Against 2 strong front runners on 2 Castle Direct DragFlick Option - Pass around the players to Richard / Julien to give a flick option high against the post man.
1: 2nd Castle Dragflicker stops the ball 2: Passes behind the back of the 2nd Castle Stopper 3: Attacking player runs onto the ball and dribbles in behind front runners 4: (Ensure +5m distance from goal) and lift / flick the ball directly into the body of the post man / score in the corner 5: Inserter comes to the near post to be a second option in case the keeper reacts quickly
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This practice has no progressions
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