Master Your Attack Down the Flanks | Wide-Area 3v2 Drill

Overview

• Ages: U12 and up
• Players: 12
• Field size: Half field
• Level: Players need sharp attacking decisions and a good read of the play

Objectives

• Build the decision-making to create a wide-area overload (3v2) fast
• Sharpen accurate crossing and finishing off wide attacks
• Develop the ability to pick the best attacking option under time pressure
• Make switching to defense the instant you lose the ball second nature

Setup

This is a scenario drill: it kicks off with a quick pass into a deep wide area, then the attackers use their 3v2 overload to work all the way through to a finish.

1）A player in the build-up zone plays a quick pass out to the attackers sitting deep and wide.

2）The attacker who receives it drives up the grid right away to set up the 3v2.

3）Reading where teammates are, they attack fast and make that numbers advantage count.

4）Go for goal with a cross or a shot.

5）The moment the defense wins it back, they sprint at the defensive goal (in the middle) and hit the counter.