IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
PHILADELPHIA UNION
Rene Meulensteen
Build- up into strikers Overview:
This session deals with creating overloads whilst playing out from the back, through midfield and into attack, creating 1v1, 2v1, 2v2 and 3v2 situations.
BUILD UP INTO STRIKERS
SET-UP AREA
Full pitch EQUIPMENT
Balls, cones, goals NUMBER OF PLAYERS
16 plus 2 keepers SESSION TIME 30mins
What do I get the players to do?
The premise is to find the extra man, and to build play forward and break the lines, and is a set-up that occurs in every game. Practice of the movement and overload elements will cement good habits and increase confidence, and this was a session we’d run frequently at Manchester United.
Rene Meulensteen
PHILADELPHIA UNION
Rene Meulensteen spent six years as assistant manager to Alex Ferguson between 2007 and 2013 in a golden era for Manchester United, having previously been at Old Trafford as youth and reserves manager for five years.
The Dutchman first entered coaching in 1990 with the NEC Nijmegen youth side, moving on to Qatar three years later. After leaving United in 2013 he took charge of Russians Anzhi Makhachkala before joining Barclays Premier League side Fulham. He is currently a consultant for Philadelphia Union in MLS.
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What are the key things to look out for?
Tactically, we are looking for the way players pick up their positions. Technically, we are looking for the right quality of pass, with measured weight and direction. A common fault would be players giving the ball away by making the wrong decision, so we always encourage an early and simple pass.
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Should the ball make it into attackers, we have choices to make: condition this to be 1v1 (the other attacker and defender being passive), adjust to 2v2, or allow a midfielder to follow in for a 3v2
Again, if defenders win the ball back they can directly pass or drive into midfield, stimulating a quick transition
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In the event of a turnover, attackers intercepting the ball should go directly for goal
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When the team manages to pass the ball into midfield the active midfielder moves back into the middle zone to create a 4v3 to help others link the ball to the attacker
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2 The keeper throws or rolls the ball out to one of the defenders
3 One of the midfielders drops into the defensive zone to create a 3v2
The neutral midfielder works with the team in possession to guarantee an overload
KEY
1 The coach or server starts the game by passing a ball into the keeper’s hands from the halfway line
Ball movement
Player movement
Dribble
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