IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
REAL MADRID
Carlo Ancelotti & Paul Clement
Overlapping against a low defensive block and in counter attacking Overview:
This session focuses on attacking play and, in particular, the use of overlaps to create and exploit space, a fundamental principle of attacking football. Ultimately, a team can go through, round or over the opposition’s defence in the process of scoring or making an attempt on goal.
Some teams will use a multi-faceted approach to attacking, while others are more one-dimensional, but each must be prepared for. The way the opposition defends will impact how space can be exploited (by using high, medium or low block... or a combination), and whether space can be found to the sides or behind. The use of overlapping is a highly effective manoeuvre in attacking play, and is a tactic we often deploy at Real Madrid.
OVERLAPPING AGAINST A LOW DEFENSIVE BLOCK AND IN COUNTER ATTACKING
SET-UP AREA
Full pitch EQUIPMENT
Balls, cones, goals, mannequins NUMBER OF PLAYERS
Up to 10v10 plus keeper SESSION TIME
80mins Arbeloa
What do I get the players to do?
Technical expertise (12mins)
Following a standard warm-up (8mins), we set up as shown (1) - a simple ‘pass and follow’ process in a passing circuit, with one-two combination play in wide positions. We want to see movement before the ball is received, good timing and weight of the pass, and playing intensity.
In the second practice (2), we progress things so the wide player moves inside either with or without the ball. He then chooses to either pass to that overlapping player or go it alone.
4v3 counter-attacking (15mins)
Now we move into the centre of the pitch to set up a practice where four attackers must advance in on three defenders at speed (3).
Attackers 1 and 2 attempt to isolate defender 1 in creating a 2v1 situation. Attacker 3 penetrates the defensive line by making a diagonal run between defenders 2 and 3. Attacker 4 maintains width on the right side.
4 JANUARY 2015
2 James and Kroos make a quick exchange of passes
3 James breaks into the middle third
1 The wide player pulls off then comes short
2 An initial one-two is made
First pass 1
3 A longer pass is set on the other side of the mannequin
3 The wide player turns and feeds a pass to the overlapping player
2 The serving player makes an overlapping run
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4 The wide player can choose to receive outside the mannequin, before turning inside and passing to the overlapping player
1 In the progression, the wide player moves inside the mannequin
KEY
Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
www.elitesoccercoaching.net Kroos
5 Ronaldo touches the ball on to him then makes a rapid movement for the box
4 Arbeloa anticipates the break and makes a overlapping run up the flank
4 The sequence makes it to the top
Proving the move September 20 Deportivo La Coruna 2, 8 Real Madrid
1 Ramos commences the move
James Ramos
6 Arbeloa’s cross finds Ronaldo who finishes emphatically
Ronaldo
5 Now the move comes back the other way
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