Receive and Attack Face-to-Face

Develop a player’s ability to receive under pressure, scan, and attack 1v1 with purpose and end product

• Open body when looping around the marker • First touch should face forward and away from pressure • Scan before and during the receiving action • Vary which foot and side you receive on • Attack quickly before defender sets • Use realistic disguise and direction changes • Select whether to go to goal or through the gate based on defender positioning • Close down quickly but under control • Angle the press to force the attacker away from danger • Time the challenge — do not dive in early • Recognise space to attack • Use scanning to judge the defender’s movement • Make decisions at speed — commit or delay