Drive into open space
Scan the press, receive calmly and choose to pass through, around or over it, or carry into midfield.
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Centre-back
Club game model · 11v11 / 4-3-3
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THE CLUB MODEL / INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES
11v11 / 4-3-3Centre-back
ROLE 4 / 5See this role in a player IDP
Centre-back
Progress through the first line while protecting central space and depth.
Source family: Center Back · 4, 5
U.S. Soccer Position Profiles, pp. 3, 6.
Physical qualities
Strength and power in duels and jumping, plus speed and agility.
Reading the game
Calm, decisive decisions; leadership and anticipation.
Club set-piece role
Attack the assigned aerial zone; on attacking restarts agree cover before going forward.
Find a player beyond pressure
Connect the pivot or an interior midfielder; stay available behind the ball.
View source principle ↗Keep a defensive shape behind the ball
Provide cover behind the attack and recycle possession to sustain pressure.
View source principle ↗Role behaviors summarize the supplied Position Profiles. Exact runs, support assignments, set-piece roles and practice tasks are this fictional club’s applications. Physical qualities are descriptive, not player ratings.
POSITIONAL PRACTICE / 4-3-3 CONTEXT
In possessionPlay through the first line
Club practice application: Provide options to play forward / Vertical and diagonal options
GK draws the first line. Centre-backs separate.
Your role in this exercise
Scan the press, receive calmly and choose to pass through, around or over it, or carry into midfield.
Organization
GK, back four and pivot against three pressing forwards plus two interiors. Use the defensive half at full width, with two target gates just beyond halfway representing the interiors.
Shown on one side of the pitch; mirror the activity for the opposite fullback, interior or winger.
Game task
Start with the goalkeeper. Find the pivot or fullback facing forward and pass through a target gate. If the press wins it, attack the full-size goal immediately. Restart from different sides.
What to observe
The receiving player has scanned, moved out of the cover shadow and has a useful next action.
Progression
Add the two attacking interiors as live targets and allow a pressing midfielder to track them.
EXAMPLE EXERCISE VIDEO
Watch the coaching walkthrough
Club-authored exercise and animated walkthrough, applying the linked principles. Players retain their 11v11 roles. This illustrates the task; it is not match footage or an exercise supplied by U.S. Soccer.