 In today's video we're focusing on the full back position and specifically what you should be doing when you are in possession of the ball in a different tutorial I'll talk about what to do when you don't have possession of the ball when your team is defending but in today's tutorial we're talking about being in possession of the ball attacking where you should go, which decisions you should make when you have the ball at your feet. So let's get into it. I'm just going to give you a bunch of different scenarios and give the ball to different players on our team and show you different things that you can do. These aren't set in stone you don't always have to do these things but I'm just giving you more ideas so you can make better decisions and as you become a better player you will learn which decisions to make in which situations. But let's say we are defending and our team wins possession of the ball so this blue guy had possession of the ball our central midfielder came and won the ball back and now we're in possession. What should we do? So let's say the ball is played to the center back so as I said we were defending we were nice and compact now that we have possession of the ball we want to get really wide really early especially in the defensive third of the field we want to use width to our advantage because if we're very compact and we're playing the ball in these types of areas it's much easier for the team to press us and win the ball back when we get more space between each other we can use the speed of the ball to our advantage and then these players have to chase and then get stretched and we can play the ball again and go the other way and as you see now he has more space to make his decisions. So what do you do after you get really wide and you actually receive the ball in this position well as you can see here there's a bunch of different options that you can take number one you can dribble into space if there's space for you to take you can dribble into that space however if there's someone in a better position than you let's say the ball was switched quickly like that and the blue team is still on this side yes i realize there are fewer players on the blue team but we're just doing this for demonstration purposes if you see that your teammate is in a better position than you get that ball to him as he goes forward you join in the attack okay but let's say their team has shifted what are your options in this certain situation so first of all as that ball is coming to you want to get your head up you want to start seeing where your options are because you don't want to have the ball now we get our head up now we make our decisions but at this point everyone's already closed down okay so as that ball is coming to you get your head up look where your teammates are try to make a decision before the ball is at your feet get that ball out of your feet and as i said there's a bunch of different options for you here so one you can play into the winger's feet if he's tight on you show for support you can get that ball back and maybe we go in a different direction just keep the ball moving okay but you can play that ball into the winger from here you can play that ball into your central midfielder and this is a great option especially if he has time and space because you want to get the ball into these players these are your playmakers in here yes you can be a playmaker from every position but these guys in the center of the field are the guys who really create the plays get things going so you want to play the ball into their feet as much as possible now saying that if he the ball is played into there and he can't turn just tell him man on get that ball back and then again you can go down here or we can go around the back and we can go to the other side another option you can play more direct you can play into the striker so let's say these guys are all getting closed down you're getting pressed we're still composed but we can play that ball more direct into the striker's feet and hopefully he has midfield runners running off of him you can also play in long diagonal so let's say they're defending and most teams will make the field very compact when they're defending this fullback isn't going to be out there with the winger there will be space for that winger or even a very ambitious fullback if you want to be that type of player a wing back as well to get down the line okay so if you see that space yes as a as a fullback you can even make that run but also the winger will probably be making that run you can play that long diagonal over the top as well so i'm giving you a few options here some are short obviously if we're getting pressed and we have no options and you don't have time to play that diagonal over the top with composure with quality you can always go around the back and keep that ball moving get that ball here and again make that space if you find your wingers here and they've left that space for you you can dribble up that line until someone closes you down you can go all the way and whip a ball into the box so those are some ideas for when you're receiving the ball in those wide positions because you will receive that ball a lot in these positions as a fullback okay on the touch line with space and decisions to make let's move forward what do you do when the central midfielder has the ball and let me just get this defense organized on the blue play something like that so let's say the ball is played into and you can even play from this fullback into the central midfielder where should you go as a fullback well number one as always you need to support if it's not on okay if he's getting forward you can slowly get forward but the big the most common way you'll be involved as a fullback when this central midfielder gets the ball is as a switch okay so let's say the ball gets played into him here and you as a fullback know that he's trying to switch the field a good central midfielder will try to get half turned and he will try to go in the other direction because if we keep playing in here we just get trapped and trapped and trapped and trapped okay so a good central midfielder will get switched realize that as that ball is coming here he will get switched and there's probably space for you as this fullback because everyone on the blue team is trying to compress the field they're trying to trap us so that means their winger is probably coming inside the fullback is probably coming inside and there will be space for you to attack so as that ball is playing into the