Tips for Defenders, Mids, Forwards

[Adi]

Tips for Defenders, Goalkeepers, Midfielders and Forwards

Please use this thread to post any tips for defenders. Share workouts, tactics, and different approaches for the position. Feel free to ask questions relating to all positions.

[Adi]

Tips for Midfielders

Please use this thread to post any tips for midfield players. Share workouts, tactics, and different approaches for the position. Feel free to ask questions relating to midfield positions.

[Adi]

Tips for Forwards

Please use this thread to post any tips for forward players. Share workouts, tactics, and different approaches for the position. Feel free to ask questions relating to the forward position.

[TheGodEmperor]

When I overlp a forward, and he dribbles into me, how do I keep the play spread out (not bunched up) without taking myself out of the play? Some of the players on my school team don't release the ball early  :bang:

[a;sdlfkjas;df]

personally, i'd probably just scream for a little bit.  it would really vary by situation.  depending upon who it is, i might try to overlap him and move back into the space he created.  if he can play that ball across his body, it'd be a pretty dangerous situation.  if not, he could play it out wide in the direction that he's facing and the third player could hit you in at an angle.

if they are reasonable guys, i'd talk to them about it

[jcosta71292]

well i'm  a center midfielder and all i train alot in is at the gym fitness.
but just try not to be scared of the ball and win every header because specially been  a center midfilder its about your uper body.
well at least it is to every game i watch  and every game i play anyways and also practice a few step overs it does come handy and make sure you can  shoot from outside the box.

[jcosta71292]

well for most of my football so far when i played in defence if you playing on the wings just make sure to always push them to the wings always face the wing if you get what i mean so they dont have anywhere else to go but i normally wait till they try to over run me and just tacle them its the easiest way but i never played center back so i wont know.

[manutd.]

Yeah, tell your forwards to make plenty of runs, and distract the defense. Make a move, and take your shot. Make it a low one so you can probably get a rebound out of it, and while your forwards are making runs they can recover the rebound and score.

[jcosta71292]

i only played up front  a few times like 4 times but you there is lots of different strickers there is the fast ones that will try to over run people and beat them with skill and there is the ones that doesnt like scoring so much  and they are there just to assist.

[TheGodEmperor]

Trust me Borg, some people just don't learn...

I am actually playing cetre mid for my school squad, because I played a good game there in our second game so now thats where our coach likes me...but I'm really a winger, although some coaches seem to think they can play me at striker 

[SeanoIV]

My favorite tip from one defender to another is.... CLOSE YOUR LEGS! haha

Angle your body in such a way that the attacker is forced to dribble AWAY from the pitch (like jcosta71292 said). Forcing a player to the sidelines is a VERY effective maneuver. It's easy too haha.

[TheGodEmperor]

It doesn't always work with a really skilled player, thogh...you might get crossed over, so you've got to push him off the ball once you get him near the touchline

Also if the player is a good crosser of the ball, you might have a problem if you let him run into the corner and don't tackle him before he hits the area around the 18...