I was champion of a 7 a sideman league with a. Shitty team. You play a 3-2-1. Your 1 is obviously your best player because he said alone. Your CB is your best defender because he’s your only defender. You need the two fittest people to be the wingbacks. They need to attack with every attack and defend at every defense. Your two midfielders just need to be consistent. These are actually our worst players. So the goal is to attack and defend in numbers. When you attack you go to a 1-2-3 with the fullbacks running up. When you defend you defend with 5. Your striker stays up high for the counter (assuming no offside) that way opposing team cannot attack with every player. They need to hopefully leave 2 behind to protect your guy. You attack with 5, defend with 5 and try to make the other team attack and defend with 4. This is how you overcome a better team.
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We play a 2-3-1 with two CB/wingbacks and a CDM in the middle.. if you’re weak defensively a 3-2-1 works well too. Other than that it’s just playing simple/easy balls to feet, communication is also key and likely a big part of the issue when in my own experience on teams that have good individuals but don’t play well as a whole.
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My team always set up in a 2-3-1 formation. Two central defenders, on central midfielder, two wingers, and a forward.
The defenders should play mostly flat and have good communication with each other knowing how to back each other up.
The center midfielder should be the best player on the pitch. He'll be the one shifting the team into offense and back and needs to understand how to make the decision. He'll also be the most vocal since he can more easily communicate with everyone.
The wingers need to be quick and have stamina. They'll be running behind the defense trying to pick up a through ball from either the forward or the center midfield. They should also be good at sending a long through ball to the other winger into space. We normally like the wingers to be the ones taking corners or sending in crosses as well.
Forward should set up mostly centrally but always move towards the ball (i.e., if the ball is on the left, move towards the left). This will drag the defenders over and open up space for the opposite winger to run in. The forward is mostly a hold-up forwad looking to flick passes onto the winger or pass back to the central midfielder looking to shoot. His goals should come from poached goals on good run as he'll rarely have space to turn and shoot. On counters and long goal kicks, however, he will be the target man.
Some people also play a 2-2-2 which I abhor if it's all square but see some value in the middle two playing as one defensive and one attacking, essentially in a "V up top, inverted V at the back" sort of formation.
I've also seen a 3-2-1. This style I like too because it allows for the team to quickly adapt tactics to create more pressure or defend. Basically, in a risky set up, the 3 at the back are a FB-CB-FB. The fullbacks look to get involved in the attack by pushing just beyond the half and creating the width on the field. The CB should be a sweeper and have good instincts to intercept the ball but the FB need the pace to get back and defend.
The midfield pair play a two central midfields and try and connect/create triangles between themselves, the forward and the wing backs.
If you have a good, fast, technical forward, this is a good formation to play because he'll be the one creating the headaches and opening up space. He'll still play a bit of a hold-up role but a much quicker one that could lead to more skillful goals. He should do things like show for a pass from the midfield (a defender will press on his back) and the midfield should instead look to pass square to a winger or a short lead pass to the other midfielder. As soon as the ball is passed, the forward should break into space around the defender at his back so that the midfielder/winger can one-touch pass to him for ideally a 1-v-1 against the goalie.
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Hey man don’t be too anxious about your skills, I’d rather have a humble beginner on my team then a person with an over inflated ego on my team any day.
When you are not so good you should try your best to keep it simple. Before you get the ball, know the options of who is an easy target to pass to. When you get the ball, relax (important!), take a touch if you can, and pass to an open teammate (remember the easiest pass may be behind you!). Once you pass, get open and away from the defenders.
For defending, be on your toes (important) and position your body at an angle so you can easily transition from going forward or backward. If you can, position your body so you force the opposing player toward the sideline. Be patient, don’t try and win the ball as soon as you can, wait for an opportunity to get a good jab at the ball. Stay low to the ground and agile.
My advice for technical training is to find a wall and pass with it. Practice two touch passing most importantly. Your first touch is just as important as your second touch! Really focus on setting yourself up and keeping the ball close to you. Don’t even worry about dribbling yet, but if you want to practice a bit I’d suggest getting some cones and dribbling around making sure to keep the ball close to your body.
Another piece of advice is to get one of those really small soccer balls or a foam ball and keep it around your kitchen/house and just move around with it when you get the chance.
Remember — more touches == more practice == better soccer.
It’s going to take a bit my guy. Try not to let your anxiousness get in the way of improving. It’s okay to be self critical, but all too often I see people being so self critical that it gets in the way of them improvingz
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