Defensive line: negative transaction
Goal

Lineup
- 2 poles
- 1 goal
- 5 vests
- Sufficient balls to ensure continuity
Preparation
- Playing area: 60x50 meters
- Players: 11 + 1 goalkeeper
- Duration: 12 minutes
- Series: 2 series of 5 minutes with 1 minute of passive recovery in between the series
Summary | Secondary Objectives |
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How to train the defensive line during the negative transaction in outnumbered situations |
Vestibular information, Positioning, Goal defense, Defensive shape, Passing on a player, Defensive positioning of a player based on teammates positioning, Transitions |
Organization
Deploy a 4 players defensive line plus one midfielder against 3 midfielders and 3 strikers. near the lateral side about 25 meters far from the goal, place 2 poles 10 meters spaced (as shown in the figure). Ball to the goalkeeper.
Description
- The goalkeeper passes the ball with hands to the right back who carries the ball to the first pole, they leave it there, and then sprints around the other pole before getting back
- The Striker who picks up the ball, heads down the wing forcing the central back to come wide to close them down
- The central midfielder drops into the defensive line until the fullback returns
- The white players have to score
- After the action is completed the goalkeeper restarts the exercise on the opposite side
Coaching Points
- Guide the movement of the centerback, who runs to the side to press the carrier
- The midfielder's drop into the defensive line has to be performed with correct timing in accordance with the centerback's movement wide