IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
CARLISLE UNITED
Greg Abbott
Supporting the lone striker
Overview:
The session is about working with a lone frontman. It concentrates on supporting play, attacking with pace, quality finishing, an end product, and exploring key areas of the pitch. It is the way we have played at Carlisle for a while, and successfully too.
We like to go with one frontman and encourage the midfield players to support. Attacking with pace gives opposing defenders less time to react and it therefore becomes easier to get in behind them. This technique also improves our own defending solidity, as our centre- halves are actively involved too. And, of course, being the type of drill that requires pace and movement, it is good for fitness as well.
“This technique also improves defending solidity, as centre- halves are actively involved too.”
SUPPORTING THE LONE STRIKER
SETUP AREA
The space between each 18-yard box EQUIPMENT
Goals, balls NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 6
3 attackers 2 defenders 1goalkeeper
What do I get the players to do?
We place goals on the 18 yard line of each penalty box, the width of which (44 yards) acts as the width of the whole playing area, and both ends are attacked one at a time.
Each attack is 3v2. Two attacking players start on their own 18 yard line with one forward acting as the target man, attacking the opposite goal, and marked by two defenders.
Play is started with a free pass to the target man, who then lays the ball off to either of the other two attackers who are now in play. Players have restricted time to score a goal, to be decided by the coach and reduced as the move becomes more familiar.
If defenders get dragged wide, encourage attackers to go through the middle.
If defenders remain narrow, encourage attackers to go on the outside to penetrate.
We work on this regularly and very often we see the results in matches. Strikers Gary Madine
14 Elite Soccer: The Collectors’ Series Volume 1 1 KEY
Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
Play starts with a pass to the forward. Fellow forwards move towards him at pace
2 KEY
Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
The ball is laid off to a supporting man. The other forward attacks the space
3 KEY
Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
The ball is played forward. In this instance, the first defender has been dragged out of position, opening up the possibility of a pass left or right
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