Pressing and quick transitions: maintaining possession under pressure

This session focused on pressing combines possession work with support, offensive principles of Klopp's 4-3-3, and positional play under pressure. A perfect mix to develop ball circulation and quick transitions in both directions of play.

Drill #1

4vs4+1: corner-to-corner possession with fixed support players

4v4+1 possession exercise where the team in possession must connect their corner players by making a minimum number of passes in the central area....

Drill #2

Build-up Play and Through Ball in Jurgen Klopp's 4-3-3

Exercise inspired by a training session of Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, it will allow your players to work on their positioning in a 4-3-3 formation, while allowing the opposing team to practice a high press....

Drill #3

Build-up play under pressure and switch of play in 2-1-2

Excellent exercise for working on build-up play when your center backs are under pressure. It will also allow your players to work on their automatic movements when executing a switch of play during a restart....

Drill #4

Possession game from one goalkeeper to the other in 4v4 (+2)

Possession game where the objective is to connect one goalkeeper to the other by prioritizing the forward pass in a 4v4 with two goalkeepers in the side zones....

Session Objectives & Focus Areas

Passes Counter-pressing Fun Game Pressing Build-up play Cognitive Scanning Gaps Using width Overload Support Possession

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