This exercise is focused on pressing as high as possible whilst staying in formation, working as a collective to press the man whilst cutting out other options available to the man on the ball. The team task for blue is essentially to press as high as possible, ideally in advanced section of the half-pitch. The team task for the orange team is to simply score a goal.
The coaching points/focus for this drill surrounds BPO. - High pressing - Working as a collective to cut out all options Q: What happens if you leave it up to the one player? - Stay in formation, ensuring that players aren't left unattended - Communication and positional awareness needed otherwise too many players going to the ball Question: Why is communication important? -
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