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Attacking pressing occurs in the attacking third, midfield pressing occurs in the midfield third, and defensive pressing occurs in you guessed it! However, the German FA divides the thirds even further by assigning each one a high and deep zone. A good way to think of it is to just split each third in half horizontally and call the top half high and the bottom half deep. The most fundamental component to pressing is being able to press.
In other words, you have to establish access to the ball in order to be able to exert pressure upon it. This concept goes hand in hand with the preparation for pressing, meaning that every action must be prepared for in this sense positionally, but it can apply to psychology or other aspects of football — including the pressing itself. If a pressing action is prepared for properly then the pressing team will have proper access to the ball. If there is access to the ball the entire dynamic changes in comparison to when there is no access.
When a team is able to pressure the ball it allows the rest of the team in the deeper layers to push towards the ball and leave space on the far side of the field open. If there is no access to the ball then the defensive team must answer the obvious question: How do we re-establish access without being exposed?
There are multiple ways to do this. The most common way is to ignore the ball as a reference point and collectively move towards the space where the ball will eventually arrive. In other words, drop deeper and more centrally to protect the space near the goal and wait to force the ball backwards or wide and away — the space behind the defense and in front of the goalkeeper decreases as the ball moves forward and the defense moves backwards.
Another option is to move collectively towards the ball and play with the offside rule. If prepared and timed correctly this can be an extremely valuable way to win the ball back even without access to the ball. Above is a variation to preparing the opponent for the press. Atletico Madrid seek to move the opponent into the center of the field in order to isolate him from his teammates and then close the pressing trap on him. The players move in specific routes and block the outside passing lanes in order to encourage the opponent to move into the center of the field.
Once the opponent is isolated from his teammates and has no escape route, the team can move towards the ball collectively and win it in a good area which would likely result in a great counter attack. Pressing traps can vary as well — aspects of the trap include where the trap is set up to isolate the opponent, how many players participate in the trap, the type of pressing when closing the trap, how the opponent is isolated, when the trap is set, and more.
In the above example, Atletico Madrid were quite active as they moved out of their shape to start and baited the opponent into the center. Preparation varies depending on if its dynamic or static and which game phase or game state it is in. So what are the triggers to begin a press once in position to do so?
They normally depend on aspects like field of view, control of the ball, ability of the player, connectivity of the opponent, or the nature of the pass. The ball is much easier to take from an opponent who controls it poorly. The ball cannot dynamically change directions in the middle of its route between players unless there is some crazy spin on the ball, which would be visible and anticipated by the players so it is an optimal time to press the destination point of the ball. If the presser decided to leave his position while it is under the control of the opponent player without the following layers of the press to protect the vacated space and cover him then the ball could change direction quite easily as the opponent can simply dribble and exploit the movement of the presser.
When the defending team goes to press can also depend on which section of the field they set up their block and where they seek to isolate the ball. The press can also vary on which part of the team begins the press, which direction the team moves, and when the press stops.
The pressure usually stops when the ball is won, when access to the ball is lost due to being dribbled, failing a tackle, being overloaded, etc. For example, in certain situations Barcelona have forced the ball wide and then just focused on the center while just containing the opponent in wide areas and not allowing penetration. Similarly, the direction of the press can vary depending on the compactness of the team — horizontally, vertically, and diagonally.
Basically, if the ball is in the center of the field the team will collapse diagonally towards it — if the ball is with the opponent fullback the team will collectively move towards it in a diagonal fashion. Horizontal and vertical pressing is basically when the team or a section of the team moves collectively towards the ball in a purely horizontal or vertical fashion — which is more theoretical.
When looking at the concept of backwards pressing, it is referring to when a player presses the ball once it has already past his position on the field. Also, one player could be man marking while others are performing zonal marking. Not all players are always in the same phase or moving in a collective fashion — which can lead to some very complex pressing systems.
Not all defensive movements are the same either. The types of defense I will describe are variants of zonal and man-marking. Along with that, you can take the variations of pressing movements I write about in the counterpressing section of this piece as variations of pressing too. The idea is to have constant access to each opponent at all times throughout the game and therefore put huge pressure upon the opponent while blocking their options.
