From Training to the Game (Offensive Transition) - Paulo Fonseca - ANTF 2022 (Patreon)

OFFENSIVE TRANSITION:

- Moment when the team recovers the ball;

- When working on this moment of the game, the Coach must fully focus on the behaviors necessary to successfully complete it.

- It is necessary to create an intention when the team recovers the ball (adequate to what is intended from match to match).

SCENARIO:

- Playing with a team that forces us to be "down" because it's very pressing;

- Go out to play with the frontal support on Striker (predominantly);

- 'Winning the ball and playing in the central support of the Striker'.

TRAINING DRILL #1 - Position Game:

Objective: Play in the front support of the Striker.

Organization: '(3+2)v(4+1)' - Numerical superiority to cause recovery of the ball to later play in the Striker.

Graphic:

Description:

- Players in the right positions;

- Team players with numerical inferiority in the center of the field of play play 2 touches with outside support while the team in numerical superiority tries to recover the ball and play in the Striker to pass the line with the controlled ball;

- Possible variants: passing with the ball controlled by the endline; '3rd man dynamics'.

TRAINING DRILL #2 - Transition Game:

Objective: Play with the Striker after ball recovery.

Organization: 'GK+(7+3)v(6+4)'

Graphic:

Description:

- Team in numerical inferiority in the center of the field tries to score a goal and the team with numerical superiority tries to recover the ball to put it immediately in its Striker who then tries to connect with his teammates (at any time the Coach can put a new ball in play).

- Possible scenarios: 1) opposing team with the Central Defenders preparing the moment of the loss of the ball with the two Full Backs projected; 2) opposing team with the Center Defenders and one of the Full Backs preparing for the moment of loss of the ball with the other Full Back projected.

TRAINING DRILL #3 - Application Game:

Objective: Winning the ball and connecting to the Striker.

Organization: 'GK+9v8 & 1v2+GK'

Graphic:

Description:

- Team in numerical inferiority tries to score a goal.

- Team with numerical superiority tries to recover the ball and connect with the Striker (from there it goes to the 'total game').

- Application of previous training drills.