Defence Is Key When Playing Technically Superior Teams

It is never an easy task playing against teams that are technically better than yours, but they can be very useful learning games usually about defensive cohesion and tactical movement.

You should develop a game plan that plays to your team’s strengths, such as speed, physicality, or strategic positioning, to offset technical deficiencies.

Defence will be key, so use a lot of attacking overload games in training and use tactical positioning to help your players cover these kind of attacks. Focusing your players on their positioning of themselves in relation to the opposition and their own teammates will help them to stop easy build up play by the attacking team.

So you will need to play on the counter if you are going to put together a strong defensive plan, this will be the best way to score goals – this also means tracking back when the ball is lost!

You want your players to stay focused and composed under pressure, adapting quickly to the dynamics of the game. By blending tactics, teamwork, and mindset, your team can effectively challenge and potentially overcome technically superior opponents.

Dave Clarke Director of Coaching | Cupello.com

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