The weaknesses lie in the fact that each opponent is followed by a player. The opponent can drag his opponent away from important areas to open space, he can switch positions with other opponents to confuse the pressing team and disrupt their structure, and if the opponent is skilled he can beat the pressing player and potentially create overloads all over the field.
This type of man marking is similar to the previous variant except that players seek to switch players off to each other whenever possible in order to avoid being dragged away from important areas or avoid confusion when players switch positions during a press. An obvious problem here is in the moment of the transfer. When transferring an opponent from one presser to another there are two pressing players on one opponent, meaning there is an open player elsewhere.
In this variant the pressing players are focused on protecting a specific space around their position, and if any opponent moves into this space the pressing player begins to man mark the opponent. Once the opponent leaves the designated space the player returns to his position and protects his zone. The logic behind this variant is that any opponent who is near the ball should be pressed while the rest of the team seeks to close available spaces.
When a player leaves his position to man mark the rest of the team can collectively move towards the opened space to close up any holes — though this does create space on the far side of the field. A weakness of this variant is that the player that leaves his position can easily be manipulated and bypassed thus creating overloads higher up the field for the opponent.
In this type of zonal defense, players seek to remain in their positions in relation to their teammates and shift towards the ball. The idea behind this type of zonal marking is that there is no need to directly pressure the opponent or the ball when the team can control the space around the ball by shifting towards it in its block. If the ball is played into a tight near-side area created by the block shifting towards the ball it is pressed and the opponent is in a very difficult situation.
As you can tell, this form of pressing the ball is a bit more passive in comparison to others because the team just shifts towards the ball and waits for the opportunity to press instead of actively seeking out the opportunity to press.
This zonal marking is oriented to the opponent and the pressing players seek to cover their respective zones while moving closer to a player which may be within the zone. This is different to the Space Oriented Man Marking because in that variant the players will focus on defending their respective zones but will aggressively man mark any opponent who enters their space.
This variant is focused upon congesting the available playing space around the ball. The team seeks to overload the space near the ball in order to put pressure on the opponent and limit his options. The key to making this form of pressing successful is making sure there is access to the opponent and the ball player is put under pressure.
Access is the key to any press — particularly one which aims to trap an opponent in a pressured area while vacating the far side of the field. The main point of reference for this type of defense is the ball itself. Where could the ball go? Which is the best way to prevent the ball from hurting us in a specific situation? The players on the team move differently from each other — they focus mainly on flexible movements to prevent the progression of the ball based upon its positioning.
This requires a great deal of intelligence and coordination from the pressing players as it can be a huge mix of man marking, zonal marking, blocking passing lanes with cover shadows, etc. If done incorrectly it is possible for a large amount of space to open up in the defensive shape. Focusing upon the passing lanes while pressing is an interesting tactic. Would you rather man mark Lionel Messi and let him receive the ball or would you rather mark the passing lane into Lionel Messi and prevent him from ever receiving the ball?
Above is a video of Payton guarding Jordan and fronting him frequently. It basically forces the opponent to choose a different pass option and move away from the lane that is being blocked. Above is a video which shows a few examples of what happens when a player tries to front in too much space or with no support. It would be unstable to front a player who drops extremely deep as another player could just move into the vacated space or the player who is being covered could utilize the large amount of space to escape the cover shadow.
Bayern focused on longer passes over the opponent midfield and into overloads before crossing in the second leg comeback. This was more successful because in the first leg Bayern attempted to play through the Porto midfield which was blocking passing lanes — but in the second leg they focused upon moving directly into the space which was huge due to the midfielders positioning themselves higher up to block passes behind the Porto midfield by bypassing them completely.
Cover shadows and specific running paths which block passing lanes happen very frequently when pressing. This leads into how pressing allows a team to control the rhythm of the game. In modern football, defense is normally more dominant than the offense in regards to thinking structure. Rather, they react to what the defense is doing and attempt to score with that reactive offensive thinking structure. This defense definitely thinks differently in comparison to the previous example with Atletico Madrid, no?
