Creating Space for the Full-Back and Finishing

Pitch: Poles mark the positions of the players; at one end there is a goal with a goalkeeper.

Equipment: 8 poles per set-up, 1 goal and several balls.

Players: One full-back, one wide midfielder, one holding midfielder and one right midfielder at their poles; plus a goalkeeper.

• The full-back starts the drill with a pass to the wide midfielder, who moves out of the cover shadow of the pole with a preparatory movement.
• The wide midfielder lays the ball off to the holding midfielder, leaves the position and drifts into the centre parallel to the penalty area.
• The holding midfielder plays the overlapping full-back into the space with a pass.
• The full-back takes the ball in the stride and plays a ground pass into the penalty area to the right midfielder who has tucked inside.
• The right midfielder shows for the ball with a run around the poles and finishes.