Attacking corridors

by Tony Carr in Attacking, Practice plans

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There’s more than one way to attack and this session will show you some “attacking
corridors” that you can teach your team. This approach will enable your team to create
chances to score from all areas of the pitch.
What this session is about
1.  Attacking in central areas.
2.  Attacking in wide areas.
3.  Creating chances to score.
What to think about
Teams often prefer to use one particular avenue of attack. For example, they may have a fast
player on the wing who can outrun defenders.
Teams may prefer to attack in central areas because they have a strong centre forward who is
able to hold the ball and power his way to goal.
However, as your team develops and becomes well known, opponents will become wise to
your attacking preferences and work out a defensive tactic to stop you scoring goals. This is
where attacking corridors become very important.
A coach that works each area of the attack and teaches the team to use the whole pitch is
giving his players the best chance to score goals.
The team is then more difficult to defend against because all players are involved in attacks.
Set-up
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What you get your players to do
Using defenders, midfielders and strikers, a team builds up play in the three attacking
corridors – the left, centre and right.

Development
Progress by adding four opposing defenders and two opposing midfielders, as shown in the
middle picture. The team must build up to score in each of the attacking corridors with
overload advantages.
Players in the centre corridor are involved in all attacks but must not leave their zone of the
pitch.
The first attack is started by a centre back (CB1) who steps into the centre zone to make a
5v4 with the two midfielders (M1 and M2) and two forwards (CF1 and CF2) against the
opponent’s two centre backs and two midfielders.
The second attack is on the left wing with the left back (LB) and wide player (W1)
combining in a 2v1 situation to create a crossing chance.
The third attack is on the right wing with the right back (RB) and wide player (W2)
combining 2v1 to create a crossing chance.
The final attack comes from the second centre back (CB2) and includes all players in all
attacking corridors.

A team attacks in corridors but this time it has an overload advantage in each section.

Game situation
Play a small-sided game. The first team to score a goal from each of the attacking corridors of
the pitch (centre, right, left) wins.
This rule will force players to use all areas of the pitch when attacking.
Usual rules apply including offsides.
In a small-sided game, the team to score from each attacking corridor wins.

What to call out

Use half a pitch and mark out three attacking channels, as shown in the top picture. The
attacking team lines up with four defenders, four midfielders and two forwards. The team
builds up to score in the three attacking corridors (right, left and centre).
Right: The centre back (CB1) passes (1) to the right back (RB), the right back passes (2) to
the centre forward (CF1), who sets the ball (3) to the midfielder (M1), the midfielder passes
(4) into space for the wide player (W1) to cross for CF1 to shoot.
Left: The centre back (CB2) passes (5) to the wide player (W2), who passes (6) to the
forward (CF2), who passes (7) to the overlapping left back (LB), the full back dribbles to the
line and crosses for the forward (CF2) to shoot.
Centre: M1 passes (8) to M2, who passes (9) diagonally to the forward (CF1), he turns and
plays a through pass (10) to CF2 to shoot at goal.
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About Tony Carr
Tony Carr is one of the most influential figures in English football. The former West Ham
Academy director has brought through – from the youth team to the first team – players like
Glen Johnson, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole and
Jermain Defoe.
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