TalkFootball Basic attacking team tactics The objective of the game is to score goals, but certain variables such as the scoreline can influence a particular team’s desperation to ruffle the net. The following team styles represent some of the methods used to control the game and instigate attacks: Possession football For years, the golden rule for coaches everywhere was ‘pass and move’, and this tenet is still enshrined in possession football. There is logic behind this seemingly banal style though. Counter-attacking football With 11 players to get past, scoring a goal is a tricky task at the best of times. By withdrawing into your own half, but keeping a man or two further up the pitch, the goal is to take the ball off the opponent while they have players committed to the attack and thus out of position. Long-ball/Direct football Often used to deride ‘boring’ teams, the long-ball style of play is genuine route one football. Wide-play and alternating wingers Using the set-plays Zonal defence
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