Individual and Team Defending

01 Protect the Centre First, Then Attack the Ball8 min read · academy.level_beginner 02 Jockey and Tackling Distance8 min read · academy.level_beginner 03 Player Switching and Choosing the Right Defender8 min read · academy.level_beginner 04 Manual Defending and Reduced Automatic Tackling in FC 278 min read · academy.level_beginner 05 Contain Without Retreating Forever8 min read · academy.level_beginner 06 When to Step Out with a Centre-Back8 min read · academy.level_beginner 07 When to Hold Position with a Centre-Back11 min read · academy.level_intermediate 08 Defending a Wide 1v111 min read · academy.level_intermediate 09 Defending Cutbacks and the Byline11 min read · academy.level_intermediate 10 Defending Inside-Outside Passing11 min read · academy.level_intermediate 11 Double-Teaming: Benefits and the Space You Give Up11 min read · academy.level_intermediate 12 Second-Man Press: Use It Without Breaking the Line11 min read · academy.level_intermediate 13 Marking a Striker Who Drops Short11 min read · academy.level_intermediate 14 Defending the Space in Behind14 min read · Advanced 15 High Line: Conditions Required to Sustain It14 min read · Advanced 16 Mid Block: Steering Possession14 min read · Advanced 17 Low Block: Box, Cutbacks and Second Balls14 min read · Advanced 18 Winning the Ball: The First Safe Pass14 min read · Advanced