Pressing in Soccer: Basics– Details – Training Sessions
Author: Ralf Peter
Format: eBook
Pages: 114
Graphics: 83 (coloured)
Photos: 12 (coloured)
In his Online-Seminars „Zonal Defending“ (Ralf Peter) there was often the question: “Can we get this excellent content as an E-Book with more details?”
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Content:
Preface
Introduction of the Topic
- Basic strategies
- Defining Pressing
- What to consider with regards to Pressing?
- Types of Pressing
Midfield Pressing – The Most Common Type of Pressing
High Pressure
Low Pressure
Basics on Pressing
- Where to win the Ball
- How is Pressing applied?
- Attackers defending
- System of Play
- Tactical behaviour of two Forwards? How can they work together?
- What is effective?
- Through Ball
- Pressure – Cover
- Approach – Deny – Force
- Putting opponents under pressure when receiving the ball
- Angled approach
- Options of Wide Midfielders
- Delaying an opponent
- Approaching an opponent
- Forcing an opponent
Winning the Ball – Analysis and Comparison:
- Midfield Pressing as the most common type of Pressing
- Advantages of Midfield Pressing
- Further considerations
- Attackers defending on an angle
- Attackers not positioned too far advanced
- Keeping central areas compact
- Showing inside or outside?
- „Showing inside“
- Starting points of Pressing situations
- Doubling-up after receiving the ball
- Approaching the Fullback
- Doubling-up in central areas
- Doubling-up with tactical perfection
- Forward‘s position too far advanced
- Both Forwards level
- Wide Midfielder‘s position too far inside
- Wide Midfielder‘s position too far outside
- Wide Midfielder‘s position too far advanced
- Wide Midfielder’s position too deep
- Closest Forward should apply pressure
- Wide Midfielder being impatient
- Tactical behaviour of the furthest Wide Midfielder
- Escaping the Pressing situation
- Showing outside
- Options against this type of Midfield Pressing
- Approach on an angle
- Doubling-up
- Detailed tactical behaviour
- Holding Midfielder’s position too far inside
- Fullback’s position too far inside
- Closest Fullback’s position too close to the opposing Wide Midfielder
- Poor tactical positioning of the closest Centre Back
- Good tactical behaviour of Centre Backs
- The attacking team escaping Pressing situations
- Dropping off as a tactical element
Training Sessions on Midfield Pressing
Training recommendations on „Showing Inside“ when Pressing in Midfield
TS 01: 3 v 4 on the flanks – „Showing Inside“
TS 02: 4 v 3 on the flanks (both sides) – „Showing Inside“
TS 03: Midfield Pressing in a 6 v 6
TS 04: 4 v 3 – Midfield Pressing „Showing Outside“
TS 05: 4 v 3 – Midfield Pressing „Showing Outside“ (both sides)
TS 06: 4 v 5 – Midfield Pressing „Showing Outside“ – both sides (2)
TS 06: 2 v 1 – Doubling-Up in central areas
TS 07: 2 v 3 – Doubling-Up with Holding Midfielder and Attacking Midfielder
TS 08: 2 v 3 using the double-18 yard box
TS 09a: 2 v 1 using the double-18 yard box (1)
TS 09b: 2 v 1 using the double-18 yard box (2)
TS 10: 3 v 2 using the double-18 yard box
TS 11: 3 v 2 on both sides
TS 12: 4 v 3 on one half of the field (both sides)
TS 13: 8 v 8 – Teaching Midfield Pressing
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High Pressure (Forechecking)
Low Pressure
Training Sessions on Low Pressure:
TS Low Pressure 1:
- 8 v 8 with two dribble-gates and one pass-gate (Mini goal)
- Simulation of passing into Forwards
TS Low Pressure 2:
- 8 v 8 + 1 with limited passing options
- Long balls into Forwards
Conclusion
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