soccer defense?

Question

My team plays a 3-4-3. Our defense is fast and plays a tight offsides trap.We catch the other team in this trap a lot.However they get thro balls thro from time to time n score.Should we play a less aggressive offsides trap or stick to it?

Answer 1

;-) the most interesting question since weeks – thanx

My opinion
1.Every tactic is a blanket too short to fully cover your bed. 3-4-3 is one of the most impressive and entertaining to play (and to watch playing), because allow you to force the opponent in defending. No other current tactics let you have 7 players in the opponent field. Of course, defenders – AND GOALIE - need great skill in positioning, and movements, offside trap is a must.
2.As other posters said, o.trap is dangerous anyway, and having opponents running past defenders line happens in every match. The best balancing happens when the team is highly skilled in ball possession, physio skills, offensive attitude. This allows to force the opponent in his midfield. The 2 central midfielders needs good defending skills, and the goalie often needs to run out of the box to stop opponents long passing. Forwards needs to mark defensive mids. The best example I remember is Juventus in earlier Lippi’s coaching years, check it out for an amazing Milan – Juventus 1-6 in early ‘90s, it shows how deadly 3-4-3 could be when one team is overcoming in fitness.
3.Besides your team really likes to play this tactic, results are the break point. Such a formation means you have to be ready to suffer some goals against, and you would win only scoring more goals. If you are concerned about results, have a break and try to find the better fitted solutions. If the opponent scores with long passes and forward long runs, well – this is the 3-4-3 weak point and no1 can fully solve it. Is the goalie ready to spot it out a launch passing over the defenders line, then running to block the ball? Are center mids ready to avoid long pass opportunities coming from opponent mids? Are the wing mids aiding to avoid opponent wings to run and cross? If all the answers were affirmative, you are doing your best yet. It means this is a losing tactic to you.
If your weak point is the defending stage when the opponent has ball possession instead, you can fix this issue modifying some movement. First, defending starts from your forwards since the opponent gain ball possession. Next, mids have to aid each other, quickly switching in man-to-man marking if needed. This attitude is called ‘pressing’ in Italy, all players have to fight defensively the nearest opponent. As said above, are you fully trained to physically overcome your opponents?
4. Anyway, you can switch some positions, starting from training 5 vs. 5, and you will easily realize how switching 3-4-3 is a simple task. Side mids can cover defenders making one center mid free to move forward. Center mids and the center forward could move back together when facing the opponent ball possession, having the side wings moving forward and far, to force the opponent to have defenders too far from mids, and so on.
Believe me, you are plenty of opportunities, try them… ;-)

Answer 2

Well with only 3 at the back you will have adventurous players trying to get a through ball past you and find some room. I think sticking to the offside trap is the best, but the holding midfielders have to get back and try to prevent buildups or fast breaks.

Answer 3

I prefer 4-3-3. An offsides trap basically needs to trap the carrier from going straight, around, or to pass to his teammate thats closer to the goal and an aggresive offsids trap does that usually, so stick to it.

Answer 4

I dont know why but offside traps can never be fully trusted. You never know what happens. It sometimes doesn't go the way you planned it to. So if you're really confident with the offside traps, you should use it. If you're not, then play normal.

Answer 5

its not worth it if he gets by its a one on one with the keeper and thats about an 80 or 90% chance depending on how old you are. I like a 1-4-3-2 sounds confusing but if you have two fast strong defencive players in the back and a set of 3 up they can come back if its 3 on 2.

Answer 6

offense: Barcelona defense: Man Utd

Answer 7

off side traps suck i've been playing for 9yrs and reffing for 5 they never work no matter how good you are you will let some balls through

Answer 8

If u have balls stick to it !

Answer 9

Stick to it.

Answer 10

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