Dictionary
Below we have listed key words to help understand our game model and philosophies.
Secure
Secure the ball through possession with 2+ passes.
Face Forward
or Find
1st touch is positive, looking for your own space or a teammate who has time and space forward. Take forward space when time and opponent allow us to provoke the defender and disrupt their shape.
Skip Players,
Skip Lines
1st priority once securing is to eliminate a line of pressure from the opponent either with movement or passes.
Across Density
Once we have secured, eliminated a line of pressure, and organized the opponent into their DO shape, we look for moments to beat the opponent/density across the DGC while simultaneously sending runners in depth.
Force the Back Line
Players both on the ball and around the ball must force the opponents back line to have to make decisions based off of our movement. It is critical that we are creating AVPs in front and behind the opponent back line.
Direct Game Channel
Referring to pitch geography and which channel(s) has majority of players and ball within it.