As I said in my last post, a coach needs to determine which idea or concept of soccer you stand for. This time I'll talk about dominant, or attacking, football. The Dutch national team gained overall respect by playing this kind of soccer.
Dominant means that you're in control of the flow of the game. This usually translates into having more possession of the ball. When your team has the ball, the other team can't score. This is a unique and entirely different philosophy. There are a number of things important if you want to have any chance of succeeding:
1. High pressure
2. Use of spaces
3. Passing
The best formation to play dominant football is a 4-3-3 formation. This is the only possible formation to put pressure on your opponent, everywhere on the pitch. FC Barcelona plays in this formation and is the most succesfull squad over the recent years.
To keep possession of the ball you need to make as many triangles as possible, because it's the best way to play forward without giving opponents the opportunity to gain possession. Here is an explanation of the 4-3-3 formation: 4-3-3 formation
Like you can see in the video all three midfielders has to be near the center of the pitch. This way you gain the upper hand in midfield, mostly because the majority of the teams play with two central midfielders.
To exploit this advantage you have to make sure the passing and movement of your players is above average. Passes must have good speed, players need to move when given a pass and support other players in possession. If this goes well, you won't lose possession, anywhere on the pitch. If passes are given without power you leave yourself open for the counter.
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