Playing the 4-2-3-1 System

Develop the key techniques and tactics needed to support a reliable system of play.

Defensively, it allows you to stay organized and compact. Offensively, it allows you to keep numbers around the ball and maintain possession.

Because it provides defensive stability while still allowing your team to attack aggressively, the 4-2-3-1 is widely used throughout the word. Top-level clubs like Barcelona rely on this system to consistently dominate their opposition .

Using bulleted coaching points, game footage, tactical chalkboard study and in-depth analysis, Coach Wood breaks down each vital component of successful soccer play using the 4-2-3-1 system. Key coaching points include:

• training players to recognize the proper visual cues defensively and offensively
• showing players how to choose the best type of run on the attack
• developing player skills appropriate for each position

Coach Wood pays special attention to each required skill and shows them in action through game play. All 11 positions are technically and tactically reviewed to help you know when and how to apply the appropriate coaching points. You'll also learn how to use this information to develop player skills that are appropriate for each position, In addition to the wealth of knowledge and detail provided by Wood, all coaching points and techniques are displayed in a format that will allow you to share the information with your players.

The 4-2-3-1 system may sound complex, but with Coach Wood's tips and tactics you and your players will be able to play in this formation with confidence.

73 minutes. 2013.