Pressing a team that plays out from the back.
The central forward runs an arced run. Preventing a pass from going back to the goal keeper. Forcing the player to look forward. All players shit across covering forward options, leaving oppositions opposite wide defensive player open. Leaving the team with two playing options. A long ball to the striker or a long ball switch to the opposite wide back. This helps us win the ball up front and be a pass away from a shot or force them into a fifty fifty ball we can win.
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