Soccer Tactics

In soccer, the term “Tactics” refers to the coordinated movement of two or more players within the same unit, two units, or the entire team, with a shared and predetermined purpose.

When talking about soccer tactics, it’s important to keep in mind that the shared goal of all players is to score one more goal than the opponents and win the game. The tactics in soccer are manifested in two moments, each of which has a specific purpose: when the team has possession of the ball and when the team doesn’t have possession of the ball.

Soccer Tactics

Small-sided Game: Hockey

Possession - Game to improve ball control and passing with combination using player with back to goal
Soccer Tactics

Offensive combination for 4-3-3: central attacking

Attacking Principles - Offensive combination for the 4-3-3 formation with central attacker and the attack in depth from the two wingers
Soccer Tactics

Small-sided Game - 3 v 3 and two objectives

Possession - 3 vs 3 ball possession useful to train verticalization with a deep penetrating pass
Soccer Tactics

3 v 3 for Transitions

Transition - Small-sided game to improve ball possession and transitions from defensive to offensive phase
Soccer Tactics

Pass, overlapping run and finishing

Overlaps - With this exercise we train pass, overlapping run and the successive search of the goal in order to complete the action
Soccer Tactics

Small-sided Game - Double pitch

Creating space - Thematic match to train defending the goal, losing your marker and finishing on goal
Soccer Tactics

Small sided game 6 vs 6 + 4 neutral players with 2 target areas for 1 vs 1

1v1 - Small sided game to develop ball possession and beating players in certain areas of the pitch in situations of 1 vs 1
Soccer Tactics

4-2-3-1: Attack the space

Depth - In this exercise we practice attacking the space behind the line with the 4-2-3-1 system
Soccer Tactics

Ball possession and search of space - 3 against 3 + 2 neutral players

Creating space - In this exercise we train players so that they learn how to move based on the game and to look always for empty spaces to receive the pass from the teammate
Soccer Tactics

3 against 3 - Transition and search of depth

3v3 - Useful exercise to train the search of depth and the transition phases