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Steve Foley LMAAMBASSADOR
As a player, Steve Foley made more than 300 league appearances in the centre of the park for Colchester United. Having worked his way into coaching, he spent a decade at Norwich City before joining rivals Ipswich Town.
He departed Portman Road in April of this year, and Foley now is involved in a number of nationwide coaching projects, having also passed on the benefit of his skills during spells at Colchester United and Watford. He has also operated as caretaker manager at Colchester on more than one occasion in the 1990s
variety of crosses. The attacking team inside the box must use all options around them and must shoot quickly. Defenders must judge carefully when to press white players and when to close in on their opponents inside the penalty area.
How doI progress the session?
Encourage attackers to turn and take on defenders rather than laying a simple ball back to a white man. Also experiment by adding an attacking player in the ‘D’ outside the 18-yard box. This player must stay in this area and can shoot using one touch, or act as an additional white supply man.
How would you put this into a game situation?
Use two penalty areas placed together with a goal at either end to play a quick shooting game, 4v4 plus two keepers. White players continue to play as neutral – this time each patrolling a flank along half a pitch. When possession is turned over, the defending team can use their white flank player as a forward outlet as they break into the opposition’s half. Varying one and two-touch commands will also have an interesting effect on the pace of the match.
KEY
Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
In the small-sided game, quick interplay passing releases the ball to a neutral support player
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2 KEY
Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
Good forward movement makes space for a shot
3 KEY
Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
The shot is blocked and the attack switches direction, the neutral player setting up a breakaway move
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