Defenses have similar thinking structures too. They behave in similar ways to the offensive thinking structures, meaning that a proactive defense would seek to change the structure and movement of the opponent. If the positional structure of the offense is forced to change, then the combinations to escape pressure will have a different structure as well — usually forcing a weaker structure.
There can be a special psychological effect that comes with aggressive pressing or counterpressing as well. After a team has pressed the ball a few times, the possessing team will begin to expect the press. This both saves energy and allows one team to control the other. The act of pressing an opposing team and their space to play takes away options by guiding them away from the pressured areas. Depending on the options left to the player with the ball it can also increase the difficulty of executing a decision.
The time it takes to perform an action is decreased in both physical and mental ways. Finally, the different aspects within a compact press should be differentiated and evaluated. TP wrote an in-depth tactical theory piece on the subject for us. It is possible to differentiate the aspects of compactness into space, tactic, dynamic, and synergistic compactness with access of course. Finally, synergistic compactness or staggered compactness means that within the positional structure of the defensive block there is cover and layers to any movement, trigger, or action that is performed by the block.
In the end, a mixture of all these aspects is what makes compactness successful. The idea that not all players are in the same game state or phase on a physical or mental level is interesting as well and opens up a lot of possibilities when looking at specific positional structures and how to achieve them.
The cycle of the game moves in the fashion shown in the above graphic — but what if you could move from offensive organization to defensive transition and immediately back into offensive organization? It allows you to skip the defensive organization phase entirely if done correctly.
The cycle is quite flexible and can be manipulated in many ways throughout a football match — with some teams seeking to stay within only a few phases of the cycle and others playing throughout all of the phases. It could also be a peek into the future of football — who will control the chaos better?
Counterpressing not only plays a large role in controlling the rhythm of the game and stabilizing the defense, it also plays a big role in play-making. If the ball is won successfully in defensive transition that means the opponent was in offensive transition and moving into an attack. Because the opponent was moving into a counterattack which means they were spreading out and running up the field when they lose the ball they are unorganized and exposed in regards to controlling the offensive transition of the ball-winners.
That is perfect defending. The teams that defend well in this tournament will go far. In many situations when you are attacking, you already have to start thinking about what happens once the ball is lost. As a defensive player, you already have to watch the opposing attackers and ask yourself what could happen when the ball is lost. In order to properly pressure the ball, the players must be positioned in the correct areas before the ball is lost.
It requires concentration as well as the ability to quickly switch mentality from attack to defense. The reason the players must take up these positions is not only to prepare to attack but to defend. If the players are positioned properly they will be able to press better in defensive transition.
The players cannot focus completely on offense at all times, they must be thinking about what will happen if they were to lose the ball and position themselves accordingly. This results in an inability to control the transitions through pressing. Therefore, the team who is poorly positioned to pressure when the ball is lost must react to how the opponent is attacking rather than determining how the opponent will play by pressuring them.
This ultimately results in a lack of game control. A basic guideline for positioning could be for the players to seek to occupy smaller areas of the field in a compact manner while remaining as far from each other as possible and maintaining connection within that small area. When the opponent wins the ball they can be forced away from the center of the field and towards the touchline or even backwards — limiting his space, ability to turn, and reducing his options.
This causes the transition to take longer or the ball to be won back, and if the transition takes longer the defense can reorganize more easily. Just like a normal press has specific differences, counterpressing does as well. The defensive transition looks similar to a team which sits in a compact block and shifts towards the ball.
But how exactly does the team try to win the ball back in these moments? This method is focused on congesting the available space for the opponent. This is similar to a very compact zonal defense shifting towards the ball — they are focused congesting space while moving towards the ball, but they also make sure they are connected to the opponent. The focus here is on pressing the ball with one or two players while the other players focus upon any access points the opponent on the ball may have by moving into a man-marking scheme in the surrounding layers of pressure.
