Attack transition

I use this drill to train the pressure of my team and the rapid exploitation of defensive weaknesses of opponents.

In space 40x40m create two groups of 5 players with 2 gk. Players get from a number and wait in the final line of their goal. I throw a ball in the center while shouting a random number. Players with the same number are required to run fast to get the ball.

He who will gain the ball is required to give a back pass to a team mate and only then the players from both teams can get in the pitch.
The player who came first continues to exert pressure on the new owner of the ball with the rest of the group followed by sprinting and pressing their opponents high. In this way they try to stem the offensive activity of the opponents.

If they manage to steal the ball they are now very close to the opponent goal.Then they should find solutions quickly to achieve goals. If they can not steal the ball and finish the situation I leave the game, until one of the two teams make a final attempt.

Intensity: 75% -95% M.H.R.

Duration: 2-4 sets X 3'-6'.

Stop: 2 'between sets.

• Training effect on the maintance of actions for a long time.
• Taining effect on the ability of faster repetition rate of explosive actions.
• Training effect on speed and reaction speed.
• Training effect on the above technical tactical and mental elements.

In modern football the rapid transition to attack is an integral part of the coaching process. The following training unit will be quite useful to improve the sector.

Part 1.

Preparation of players with passing drill Y-shaped.

Key points:

• Movement to receive (timing)
• Quality & type of pass
• Receiving techniques
• Running with the ball

Part 2.

In 2 the spaces 40x40m transition game 8v6 +2. The 8 (blue) are trying to keep the ball. If the 6 (red) win it, they change the game and move it to the other half where a new 6v8 is created.Players play without contact limits with the ball. In each team transition change the players left behind.

Key points:

• Positioning to receive/support
• Decision making
• Quality & type of pass
• Receiving techniques
• 1v1 dribbling

Part 3. Problem Solution: Go at a 3v2 sitoation with 1 gk and fast aggressive activity. Attackers are urged to go into quick attacks with overnumbered situations. After every attack change direction of activity. Rotate the attackers while holding the pairs of defenders constant. The duration of the attacks should not exceed 20".

Key points:

• Positioning/support
• Decision making – find free man
• Quality, type & range of passing
• Receiving techniques
• 1v1 dribbling
• Finishing

The insight and the appropriate decisions of my football players during the transition to the attack, is a constant concern but also a trademark of the teams I train.

I use the following training session mainly on a weekly micro-cycle during the season, where I want to give my players cohesiveness but also their function, with the recovery of the ball and the rapid transition to the attack under conditions.

Part 1:

Possession drill (rondo) 8v2 in square 15x15m.

The players are required to follow the rules of the all-known "rondo 5v2" with the following difference. After all passes, the outside players must run quickly around the pole placed outside the sides of the square.

This is how I prepare my football players for main training, with a move immediately after contact with the ball, which is decisive in setting up continuous action from the player's side for the attacking transition.

Exercise Intensity: 65-85% M.H.R.

Exercise Duration: 1-2 sets x 8'-10'

Exercise break: 1' per set

Part 2:

I divide the group into 2 groups 10v10.

SSG with ball possession in a 40x40m space.

Football players are placed in their positions based on the formation that I will follow in the next match but also and for the opponents based on the analysis that has been made. The space is selected based on the distance I want my team to have between the lines.

Teams play with 2 contacts with a target the "opposing" team the 10 passes (retaining their formation) and our "own team" pass through any of the 3 gates I have placed in a short time.

Exercise intensity: 75-95% M.H.R.

Exercise Duration: 1-3 sets x 3'-6'

Exercise break: 1' per set

Part 3:

Free game 10v10 with 2 GK at 3/4 of the pitch.

I let the game run freely without contact limitation but with the offside rule in place. I urge starting eleven team players to quickly exploit on the backs of the opponent's lines with constant movement and right decisions.

Exercise intensity: 75-95% M.H.R.

Exercise Duration: 1-4 sets x 6'-10'

Exercise break: 2 'per set