée

20 min
Nombre de joueurs

Joueurs

12-18
Thème de l'exercice

Thème

Tactics
Pressing and Counterattack Work in 8v8

Pressing and Counterattack Work in 8v8

U16 U17 U19 Seniors U18 U20

In an 8v8 setup with one team playing without a goalkeeper, your players practice counterattacking and pressing with a numerical a...

Durée de l'exercice

Durée

15 min
Nombre de joueurs

Joueurs

16-18
Thème de l'exercice

Thème

Tactics
Warm-up: pressing, constrained play and counter

Warm-up: pressing, constrained play and counter

U20 Seniors U19 U16 U18 U17

Ideal exercise for practicing pressing and playing under pressure, as well as triggering a counterattack upon ball recovery....

Durée de l'exercice

Durée

15 min
Nombre de joueurs

Joueurs

12-18
Thème de l'exercice

Thème

Warm-up
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Attacking transition and game awareness

U19 Seniors U18 U20 U17

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Durée

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Nombre de joueurs

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Thème

Tactics
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