The advantage of man-marking is that the defenders will always have access to the opponent — meaning they can directly challenge for the ball every time. The presser of the ball must be careful not to be beaten by the dribble as this form of pressing is more oriented towards direct challenges. In contrast to space-oriented counterpressing, this pressure allows more breathing room for passes but it leads to many more challenges and tackles.
The danger lies in the fact that man-marking can easily be manipulated by dragging the pressers around and destroying the stability of the press. It can also be tough if the opponent has excellent 1 vs. This type of Counterpressing is primarily focused upon coaxing the opponent into playing a pass into a seemingly open lane before intercepting the ball. The players immediately move towards the ball and block certain passing lanes while leaving others open — this baits the ball player into trying to play a pass to his teammate, but the passing lane is then attacked by one or more players for the interception.
The team usually seeks to force the ball into areas less strategically important areas like the sidelines where the opponent is further from the goal and space is congested. Sometimes they will block all of the passing lanes and move towards the opponent in order to force a long pass or force a pass backwards — or, alternatively, give up the ball. The Dutch team of the 70s could fall under this category.
This pressing is focusing solely on the ball. This wins the ball by exerting huge amounts of pressure on the ball carrier and whoever he might pass it to. Pressing takes dynamic movement, good anticipation, and intelligent execution. This is why most of the best dribblers in the world are also good at pressing the ball, e. Lionel Messi. When Messi is actually working hard on defense he is quite an impressive presser of the ball who can perform many different actions.
Horizontal and vertical pressing is basically when the team or a section of the team moves collectively towards the ball in a purely horizontal or vertical fashion — which is more theoretical. When looking at the concept of backwards pressing, it is referring to when a player presses the ball once it has already past his position on the field. Also, one player could be man marking while others are performing zonal marking.
Not all players are always in the same phase or moving in a collective fashion — which can lead to some very complex pressing systems. Not all defensive movements are the same either. The types of defense I will describe are variants of zonal and man-marking.
Along with that, you can take the variations of pressing movements I write about in the counterpressing section of this piece as variations of pressing too. The idea is to have constant access to each opponent at all times throughout the game and therefore put huge pressure upon the opponent while blocking their options. The weaknesses lie in the fact that each opponent is followed by a player. The opponent can drag his opponent away from important areas to open space, he can switch positions with other opponents to confuse the pressing team and disrupt their structure, and if the opponent is skilled he can beat the pressing player and potentially create overloads all over the field.
This type of man marking is similar to the previous variant except that players seek to switch players off to each other whenever possible in order to avoid being dragged away from important areas or avoid confusion when players switch positions during a press. An obvious problem here is in the moment of the transfer.
When transferring an opponent from one presser to another there are two pressing players on one opponent, meaning there is an open player elsewhere. In this variant the pressing players are focused on protecting a specific space around their position, and if any opponent moves into this space the pressing player begins to man mark the opponent. Once the opponent leaves the designated space the player returns to his position and protects his zone. The logic behind this variant is that any opponent who is near the ball should be pressed while the rest of the team seeks to close available spaces.
When a player leaves his position to man mark the rest of the team can collectively move towards the opened space to close up any holes — though this does create space on the far side of the field. A weakness of this variant is that the player that leaves his position can easily be manipulated and bypassed thus creating overloads higher up the field for the opponent.
In this type of zonal defense, players seek to remain in their positions in relation to their teammates and shift towards the ball. The idea behind this type of zonal marking is that there is no need to directly pressure the opponent or the ball when the team can control the space around the ball by shifting towards it in its block. If the ball is played into a tight near-side area created by the block shifting towards the ball it is pressed and the opponent is in a very difficult situation.
As you can tell, this form of pressing the ball is a bit more passive in comparison to others because the team just shifts towards the ball and waits for the opportunity to press instead of actively seeking out the opportunity to press. This zonal marking is oriented to the opponent and the pressing players seek to cover their respective zones while moving closer to a player which may be within the zone. This is different to the Space Oriented Man Marking because in that variant the players will focus on defending their respective zones but will aggressively man mark any opponent who enters their space.
