This is a great example of quickly moving defence into attack.
Defending player watches the ball not the player
He slows him down and shows him one way with a great defensive stance (side on and shows him outside)
He waits until the right moment and then performs a ’poke’ tackle to move the ball away from the attacker
He then takes the ball forward looks up and plays a ball straight to the attacker who goes on to score
Below is another good example of the goalkeeper making a good save and then ’rolling’ the ball out to create an attack.
Goalkeeper narrows the angle to make it hard for the attacker to score
He makes a good save and brings the ball into his chest
He takes the ball away form the crowded area on the field to the edge of the box
He then throws the ball under arm to the defender to start a new attack
Below is another video of a great tackle and then relieving pressure on the defence by taking the ball into space.
Notice how the defender again keeps his eye on the ball at all times and not the attacker
He also gets a good stance and ’jockey’s’ the player to slow him down and push him one way
He then performs the ’Block’ tackle by using the inside of his foot to solidly block the ball and player and thus take the ball from him
He then dribbles up the field into space to relieve pressure on the defence and start a new attack
When he is tackled notice how he then runs back to regain the ball
This is another great example of a tackle and great defence splitting pass which nearly results in a goal.
Defender acting as ’cover’ comes across to take the ball with a ’poke’ tackle from the attacker
He dribbles, looks up, steady’s himself with a touch in front of him and then plays a ’through ball or defence splitting pass’ between 2 defenders to set up a chance
notice how the winger makes a diagonal run across one defender so as to get onto the ball to try and score
Below is a good example of a parried save and then punt out to the wings to relieve pressure and start an attack while the attackers are still in our half.
The goalkeeper narrows the angle and covers his near post
He then performs a parried save (notice how the hands are shaped to make a good block) pushing the ball down and then dives onto the ball to smoother it
He then punts the ball wide into space to the wingers to start an attack and relieve pressure on the defence
This is performed quick to stop the opposition getting back into position
