The Basics of Defending as a Back Four

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General Information:
Min Players: 8
Max Players: 20
Duration: 20 min
Description
In this drill our experienced coach from Lusail SC shows you how to train the most frequent situations when it comes to defending for the back four. The focus is on the positional play of the back four when an attacker has the ball. The defenders are trained to move quickly and to position themselves correctly.
The idea is to form a defensive triangle when a central opponent has the ball or a curved line when a winger has the ball.
Variation
You can include a ball in the drill and let one team of four pass to ball to each other while the back four is moving.
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[@TheSkyline5467]

I love this, such a basic idea that would help the players on my daughter's team immensely if we did these drills lol

[@jamesbaca-es6ez]

I use this drill in preseason with high school kids pressure cover balance or I also call it 3 line defense when ball on outside amd 2 line defense when ball in middle

[@chopinho65]

Great drill but they are way too tight and narrow when doing it - balance of coverage isn’t there. Could throw the proverbial blanket over the four of them.

[@josedanielherrera7115]

The two interior ones need to be pressed a bit differently. With more depth in the centerback to watch out for runs to the inside. Always test at full field.

[@TheJuanKerr]

Once you watch the whole drill you actually see the gradual improvement, with more work on that they can perfect that and then it’s about taking it onto a game.
Especially with kids I feel they just do drills to get through the session rather than remember how it benefits them In a game

[@thomassouth6810]

I want to try this drill with my under 14s. They are beginners to be fair. When you tried this with your team where they also beginners and a similar age ?

[@TheJuanKerr]

@@thomassouth6810 my lads are a lot younger they are 2012s so we're not even at 11s yet, but getting them started on things like that just now has them prepared. As long as the boys have a perception of football it's easy to grasp in the sessionm Just reiterated when it should be used in a game scenario and if you see an opportunity where the have done It correct or incorrectly in game pause and give them the visual there and then.

[@thomassouth6810]

@@TheJuanKerr I’m glad to hear that you’ve done this session with your team and it worked. Thank you for replying so quickly.

[@carljensen5730]

I would love to see a bit more advanced for my 11v11 teen teams. Some additional concepts take the game up a notch, like how to keep attackers out of the penalty box.

[@josuesantos2328]

Very good didatically and pratice, congratulation for this drills .

[@coachbetter_ltd]

Thank you for your feedback :)

[@eddierobles2137]

Excellent video tutorial . Thanks 👏👏

[@musahussainiibrahim5674]

The coverage and balance need to be better. The last player is always out. This could keep a striker onside and lead to a penetrating pass to the striker.

[@nigeljfit8413]

Show how it could be better then

[@MatshedisoMoseki-l1q]

You're very right,the 3 defenders who provides support should be online taking line on the second the defender who gives theimmediate cover...

[@SmartShooter-40-20]

It’s not an offside trap though and if your line is closer it would be easy to roll a ball in behind for a player to run onto.

[@JadenCorbin_07]

moving together. You can really see how this could unfold in a game.

[@TheJuanKerr]

Anytime there’s a switch in colour the defender who pressed doesn’t retreat again he stays high. Players closest to us as example, when he shouts white then purple the player in white should drop back so the purple is marked and the rest are deeper but in line.

[@JadenCorbin_07]

excellent coaching

[@MetaFootballTV]

Tight ( nearest to the ball )
Elastic/loose ( furthest from the ball )

[@rome4210]

I like to make exercises with ball always involved, you can always practice a tactical concept with ball.

[@TheJuanKerr]

Can I add in a progression for this drill that could be worth a try, if you where to add another line of mannequins/cones - my club don’t have mannequins so will need to use cones for this drill - The second line would be if a player goes past the defender to get them replicating that movement.
Example If they are over at white and the “rb” is beaten then the RCB would press and the RB would come in and cover the RCB position.

[@CoachallyYunusa]

Good correction coach❤❤❤

[@SaeedJahan-xu7ys]

Hi coach how are you?please teach about defending units and forming these units in main 1 and 2

[@davidmartin790]

Brilliant

[@oLunatiko]

Amazing drill, thank you for sharing!

[@faruqueahmed737]

excellent.

[@TurtleJob]

Absolutely beautiful 👍🏽

[@coach_yo]

Great cover balance drill.

[@coachbetter_ltd]

Thank you!

[@zerotohero75]

Nice

[@iriskeniafernandez]

This is ppppperfection

[@tom4115]

so they do it wrong every time and the coach doesnt correct them?

[@fodaytarawali6613]

Could be their first time doing it..Or have never been coached these points. Going in at a basic clear level and will improve

[@a.a.c.belouizdad]

Thank you

[@coachbetter_ltd]

🙏

[@DJCam87]

The drills right…the players aren’t. Good coaching though so he’ll probably get them there given time so fair play 👍🏿

[@BeatsbyJMC]

Thank you for sharing.

[@abdulaiabass8284]

Interesting drill

[@coachbetter_ltd]

👌

[@nserekoibrahim3047]

@@coachbetter_ltd interested drill but speed in communication is to high we may lose some message

[@amramro4409]

Thank you for this great drill. Could you please tell me the name of the song that starts in the beginning of the video?

[@michaeljatta9193]

Interested

[@benjaminmoore3639]

Please I'm person of Benjamin Moore from Ghana I'm interested to join you

[@mcentertainmentiom]

good for basics but need to move across the pitch to make more realistic, also the pattern of the other players isnt right, one defencer stands right behind the pressing player.... coach didnt correct.. but basic idea good. just make spaces another 10 yards between the mannequins for me v rare to be 2-3 yards next to team mate.

[@delabruz]

La didattica è ok. Ma sbagliano le posizioni. Le posture. Le diagonali. Non si può vedere

[@SaraSara-zp6if]

Can anyone explain they do this drill both team or only for bibs team, thanks

[@dinomfc]

Distances were far too close and not corrected once.
The covering player was stood directly behind the pressing player at some points.
Quite poor coaching to be honest.

[@stevefothergill217]

Decent

[@ivanarabome4172]

So this how Liverpool and man city practice press

[@amirrosli2507]

Yes but not for Liverpool now 😂

[@TheSkyline5467]

@@amirrosli2507 😭

[@ReadyForSummerNow]

Except Trent Alexander Arnold. He is out of position and walks during the drill.

[@ivanarabome4172]

@@amirrosli2507 😅

[@jamessybee1253]

For me, this is shocking. The drill is brilliant, however, the players are all set out wrong. 1:06 for example, there CB shouldn’t be directly behind the left back. The RCB shouldn’t be ahead of the LCB and the RB definitely shouldn’t be higher than any of the CBs.
Good drill, but COACH where they should be rather than getting a drill from that American coach and just saying “very good, very good”😂

[@andrew_j_weber]

The coach definitely corrects them, especially this specific player. The players must be given the opportunity to make mistakes and correct them themselves. Immediately correcting is not a great way to promote initiative or decision making.

[@hevelen1771]

No vale caerse..menos dos veces seguidas

[@leanderescher2976]

Deutsch

[@MathewsMwamba-h4m]

Thank you