This variant is focused upon congesting the available playing space around the ball. The team seeks to overload the space near the ball in order to put pressure on the opponent and limit his options. The key to making this form of pressing successful is making sure there is access to the opponent and the ball player is put under pressure. Access is the key to any press — particularly one which aims to trap an opponent in a pressured area while vacating the far side of the field.
The main point of reference for this type of defense is the ball itself. Where could the ball go? Which is the best way to prevent the ball from hurting us in a specific situation? The players on the team move differently from each other — they focus mainly on flexible movements to prevent the progression of the ball based upon its positioning.
This requires a great deal of intelligence and coordination from the pressing players as it can be a huge mix of man marking, zonal marking, blocking passing lanes with cover shadows, etc. If done incorrectly it is possible for a large amount of space to open up in the defensive shape.
Focusing upon the passing lanes while pressing is an interesting tactic. Would you rather man mark Lionel Messi and let him receive the ball or would you rather mark the passing lane into Lionel Messi and prevent him from ever receiving the ball? Above is a video of Payton guarding Jordan and fronting him frequently.
It basically forces the opponent to choose a different pass option and move away from the lane that is being blocked. Above is a video which shows a few examples of what happens when a player tries to front in too much space or with no support. It would be unstable to front a player who drops extremely deep as another player could just move into the vacated space or the player who is being covered could utilize the large amount of space to escape the cover shadow. Bayern focused on longer passes over the opponent midfield and into overloads before crossing in the second leg comeback.
This was more successful because in the first leg Bayern attempted to play through the Porto midfield which was blocking passing lanes — but in the second leg they focused upon moving directly into the space which was huge due to the midfielders positioning themselves higher up to block passes behind the Porto midfield by bypassing them completely.
Cover shadows and specific running paths which block passing lanes happen very frequently when pressing. This leads into how pressing allows a team to control the rhythm of the game. In modern football, defense is normally more dominant than the offense in regards to thinking structure. Rather, they react to what the defense is doing and attempt to score with that reactive offensive thinking structure.
This defense definitely thinks differently in comparison to the previous example with Atletico Madrid, no? Defenses have similar thinking structures too. They behave in similar ways to the offensive thinking structures, meaning that a proactive defense would seek to change the structure and movement of the opponent.
If the positional structure of the offense is forced to change, then the combinations to escape pressure will have a different structure as well — usually forcing a weaker structure. There can be a special psychological effect that comes with aggressive pressing or counterpressing as well. After a team has pressed the ball a few times, the possessing team will begin to expect the press. This both saves energy and allows one team to control the other. The act of pressing an opposing team and their space to play takes away options by guiding them away from the pressured areas.
Depending on the options left to the player with the ball it can also increase the difficulty of executing a decision. The time it takes to perform an action is decreased in both physical and mental ways. Finally, the different aspects within a compact press should be differentiated and evaluated. TP wrote an in-depth tactical theory piece on the subject for us. It is possible to differentiate the aspects of compactness into space, tactic, dynamic, and synergistic compactness with access of course.
Finally, synergistic compactness or staggered compactness means that within the positional structure of the defensive block there is cover and layers to any movement, trigger, or action that is performed by the block. In the end, a mixture of all these aspects is what makes compactness successful. The idea that not all players are in the same game state or phase on a physical or mental level is interesting as well and opens up a lot of possibilities when looking at specific positional structures and how to achieve them.
The cycle of the game moves in the fashion shown in the above graphic — but what if you could move from offensive organization to defensive transition and immediately back into offensive organization? It allows you to skip the defensive organization phase entirely if done correctly.
The cycle is quite flexible and can be manipulated in many ways throughout a football match — with some teams seeking to stay within only a few phases of the cycle and others playing throughout all of the phases. It could also be a peek into the future of football — who will control the chaos better? Counterpressing not only plays a large role in controlling the rhythm of the game and stabilizing the defense, it also plays a big role in play-making.
