What Is Counterattack In Football?
Counterattacks are a very useful tool to strike opponents when they are at their most unbalanced.
UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid are a testament to that.
By positioning players strategically when out of possession, teams that then quickly turn defence into an attack can be lethal.
Counterattacks at the highest level involve far more planned actions than in previous eras.
This tactical theory analyses the principles of the modern counterattack.
This analysis focuses on goals scored from counterattacks when teams have deliberately positioned players ahead of the ball during the defensive phase.
This tactical analysis will use goals scored recently by John Herdmans Toronto FC in the MLS to describe this tactical theory.
Suggestions on how coaches can implement counterattacking tactics are also included.
Countering Behind High Full-Backs
The above tactical diagram shows the attacking team (pink) set up in a 4-3-3 mid-block against the blue teams defensive 4-4-2 mid-block.
The defending team has eight players behind the ball, in two lines of four, defending the width of the pitch.
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