Attacking Fundamentals & Organising Attacking Play
Course structure, diving into the attacking phase, and coaches' questions.
Part Two of Advanced Team Fundamentals with Pol Deulonder — diving into the attacking phase, positional play, and attacking movements to break the opponent's organisation.
Host: Pol Deulonder — Head of Coaching · Ekkono Method
The second part of the session with Pol Deulonder introduces the course structure across 10 sessions, then dives deep into the attacking phase. It outlines the core differences and synergies between positional attacks (organisation) and attacking movements (breaking the opponent's organisation).
Key points
- Course breakdown: 10 sessions distributed proportionally across the four game phases, reflecting modern football demands.
- Positional Attack vs Attacking Movement: Positional attack ensures your team is correctly structured, while attacking movement creates numerical superiority and chaos.
- Balancing the pitch: Creating chaos in the opponent's lines must always be paired with balancing the space to maintain your team's stability.
- Four pillars of attacking space: Offensive depth, offensive width, diagonal positioning, and adapting your system against the opponent's system.
- Video analysis: How moving the ball from side to side shifts the defensive line and creates penetration opportunities.