If the ball is won successfully in defensive transition that means the opponent was in offensive transition and moving into an attack. Because the opponent was moving into a counterattack which means they were spreading out and running up the field when they lose the ball they are unorganized and exposed in regards to controlling the offensive transition of the ball-winners.
That is perfect defending. The teams that defend well in this tournament will go far. In many situations when you are attacking, you already have to start thinking about what happens once the ball is lost. As a defensive player, you already have to watch the opposing attackers and ask yourself what could happen when the ball is lost.
In order to properly pressure the ball, the players must be positioned in the correct areas before the ball is lost. It requires concentration as well as the ability to quickly switch mentality from attack to defense. The reason the players must take up these positions is not only to prepare to attack but to defend. If the players are positioned properly they will be able to press better in defensive transition. The players cannot focus completely on offense at all times, they must be thinking about what will happen if they were to lose the ball and position themselves accordingly.
This results in an inability to control the transitions through pressing. Therefore, the team who is poorly positioned to pressure when the ball is lost must react to how the opponent is attacking rather than determining how the opponent will play by pressuring them. This ultimately results in a lack of game control. A basic guideline for positioning could be for the players to seek to occupy smaller areas of the field in a compact manner while remaining as far from each other as possible and maintaining connection within that small area.
When the opponent wins the ball they can be forced away from the center of the field and towards the touchline or even backwards — limiting his space, ability to turn, and reducing his options. This causes the transition to take longer or the ball to be won back, and if the transition takes longer the defense can reorganize more easily.
Just like a normal press has specific differences, counterpressing does as well. The defensive transition looks similar to a team which sits in a compact block and shifts towards the ball. But how exactly does the team try to win the ball back in these moments? This method is focused on congesting the available space for the opponent. This is similar to a very compact zonal defense shifting towards the ball — they are focused congesting space while moving towards the ball, but they also make sure they are connected to the opponent.
The focus here is on pressing the ball with one or two players while the other players focus upon any access points the opponent on the ball may have by moving into a man-marking scheme in the surrounding layers of pressure. The advantage of man-marking is that the defenders will always have access to the opponent — meaning they can directly challenge for the ball every time. The presser of the ball must be careful not to be beaten by the dribble as this form of pressing is more oriented towards direct challenges.
In contrast to space-oriented counterpressing, this pressure allows more breathing room for passes but it leads to many more challenges and tackles. The danger lies in the fact that man-marking can easily be manipulated by dragging the pressers around and destroying the stability of the press.
It can also be tough if the opponent has excellent 1 vs. This type of Counterpressing is primarily focused upon coaxing the opponent into playing a pass into a seemingly open lane before intercepting the ball. The players immediately move towards the ball and block certain passing lanes while leaving others open — this baits the ball player into trying to play a pass to his teammate, but the passing lane is then attacked by one or more players for the interception.
The team usually seeks to force the ball into areas less strategically important areas like the sidelines where the opponent is further from the goal and space is congested. Sometimes they will block all of the passing lanes and move towards the opponent in order to force a long pass or force a pass backwards — or, alternatively, give up the ball.
The Dutch team of the 70s could fall under this category. This pressing is focusing solely on the ball. This wins the ball by exerting huge amounts of pressure on the ball carrier and whoever he might pass it to. Pressing takes dynamic movement, good anticipation, and intelligent execution. This is why most of the best dribblers in the world are also good at pressing the ball, e. Lionel Messi. When Messi is actually working hard on defense he is quite an impressive presser of the ball who can perform many different actions.
One specific action while pressing is to deliberately run past the opponent, this would mean the opponent would not be slowed down, but the pace of play will be quickened. After the player on the ball makes his quick movement it is easy for the rest of the pressing players to read his next move and recover the ball. Some interesting variations of counterpressing could arise when studying the effect of time on counterpressing situations and how it affects positional structures.
Counterattacking Finally, we have Counterattacking. This is a term most people who watch football are more familiar with — as the term has existed for ages in various types of sports, games and combat. Counterattacks can be defined as attacking in transition from defense to offense. This is different than transitioning with the intent to restart a deep circulation of the ball. Once again, the intent of the team is really the key to all three of these concepts. The idea behind the counterattack is take advantage of the fact that the opponent is in the transition phase.
