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By Santosh Kashyap Published on: Mon Apr 4, 2022
We begin with 2v2 practice. Make use of your best judgment on the field – when you need to dribble and beat the defender, versus when you’re blocked and need to take the support of your partner. Next, we move on to a 3v3 exercise where we demonstrate how to take the support of fellow attackers and overlap from all sides.
Former Indian Footballer and Mahindra United player with over 36 years of experience, Santosh Kashyap is a FIFA and AFC Instructor. He has acquired an AFC Pro Diploma, the highest level of coaching accreditation issued by the Asian Football Confederation.
Taking a cue from the previous post on attacking play, this one covers a related technique – how to take the support and help of a partner in combination play and overlap. Football is after all a team sport and coordination is key to a strong defence and offence. Here you will read about some drills that are time tested and proven through years of adoption in training scenarios.
We begin with 2v2 practice, that is 2 attackers and 2 defenders. While you may have observed 1v1 attacking play in the previous episode, this is a little different because coordination with a teammate is required. You need to make use of wall pass and combination play to successfully beat the defenders.
Make use of your best judgment on the field – when you need to dribble and beat the defender on your own, versus when you’re blocked and need to take the support of your partner to keep possession while moving towards the goal. When you see an opportunity, don’t hesitate. Go in for the attack; use your speed, skill and acceleration to beat the defenders and score.
Next, we move on to a 3v3 exercise where we demonstrate how to take the support of fellow attackers and overlap from all sides, to create more goal-scoring opportunities. What does overlap really achieve? Overlap essentially leaves the attacker with more options and space to pass to a partner at an opportune moment, and collect back the ball or allow the partner to shoot at goal.
An important word of advice on this front is to try and restrict yourself to ground passes between attackers for this exercise. This will ensure greater accuracy and lesser chances of conceding ball possession in such a situation. Be alert and on your toes so you don’t miss out on opportunities.
With practice, your awareness on the field builds up, such that you’re able to identify creative ways to beat the defender and edge closer to the goal. That is of course the ultimate outcome of this series of posts as part of your journey to learn football. In the next post, we look at set plays for defence – covering corner kicks and long throw-ins. Keep reading and improving.
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