Attacking
Attacking Combination — Overload the Wide Channels
4v3 overloads in wide channels
Theme
Attacking
Duration
20 min
Players (min–rec–max)
12–12–12
Equipment
cones, balls, bibs
Set-up
4v3 overloads in wide channels. Attacking unit of winger, full-back, and CAM versus two wide defenders and a covering CB. Winger starts with ball, combines with overlapping full-back, CAM arrives late into the box. Rotate channels and roles every 5 minutes.
Coaching points
- Winger, show the ball to the defender then play it early — don't wait until you're closed down.
- Full-back overlap must be timed off the winger's touch infield, not before.
- CAM: your run into the box must be disguised — check away, then accelerate in behind.
Progressions
- Add a recovering midfielder to the defending team to replicate a 4v4 and force quicker decisions.
- Finish with a cross and shot requirement — no pass back out; the combination must end with a delivery into the box.