defending

Phase four – Defending the counter attack. The team, who have lost possession when attacking, will be disorganised, out of balance and vulnerable to a quick counter attack.

Phase two - If one team has the ball and are attacking, then the other team will need to defend and to try and stop the opposition scoring.

When coaching football I am a big fan of simplifying the game as much as possible.

Pool Soccer is a different, fun, enjoyable and competitive game designed to improve players’ spatial awareness, passing and support skills. it also encourages the defending team to get organised and to defend as a team whilst they are outnumbered.

UEFA B Functional Practice - Improve defensive compactness . This is the first in a number of functional sessions on defending. In this session, we are looking at how the defensive unit in a functional game, get organised, work together as unit and keep their compactness and defensive shape.