Gegenpressing Session: Immediate Recovery and Attacking Transitions

This training session focused on counter-pressing develops defensive-to-attacking transitions through small-sided games and dynamic pressing exercises, ideal for working on immediate recovery after losing possession.

Drill #1

Warm-up with a small-sided game focused on counter-pressing

This drill is ideal for a warm-up before a session focused on counter-pressing work. Remember to gradually increase the intensity during the exercise....

Drill #2

Attacking transition: pressing and ball circulation

Through a drill with a single goal in the middle of the field, your players work on defensive-to-attacking transitions: pressing and recovery (defensive), circulation and combination play towards attack (offensive)....

Drill #3

Pressing and Gegenpressing: 4vs 2 + 4 in a double grid

The principle is simple: possession in the small central square, then opening up to the large square. In this drill, players learn to quickly transition from defense to attack and from attack to defense. Gegenpressing, or counter-pressing, is an important training objective....

Drill #4

Ralf Rangnick's Possession Game to Work on Transitions

A relatively simple possession drill to set up, but with certain constraints that will allow your players to work on transition play and counter-pressing, initiated by Ralf Rangnick....

Session Objectives & Focus Areas

Counter-pressing Attacking transition Defensive transition Pressing Using width Counterattack Transition Possession

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