Things don’t always go to plan in the attacking third. Encourage your players to “wing it” by showing them that how they deliver the ball into the box doesn’t matter – as long as it gets there.
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The server passes to the winger, who makes a diagonal cross towards the target area.
The winger then runs to collect ball two, goes past the mannequin and curls another cross into the target area.
Next, the winger collects ball three and goes past another mannequin in order to get to the goal line and cross.
Finally, the winger collects ball four and dribbles inside to make a pull-back.
Add a second goal and a 5 yards channel down each side of the playing area. Progress to a coached game.
The white team has the wide players in each channel and the players are allowed to pass to them.
The wingers cannot be tackled and have the freedom to choose which cross they would like to make. Attackers advance to meet the cross and defenders cover as normal.
After five attacks, swap so the grey team has wingers.
Now both teams have wingers. The wingers are allowed to receive the ball free of pressure inside the wide channel. However, after their first touch, a defender is allowed to close down and tackle.
Can the winger make a good decision on when and how to cross the ball?
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