So is there a way of getting your team to switch between "pressing" the opposition and "pressuring" the ball carrier? Whilst being mindful of "consolidation" of the teams shape/positioning (we you need to compress, when you don't..). I suppose what I want is to be able to press certain players of the opposition, this would be their defensive players - if they are playing 4-3-3 or 4-1-3-2, their DM for example - cut the supply of to their more attacking players but if the ball is played forward from that DM/the pressing-harrying didn't work and the ball wasn't able to be won "high up the pitch", my team will fall back into a defensive block and defend.
Here are the principle of defense:
I've got good results playing a high line - with a midfield "2-3" two DM's, then into of them a LM, CM and RM. Pressing of just one tick under "close down whole pitch", the only problem was I had the problem of my striker being isolated? Right now I'm playing a 4-4-1-1 with attacking fullbacks - pressing of just one tick under "close down whole pitch", same high line approach but against teams with an attacking threat my midfield can get run over (usually away, I have a great home record..) .... lack of compression of the same between "defense" and "midfield" is a big reason why.
I want to play a high line with pressing as a team to win the ball back -as high up the pitch as possible but want my team be able to drop off when they can't win the ball back within x amount of time. Pressing from the front for 90 minutes straight is almost in possible, all teams who pressing from the front/hunt in packs don't do it for 90 minutes straight - they switch between "pressing", "pressuring" and "consolidation" There are other triggers that team who pressing from the front use (Barca being a prime example):
Try to win the ball back within x amount of time after losing it
Is it in the oppositions instructions pre-match were this can be implemented?
Set the whole team to "close down in our own half"
But then in oppositions instructions set certain players -their 5 defensive players, to close "close down always"
The idea would be that you pressing them when you lose the ball in their attacking third, with the idea being trying to win the ball as high up the pitch as possible. But once their more attacking players get the ball, your team drops back into a defensive block and becomes hard to break down.
Also is having coaches that have high attributes in "tactical" and "defending" be of great help?
Same setting training "defensive positioning" on a regular basis (50% of the time say....at least to being with), would it help?
Here are the principle of defense:
I've got good results playing a high line - with a midfield "2-3" two DM's, then into of them a LM, CM and RM. Pressing of just one tick under "close down whole pitch", the only problem was I had the problem of my striker being isolated? Right now I'm playing a 4-4-1-1 with attacking fullbacks - pressing of just one tick under "close down whole pitch", same high line approach but against teams with an attacking threat my midfield can get run over (usually away, I have a great home record..) .... lack of compression of the same between "defense" and "midfield" is a big reason why.
I want to play a high line with pressing as a team to win the ball back -as high up the pitch as possible but want my team be able to drop off when they can't win the ball back within x amount of time. Pressing from the front for 90 minutes straight is almost in possible, all teams who pressing from the front/hunt in packs don't do it for 90 minutes straight - they switch between "pressing", "pressuring" and "consolidation" There are other triggers that team who pressing from the front use (Barca being a prime example):
Try to win the ball back within x amount of time after losing it
Is it in the oppositions instructions pre-match were this can be implemented?
Set the whole team to "close down in our own half"
But then in oppositions instructions set certain players -their 5 defensive players, to close "close down always"
The idea would be that you pressing them when you lose the ball in their attacking third, with the idea being trying to win the ball as high up the pitch as possible. But once their more attacking players get the ball, your team drops back into a defensive block and becomes hard to break down.
Also is having coaches that have high attributes in "tactical" and "defending" be of great help?
Same setting training "defensive positioning" on a regular basis (50% of the time say....at least to being with), would it help?
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