CENTRAL MIDFIELD MOVEMENT

1. CENTRAL MIDFIELD MOVEMENT

2. SCENARIOS • With back players in composed possession . • With midfield players in composed possession. • “Knowing” the positions of other MF and forward players. • “Knowing” these players “habits” and intent. - from experience of playing. - from the “training ground.” • “Knowing” the positions, capabilities and likely responses of opponents to movement. • Recognising the possibilities and advantages of “movement”. • Understanding the needs and benefits of movement . • Understanding “the balance” of movement !

3. Central Midfield Player Movement - who,where,why,when,how ? BIRMINGHAM CITY V LIVERPOOL Gerrard and Lucas DIMICHELIS SAMUEL OTAMENDI HEINZE MASCHERANO VERON GUTIERREZ MESSI DI MARIA HIGUAIN

4. MASCHERANO VERON GERMANY v ARGENTINA February 2010 Veron – Mascherano priority !

5. MESSI MASCHERANO VERON ONE - “stay” ONE - “go away” ONE - “come to play” CENTRAL MIDFIELD MOVEMENT - Veron ,Messi ,Mascherano

6. Different POSITIONS OR Different ROLES “ A player should not move according to where he thinks a player in his position should move, but by assessing the position of the ball, his team-mates, opponents and space – nothing is fixed. Whoever has the ball becomes the “playmaker”. Arrigo Sacchi

7. Team Movement on building play. CARDIFF CITY V BRISTOL CITY Jan 2011 RIGGOTT HUDSON NAYLOR McNAUGHTON McPHAIL OLIFINJANA KEOGH WHITTINGHAM BELLAMY CHOPRA 4 – 4 - 2 ONE - “STAY” ONE - “GO AWAY” ONE - “COME AND PLAY”

8. Central Midfield Player Inter-changes Marked and move away. Replace the runner ?

9. Central Midfield Player Inter-changes ARSENAL v MANCHESTER CITY January 2011 KOSCIELNY DJOUROU SAGNA CLICHY WILSHERE SONG NASRI FABREGAS WALCOTT VAN PERSIE

10. Getting Free In The Hole Runs From Deep Central Areas16% Movements Inside The Central Zone13% OLIFINJANI STAND STILL!33% WILSHERE In from The Wide9% In from The Wide9% LB RB MORRISON CB CB Dropping away from Back 425% MESSI GK FABREGAS Possession in the central approach area - HOW ?

11. DEEP MIDFIELD PLAYER Replacing CB’s as they go forward into MF areas with and without the ball. 6 5 4 2 3 10 8 7 9 11

12. DEEP MIDFIELD PLAYER Replacing CB’s as they go forward into MF areas with and without the ball. 6 5 4 2 3 10 8 7 9 11

13. SAMUEL MASCHERANO DE MICHELIS Holding MF dropping in to Back line IRELAND v ARGENTINA Friendly September 2010

14. FORWARD PLAYER MOVEMENT

15. MANCHESTER UNITED Wayne Rooney. “if I want to drop in I can, and if I want to play higher up I can switch. What I try to do is to find the spaces and get there to try to get on the ball.I am always looking for a space to move into.”

16. Central Midfield and Forward Player Interchanges movement. 8 9

17. Central Forward Player Inter-changes 8 10 9

18. Higuain Veron Mascherano Guttierez Messi Di Maria CENTRAL ATTACKING MOVEMENT - Messi, Di maria, Higuain, Guttieriez, Veron

19. Central Forward Player Inter-changes MACCABI HAIFA 10 9 ( 5 ) 9 on JUST on inside shoulder of CB (5)

20. MOVEMENT AFTER THE PASS

21. Pass Go Forward - Replace ! HOLLAND 1974 !

22. PRACTICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOVEMENT

23. TODAY’S PRACTICES

24. PURPOSETo provide a passing option ahead of the ball. To move a defender from a covering position. Eg “W” covering the FB Eg To draw a Cb from the middle. Eg to attract a MF player from an opponent. To attract an opponent from a forward to a defending role, eg a tracking wide player. To change the angle & distance of pressure ! OVERLAP PLAY

25. OVERLAP PLAY

26. OVERLAP PLAY

27. VERTICAL PLACE CHANGING Progress to one defender in each channel. 25 yds • Pass to • Nearest player • Furthest player 25 yds

28. 5 v 2 Pass, change zones and replace. • V 1 • Pass, follow, replace. 20 yds 20 yds

29. TEAM TACTICAL MOVEMENT

30. Movement TWO WAY PRACTICE 4 MF Play both ways OVERLAP T T Change the play. Reverse the play Shape on ball delivered forward

31. Movement STRIKER MIDFIELD INTERCHANGES T T 2 V 2 in midfield as required.

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