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There’s always a way to create a free player if you invest time in understanding the game. Drawing pressure with a pass frees up other players and makes them the free man

How do we create an inside pressing trap in a 4-3-3 formation? 🧠 The first defender plays a key role in guide the opponent into our trap — but how exactly? We break it down in our Pressing Traps course! 👇

Repeating passes is a valuable tool to create free players and progress. It attracts pressure, turning the ball into a magnet — pulling defenders out of position and away from their marks, allowing us to find better spaces for our free player to receive.

🎯APFC Coach's Playbook Possession game played 4v4 with 2 neutrals in a pitch divided in two sides with goals in the middle. The attacking team must hold the ball and move it from one side to the other to make 6 passes and to switch sides one player has to receive in one

"The pass must be strong enough to beat the opposing player and not allow him to intercept the ball." It seems like a simple and obvious coaching point, but many technical inaccuracies in possession occur because the pass isn't strong enough.

Luis Enrique: 'If I had more time, I would have written you a shorter letter.' In elite soccer, less information but clearer and more applicable, is what truly helps players perform.

🎯APFC Coach's Playbook Positional Game played with 2 balls: ✅1st Ball: 3v2 situation in the small area, with a +1 behind the press. ✅2nd Ball: The direction reverses and a 7v4 is played with full width. ▶️Drill focused to work the '+1 Behind the Press' game principle.

🧠The importance of convincing the player. As coaches, it's not about telling the player what to do. It's about CONVINCING them to do what's best for the team.

After drawing in and approaching the ball, targeting the defender's blind spot is crucial as the ball moves forward. ℹ️ The Second Attacker: Off-Ball Movements APFC Course.

In the relationship between two players, the receiver is the one who decides where they want to get the ball. But based on what? On the situation of the ball possessor. If the possessor is not pressed, I can make a 'penetration run' to threaten the space behind the opponent.

🎯APFC Coach's Playbook 2v2 + 2 reduced situation. Attackers must apply the 'Shadow Pass' concept to disguise their intentions and either score or pass the ball. CP: ▶️Use body positioning and eye direction to conceal intentions. ▶️Find good spots to receive and score.

In February 2014, the working group that Amor and I led, signed Lamine for FCB. This is the only and real story. But we did not discover and create him. The credit is only his. Thank you, the people of Barça, maybe yes. But thanks to the player himself , for making us enjoy ⚽️⚽️

The ball's direction must have the advantage — the advantage is the gap between the two players when we talk about the 'Ball Never Stops' concept. 🧠

What is the concept of 'Intercept to Pass'? Which players apply it on the field? 🧠👇

🎯APFC Coach's Playbook 4v4 + 2 situation with goals in the corners. Attackers must score, while defenders aim to win the ball and counterattack. We're working on the concepts of 'Shadow Pass' and 'Link your actions' to beat opponents through passing, movement, and scoring.

Passes along the same channel tend to be very predictable, and the receiver is often poorly orientated. That’s why the concept of the 'Visual Fake' becomes so important, the passer can create a time and space advantage for the receiver by hidding the pass intention.

The third man concept allows us to get the ball to a player indirectly, through a third player. But within the third man action, we also see that this third player receives support from a teammate, creating the chance for a direct action to beat nearby defenders.

🎯APFC Coach's Playbook To work on dynamic advantages, don't modify the drill in a way that takes away its realism. Instead, create real game situations where you can provoke defensive behaviors that allow you to correct and coach the attackers.

During the offensive phase, it’s important for the attackers to position themselves between players to be identified as the free player and receive the ball. This is especially crucial when the ball is on the opposite side, positioning themselves in the defender’s blind spot.