Break away from the opponent
1 vs 1
- Description
- The drill features a 1v1 situation, where one player is a defender and the other is an attacker. At the end of the field, there is a player from both teams, who passes the ball to the attacker. In the image, the red player has moved to defend in front of the goal at the beginning of the drill. The situation begins when the black player starts to move without the ball and tries to move into a scoring position in front of the goal. The red player aims to prevent the goal. If the defender wins the ball, they try to score at the opposite end.
- Quality factors
- Feinting the defender and finding scoring positions. Finishing. Defender's game reading, where is the attacker trying to go?
- Key questions
- How can you move to gain an advantage over the defender? What is a good moment to break away from the defender and make yourself available for a pass? How can you position yourself so that the attacker doesn't get an easy scoring opportunity? What can you do before the attacker receives the ball to be better prepared to defend?