SWITCHING PLAY IN ATTACK AROUND THE PENALTY AREA (CONTINUED)
Practice (1)
This practice is direct and involves getting the midfield player (4) into the box once he has fed the ball forward.
In diagram (1), (4) passes to (8) who lays off (first time) to (9), and as soon as he passes (8) turns quickly and sets off for a return through pass.
Meanwhile (4) has continued on his run and both he and (8) are in position to get a strike at goal, if (9) returns the through pass accurately.
Diagram (1)
Diagram (2)
Practice (2)
Getting a Flank Player into the Box
This practice starts with (11) advancing down the left flank in possession of the ball
When within about 10 metres of (6) he passes quickly to him (pass a)
(6) receives the ball, turns, and plays it on to (9) - positioned round the edge of the penalty area (pass b)
(9) switches the direction of the play, by playing the ball back to (4) - as in diagram 2 (pass c)
(4) then 1st time chips the ball forward and back left into the penalty area where (10) is moving and where (11) has continued with his long run and both try to score with either a header or a drive past (G).
