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Classic Counter-Attacking
By Alex Trukan According to the type, counter-attack can be divided into four different styles: solo, classic, collective and advanced. Solo involves a player picking up the ball and running with it to...
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Defenders Joining the Attack
By Alex Trukan Defenders have been valued not only in defence but also in attack for the last couple of years. Full backs were a major revelation at the World Cup in 2002 and since it became common and...
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Possession to Move the Opposition
By Alex Trukan Since the successes of the teams like FC Barcelona and Spanish national team in the recent years, many teams were trying to adapt ‘possession’ football approach. It has been widely used,...
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Defending Wide Areas
By Alex Trukan Forcing opposition into wide areas is a strategy used by many modern teams when out of possession. First of all, once the ball is wide, the options for the player in possession are...
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Striker’s Runs in Behind the Defense
By Alex Trukan The ability of the strikers to effectively use space in behind of the opposition defense can lead to creating a handful of goal scoring opportunities. That key skill can be especially...
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Playing Forwards from Centre Backs’ Possession
By Alex Trukan Combination of playing out from the back through central defenders with quick penetration through the thirds is not only attractive to watch but also effective. The ability to prioritise...
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Forcing Play
By Alex Trukan It is often said that the team in possession dictates play and makes the opposition react. It is true if the defending team doesn’t take initiative to force play and guide the attacking...
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Defending the Counter Attack
By Alex Trukan Transition phases have become increasingly important phases of the game with many teams trying to exploit the moment when the opposition is not organised. Especially transition to attack...
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The Defensive Midfielder Out of Possession
By Alex Trukan Next to the centre backs and full backs, defensive midfielder is one of the main players responsible for restricting opposition’s from creating chances and regaining possession. The role...
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Breaking Through a Team Defending Deep
By Alex Trukan Many teams in modern football have adapted a reactive approach to attacking. That means they give initiative to the opposition, set up a deep defending block and try to win the ball in...
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The Role of the Full Backs in Attack
By Alex Trukan Full back’s position has evolved and is now one of the crucial positions involved in creating chances on the opposition half. Over the last years, we’ve seen many full backs converted...
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Attacking Patiently In the Opposition’s Half
By Alex Trukan When selecting the attacking strategy, there are several options to choose from. One team might try to threaten the opponents on the counter-attack, another one might choose to attack...
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Applying Medium to Deep Pressing
By Alex Trukan Medium pressure is a defensive strategy based on setting up a confrontation line (area of the pitch from which the team out of possession starts to apply pressing) around half way line....
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Striker’s Runs in Behind the Defense
By Alex Trukan The ability of the strikers to effectively use space in behind of the opposition defense can lead to creating a handful of goal scoring opportunities. That key skill can be especially...
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Creating Space with Striker’s Movement
By Alex Trukan Creating, maintaining and exploit space is one of the crucial concepts in attacking phase of the game. It allows to build up from the back, play through the thirds as well as penetrate...
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Defending in and Around the Penalty Area
By Alex Trukan Defending in and around the penalty box area is, alongside finishing, one of the two critical micro phases of the game. They are usually neglected and hoped they will ‘take care of...
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Playing Without Wingers
By Alex Trukan Wing play utilising full width of the pitch is a very popular attacking strategy used by many teams. Playing with two wingers positioned wide by the touchline stretches the opposition...
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Penetration in the example of Red Bull Leipzig
By Alex Trukan Red Bull Leipzig, one of the clubs owned by Red Bull holding has been a revelation of this season’s 2 Bundesliga, currently (07.01.2016) occupying 1st place in the table and not only...
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Pressing Analysis
By Alex Trukan Pressing is a defending strategy based on applying pressure on the ball and restricting spaces around and away from the ball in order to regain possession. It is often associated with...
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Central Midfielders When the Ball is Wide
By Alex Trukan Attacking through the wings is usually associated with the role of the wingers or full backs. Although, these two positions probably play the biggest role in creating opportunities from...
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