
We will focus on half court prss in certain aspects of our match. The half court will be ideal for when we counter and use our outer links who push through as they have pace which we can help utyilise in 1v1.
Key Points: Aggresive midfiled zone with a huge work rate and a high energy which will be enpahsised in our playing style. We will focus on getting the numerical advantage when we go forward. We will look to win the ball in the midfield outer zones and transfer the ball to one of the screens who will look for our drop center foward. She will hold up play to give to our out side mid who will look to push through.
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