Defending as a team (the block)

Defending as a block of eleven, not as eleven individuals: block height (in metres), compactness (the distances between the lines), shifting and coordinated pressing with its triggers and PPDA. Numerical benchmarks and diagrams to organise your team without the ball.

10 chapters · 45 min of content

• Defending in a low block: structure and reference points — Holding twenty minutes without cracking: the distances, what you protect, and how to get the ball out.
• How to press effectively in football — Triggers, counter-pressing, PPDA: pressing together instead of running for nothing.