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Soccer coaches and theorists often claim that soccer has four phases: In Possession, Out of Possession, Transition to Attack, Transition to Defence. There are many ways of attacking and there are of course many possibilities and opportunities to avoid conceding goals.

A 4v4 soccer game is a well-known and very famous game to play. It is played on a smaller pitch than 11-a-side football so it is appropriate for the number of players on the pitch.

Small-sided games are fancied by coaches as many studies show that there are so many advantages given by those.

An individual performance often decides a game so it is a really important part for soccer players to develop and work on.

Setup: The 4-1-4-1 formation consists of four defenders (the back four), a holding midfielder (pivot), four midfielders and a striker. The idea of the 4-1-4-1 system came from the very well-known 4-4-2 system.

Triangles are the most commonly used shapes in soccer and these appear almost everywhere on the soccer pitch. Triangles consist of three edges and three vertices so it is easy to imagine for soccer players starting from younger age.

Setup: The original 4-2-3-1 formation consists of 4 defenders (2 centre backs and 2 full-backs), 2 defensive (holding) midfielders, 3 attacking (creative) midfielders and 1 striker. This system of play is one of the most popular systems used in soccer.