CENTRAL MIDFIELD MOVEMENT
Mar 21, 2016
CENTRAL MIDFIELD MOVEMENT
SCENARIOS• With back players in composed possession .• With midfield players in composed possession.• “Knowing” the positions of other MF and forward players.• “Knowing” these players “habits” and intent. - from experience of playing. - from the “training ground.”• “Knowing” the positions, capabilities and likely responses of
opponents to movement.• Recognising the possibilities and advantages of “movement”.• Understanding the needs and benefits of movement .• Understanding “the balance” of movement !
Central Midfield Player Movement - who,where,why,when,how ?
VERONMASCHERANO
GUTIERREZ
OTAMENDI
BIRMINGHAM CITYV
LIVERPOOL Gerrard and Lucas
MESSI DI MARIAHIGUAIN
SAMUEL
HEINZE
DIMICHELIS
GERMANY v ARGENTINA February 2010 Veron – Mascherano priority !
MASCHERANO
VERON
CENTRAL MIDFIELD MOVEMENT - Veron ,Messi ,Mascherano
VERON
MESSI
MASCHERANO
ONE - “stay”
ONE - “go away”
ONE - “come to play”
“ A player should not move according to where he thinks a player in his position should move, but by assessing the position of the ball, his team-mates, opponents and space – nothing is fixed. Whoever has the ball becomes the “playmaker”.
Arrigo Sacchi
Different POSITIONS
OR
Different ROLES
Team Movement on building play. CARDIFF CITY V BRISTOL CITYJan 2011
RIGGOTT
McPHAIL
OLIFINJANA
KEOGH
McNAUGHTON
BELLAMYCHOPRA
WHITTINGHAM
NAYLOR
ONE - “STAY”ONE - “GO AWAY”ONE - “COME AND PLAY”
HUDSON
4 – 4 - 2
Central Midfield Player Inter-changes
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Marked and move away.
Replace the runner
Central Midfield Player Inter-changesARSENAL v MANCHESTER CITY
January 2011
SONG
FABREGAS
WILSHERE
VAN PERSIE
WALCOTT
SAGNADJOUROU KOSCIELNY
CLICHY
NASRI
Getting Free In The Hole
CBCB
LB RB
GK
Possession in the central approach area - HOW ?
STAND STILL!33%
In from The
Wide9%Dropping
away from Back 425%
Movements Inside The
Central Zone13%
Runs From Deep Central Areas
16%
In from The
Wide9%
MORRISONMESSI
FABREGAS
WILSHERE
OLIFINJANI
42
5
6
3
8
10
7 9 11
DEEP MIDFIELD PLAYERReplacing CB’s as they go forward into MF areas with and without the ball.
42
5
6
3
8
10
7 9 11
DEEP MIDFIELD PLAYERReplacing CB’s as they go forward into MF areas with and without the ball.
Holding MF dropping in to Back line IRELAND v ARGENTINAFriendly September 2010
MASCHERANO
DE MICHELIS
SAMUEL
FORWARD PLAYER MOVEMENT
MANCHESTER UNITED
Wayne Rooney.
“if I want to drop in I can, and if I want to play higher up I can switch.
What I try to do is to find the spaces and get there to try to get on the ball.I am always looking for a space to move into.”
Central Midfield and Forward Player Interchanges movement.
9
8
Central Forward Player Inter-changes
10
9
8
CENTRAL ATTACKING MOVEMENT - Messi, Di maria, Higuain, Guttieriez, Veron
Di Maria
Guttierez
Higuain
Veron
Messi
Mascherano
Central Forward Player Inter-changes
MACCABI HAIFA
109
9 on JUST on inside shoulder of CB (5)
( 5 )
MOVEMENT AFTER THE PASS
Pass Go Forward - Replace !
HOLLAND 1974 !
PRACTICES FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF
MOVEMENT
TODAY’S PRACTICES
OVERLAP PLAY
PURPOSE
To provide a passing option ahead of the ball.To move a defender from a covering position.Eg “W” covering the FBEg To draw a Cb from the middle.Eg to attract a MF player from an opponent.To attract an opponent from a forward to a defending role, eg a tracking wide player.To change the angle & distance of pressure !
OVERLAP PLAY
OVERLAP PLAY
VERTICAL PLACE CHANGING
Progress to one defender
in each channel.
25 yds
25 yds
Pass to 1) Nearest player2) Furthest player
5 v 2
Pass, change zones and replace.
20 yds
20 yds
3 V 1
Pass, follow, replace.
TEAM TACTICAL MOVEMENT
Movement
T
TOVERLAP
TWO WAY PRACTICE
4 MF Play both ways
Change the play.Reverse the playShape on ball delivered forward
Movement
T
T
STRIKER MIDFIELD INTERCHANGES
2 V 2 in midfield as required.
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