central midfielder here be ambitious try to anticipate that the ball is going to come this way and yes get with call for that ball because you will have space and to make a forward run and you can join in the attack just like that okay so that's probably the most common way you're going to get involved when the central midfielder has the ball just anticipate that the switch is coming anticipate that the switch is coming and get forward give him an option and you can get and you can get involved in the play it's a great opportunity to get involved in the attack just anticipate the switch let's say for example the ball came to this side and the blue team came to close us down okay our central midfielder shows for the ball something like this we have tons of players over here what are there so many guys something like that okay you want to get that ball right away and again we can go forward you can play into this guy overlap get involved whip some balls into the box so that's probably the most common situation when the central midfielder has the ball look for that switch try to get involved be an option on the wing moving forward what do you do when your winger has the ball the winger on your side what do you do when he has the ball so as we said maybe you play that ball into him play that ball into him if he gets closed down you want to come for an option and just show here and now we can combine and if the ball gets played in here we can continue to go forward something like this what if he has space so the ball gets played into him and he gets turned and he has space to run at defenders if he's running inside you definitely want to be joining in overlap outside because it's a great opportunity these defenders are forced to move towards him he's creating this space for you by moving inside so you can make that overlap and get involved and again whip balls into the box or drive into the box for a cutback or drive into the box and even get a shot on a goal but anytime your winger has the ball and he is creeping inside like that it's a great opportunity for you to get forward yes sometimes he might make the wrong decision he might lose possession and then we're getting countered and you have to come back but that's a risk I want you to take as a full back so realize if he's on the ball he's moving inside he is creating space for you on the outside what happens if he gets the ball and he comes down the line like this you want to come and you want to support him because eventually he may get trapped and he'll be forced to turn backwards and hopefully you are there to support you can either take a touch inside be very direct or set that ball get out of your feet and then whip it into the box okay so those are the main positions when you're going to be involved with your teammates usually getting the ball from the center back getting the ball from the central midfielder or playing the ball into the central midfielder and getting that switch as the other full back or combining with your winger okay so if he's trapped you want to give him an option and you want to keep that ball moving if he has time to get turned and he's going inside you want to take that advantage to use that space on the outside and if he does go inside with the ball you want to come and support him and you can make even what's called an under lap and instead of going on the outside you come on the inside to provide an option and he'll play that ball into there and you might have space it's great playing as a full back because most defenders aren't going to pick you up they're worried about the striker they're worried about the winger they're not thinking about this guy coming from defense to join in the attack and you can be a very dangerous player for your team as the full back so there's a little advice on certain decisions you can make in these different areas just think about getting with especially when you're in the defensive third getting your head up and making decisions before you have the ball so as that ball is coming to you your head is up balls out of your feet you already know this guy has time played into him and then come and join in the attack or play a ball into your winger and join in the attack or like I said if things are getting too tight we're playing too many little passes the other team is really trying to press us don't be afraid to play that ball over the top and join in the attack one more thing I'll say let's say the opposing winger has the ball or the opposing or the opposite full back has the ball what should you do here should you sit back and defend well this is really dependent on your coach some coaches may want you to pull in here and make a flat back three when one full back goes the other full back tucks however it's becoming more and more common that when one full back goes the other full back can go as well so let's say this full back made an overlap and he's about to cross the ball in the box obviously the winger is getting in the box the striker is getting in the box that other winger is probably getting to that back post as a full back you can come into areas like this because as that ball gets whipped out maybe it gets headed out and suddenly you find yourself at the top of the box and you can take a rip or clip that ball back into the back post so don't be afraid of getting forward yes you do need a lot of fitness a lot of energy to play this position but feel free to get forward and challenge yourself to get forward especially when you're playing with two holding midfielders what should happen here is when the full backs get forward one of the defensive midfielders goes in like this and you already have three at the back okay if you do lose possession yes get back right away get back right away but i want you to encourage yourself to get forward get involved in the attack whip balls into the box get around the top of the box combine with your wingers combine with your midfielders get shots get crosses be involved in the attack so those are some ideas on how to play the full back position decisions you can make spaces to get into when your teammates have the ball just always think about being an option providing passing angles using width to your advantage if you're playing in here as a full back you're not going to have time on the ball the wider you get the more time you're going to allow yourself to have so i hope you found that helpful if you did please like please comment please share this video with your friends and teammates and come back tomorrow for another training tutorial