If one team is transitioning from defense to attack, the other team is transitioning from attack to defense. Attacking in this moment means the counterattacking team can take advantage of aspects that can be found when facing a disorganized defense — increased amounts of space, greater options, and less defensive pressure.
When combined these aspects allow the attack to gain a valuable characteristic which is difficult to create and control against an organized defense — speed of attack. It is the players with excellent acceleration and close control of the ball in tight areas that succeed in these situations. Combining the previously mentioned aspects of a counter attack creates an atmosphere that is difficult to control for the defense.
A full speed attack which has space, time, and multiple options is the perfect candidate to penetrate the defense and create high-probability goal-scoring chances. When defending at such high speeds it is much more difficult to maintain the body control necessary to quickly change directions, maintain balance, and read the situation in order to adjust properly. This is made especially difficult as the defender has a reactive role in the engagement.
At full speed, a talented attacker can add dribbles and feints to throw the defender off before penetrating the necessary space. But how much space is a defense truly covering when defending against Counterattacks? Width — many people talk about this quality of attack as an extremely important aspect of any offense. So do counterattacks spread from touchline to touchline? No, they very rarely ever do. What is important is relative width to the defense — an offensive team only needs to be wide enough to stretch the defense.
Do you want your winger to be on the touchline if the farthest the defender will move from the center of the field is to the edge of the box? This is how most counterattacks work — they stretch from one half-space to the other at maximum! Most offensive transitions in football resemble the offensive transitions in basketball in this sense. This is because a player in each half-space is enough to stretch a defense which is low on numbers while maintaining a stronger closer connection between the attacking players.
The distance from one edge of the box to the other is much shorter than it is from one touchline to the other — this means that passes are quicker, more accurate, and easier to control. If the offensive transition happens to stem from one of the flanks, then it is quite common to see the far-side winger completely abandon the flank and move into the center to maintain compactness. These aspects together provide a favorable atmosphere for quick combinations in transition — which is particularly difficult for a defense because if they make a mistake they do not have the time needed to recover position in such a large amount of relative space.
If the defense tries to pressure and fails which is usually the case if there are smaller amount of defenders , then they must move across quite a large area to try and prevent penetration of the defensive line. Given the multiple advantages of breaking through with a counterattack, it is important to differentiate the various strategies and tactical variations when it comes to offensive transition.
Similar to counterpressing, the starting positions of a counterattack are determined by the positioning of the players while on defense.
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At least the Broncos have been a safe bet to hit the under, doing so in five of six games. The Broncos have allowed 17 points or fewer in all but one game and have scored 16 points or fewer in all but one game. On the other side, it might be time to start taking the Jets seriously after three straight wins.
The New York defense has picked it up, holding three straight opponents to 20 points or less. The concern for Las Vegas is all four losses have been by six points or less. The Raiders are playing a lot of close games but finding ways to lose them. Another interesting trend is the Raiders have hit the over in three straight games while the Texans have gone over in two of their last three games.
In more recent history, the 49ers will be happy to be back at home, where they are SU and ATS. That matters because the 49ers are ATS under Shanahan after gaining at least 6. The Seahawks have grown accustomed to being the underdog in games, as all three of their wins in have come as an underdog.
As for the Chargers, they held the offensive-starved Broncos to 16 points on Monday night but allowed at least 24 points in their previous four games. The L. But that might not cure everything that is ailing Miami right now. They also have to deal with a Pittsburgh team that has some confidence after knocking off the Bucs last week. Oddly enough, the Steelers are SU this year when they are an underdog of seven points or more.
The Patriots have covered in three straight games and collected back-to-back outright wins over the Lions and Browns. New England has outscored those teams behind a suffocating defense that has been good enough to win games with Bailey Zappe at quarterback. Despite their offensive issues this year, the Bears have only lost one game by more than eight points in
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