Coach Hub · Tactics
Open a folder, pick a board, then Play. Pegs run the arrows, the press line steps up, and the ball follows each coaching step — on the same WAM board still.
Shape boards — how the XI lines up.
How we play — press, build, overload, switch.
Position jobs — what each player does.
Restarts — corners, free kicks and walls.
Shape
Two banks of four. Twin strikers share the press and the finish.
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Wide midfielders stretch. One striker drops, one stays high.
Two flat banks. Keep distances under 10 metres.
Defend the middle third. Jump only on a clear trigger.
Shape
Double pivot protects the back four. The 10 connects. Wide attackers stretch.
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Pivots split; full-backs step; 10 finds pockets.
9 screens; wide players tuck; holders stay compact.
Play through the double pivot. Avoid both jumping.
Shape
Same 4-2-3-1 shape with every player job written on the board. Primary lives in Formations; linked from Roles.
Also listed under Roles — this Formations board is the source of truth.
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Each label is that player’s job in this system.
Who jumps first, who covers, who screens.
Who stretches, who connects, who finishes.
Shape
Single holding midfielder, two advancing 8s, wingers who invert or stay wide.
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Holder stays; 8s push into half-spaces; full-backs give width.
Wingers tuck. Holder screens. Back four stays tight.
9 and nearest winger jump together on a back pass.
Shape
One holder screens. A flat four midfield presses and covers. Lone striker leads.
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Holder sits; 8s push; wide midfielders hug the line.
Midfield four stays compact. Holder covers the hole.
9 shows one way; nearest wide midfielder jumps.
Shape
High line with four attackers ready to trap. Squeeze the pitch and force long balls.
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Move up together. Offside traps only work as a unit.
Show them into the touchline, then collapse.
If beaten, drop 10 metres together — no lone chase.
Shape
Classic 4-3-3. Midfield three can be flat or with a tip. Wingers stretch; 9 leads.
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Full-backs high. Midfield rotates. Wingers 1v1.
Wingers tuck into a midfield five. Back four compact.
9 curves the centre-back; nearest winger jumps.
Shape
Back three, wing-backs for width, two 10s behind a lone striker.
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Wing-backs high. Twin 10s combine under the 9.
Wing-backs drop into a back five.
Flood one side, then switch.
Shape
Four midfielders in a box — two holders, two 10s. Control the centre and the half-spaces.
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Holders recycle; 10s occupy the pockets.
Front of the box jumps; back of the box covers.
Vertical pass from holder into a 10, then out.
Shape
Three centre-backs, wing-backs for width, midfield five flooding the centre.
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Wing-backs high. Midfield three rotate. Twin strikers combine.
Wing-backs drop into a back five.
Flood one side, then switch.
Shape
Deep back five protecting the box. Midfield three compact. Twin strikers wait to counter.
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Defend the edge of the box. Deny cut-backs.
Win it, then forward in two passes.
Wing-backs engage wide; centre-backs hold six-yard jobs.
How we play
Win the ball back within a few seconds of losing it. Nearest players press together.
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Press on a poor first touch, a back pass, or a wide trap.
While others press, lock the centre and cover behind.
Drop into a mid-block as a unit — never chase alone.
How we play
The centre-forward drops into midfield. Inside forwards run beyond into the space left.
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9 drops between holders. Inside forwards time the run.
Create a 3v2 or 4v3 before releasing wide.
If marked, spin and play first time into the channel.
How we play
Build-up rule: avoid three in a straight line. Create triangles and diamonds.
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Centre-back, full-back and holder form a triangle.
Always a sideways and a forward option.
If you see three in a line, one steps or drops.
How we play
Create a numerical advantage in one zone, then play out or through.
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Flood one flank 3v2, then switch or combine.
Extra midfielder steps in to break a line.
Once drawn in, play the free man beyond.
How we play
Attack the channels between centre-back and full-back — the half-spaces.
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An 8 or inverted winger parks in the half-space.
Receive on the half-turn facing forward.
Shoot, slip the 9, or cut back.
How we play
A passes to B, who sets for C running beyond — the third man.
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A to B, B sets, C arrives.
Tight wall to free the runner.
C times the run onto the set.
How we play
Play out against a high press with patience, angles and a free man.
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Split centre-backs; goalkeeper as the free man.
Use the holder as a bounce to break the first line.
If trapped, go long to the far-side runner.
How we play
Wingers cut inside onto their stronger foot. Full-backs overlap outside.
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Receive wide, drive inside onto the strong foot.
Full-back runs outside as the winger comes in.
Shoot from the edge or slip the 9.
How we play
Defend deep and compact. Deny the box, then counter.
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Two banks close together near your box.
Block cut-backs and crosses first.
Win it and go forward in two passes.
How we play
When to jump as a team — and when to hold.
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Jump when the ball goes backwards.
Nearest player presses the heavy touch.
Show them to the touchline, then collapse.
How we play
Move the ball quickly from a crowded side to the far side.
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Draw pressure on one flank.
Diagonal or driven switch into the far winger.
Far-side player drives into the open space.
How we play
Win it and go — few passes, high speed, attack the open space.
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First contact forward if possible.
Carry or pass into the space behind.
Commit defenders, then release the free runner.
How we play
Near-post dart on the corner. Attackers time the run; servers deliver flat and early.
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Attacker darts across the near post.
Flat, early, between keeper and first defender.
Far-post and edge attack the rebound.
How we play
Outside run past the ball carrier to create a 2v1.
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Full-back or midfielder shouts the overlap early.
Ball carrier engages the defender.
Slip outside or cut back inside.
Jobs
Overlap, underlap or invert — then recover hard.
See 4-2-3-1 · Player Jobs (primary in Formations).
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Outside run when the winger drives inside.
Inside run into the half-space.
Step into midfield beside the holder.
Jobs
Cover and balance. When one steps, the other covers. Never both jump.
See 4-2-3-1 · Player Jobs (primary in Formations).
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One steps; the other covers.
Carry if the striker does not press.
Near-post / far-post jobs. Attack the ball.
Restarts
Near-post dart on the corner. Attackers time the run; servers deliver flat and early.
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Attacker darts across the near post.
Flat, early, between keeper and first defender.
Far-post and edge attack the rebound.
Restarts
Wall jobs, wall height, and the runner who attacks the second ball.
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Set the wall quickly. Tallest central. No gaps.
Leave a sightline; cover the near post.
Edge runner attacks the rebound.
