U21 Soccer Drills

Speed - Speed and agility in the change of direction

Creating space - Conditioned game to develop ball possession inside limited zones and possession triangles

Aerobic capacity - Conditioned game with ball possession to warm-up (before the match)

Depth - Preparatory drill for the seek of depth through striker's cuts

Heading - Training the header and its individual tactics: training marking, training unmurking

Width - Small side game proposal with multiple finalization opportunities

Possession - Ball possession 8 vs 4 in a zone-split rectangle, working on transitions and looking for width

Possession - From Guardiola's notes : conditioned game 7v7 with (predetermined) number of compulsory passes before finalizing

Defending Principles - Train the defensive phase according to the finishing play: cross, lofted pass, ground pass, throw

3v2 - 3 versus 2 to shoot at goal (for attackers) + counter attack by defenders after ball is regained