Finishers understand a goalkeeper’s weaknesses/blindspots Using a defender as... a ‘screen’ to hide the ball & body language cues from a goalkeeper provides the finisher with precious milliseconds of advantage as the gk can’t react until the ball appears from behind the defendershow more

An “Assassin Finisher” has an armoury of weapons: if... the defender is in a stable position to block a quick dodge to shift the ball entices the defender to stretch out a leg to block leaving a gap to reverse the ball between the legs while also unsighting & unbalancing the gkshow more

The ‘moving screen’ deceiving your marker by using body... language to receive but then with ‘small late movements’ letting the ball run against or across your opponents’s flow - at the same time using your body as a barrier between your opponent & the ball creating a moving screenshow more

Finishers know goalkeeper’s weaknesses, a gk unbalanced, still moving... rather than set as your leg goes back to shoot means they can’t push off to dive as efficiently Kane & Ndiaye’s touch & quick hit means the gk hasn’t got time to get set Martin Thomas’s advice to Gks confirmsshow more

Body positioning plays a crucial role when letting the... ball roll. You always have to protect the ball as it rolls, which means your body needs to be between the ball and the nearest defender to protect it without even touching it.show more

Toumani Camara—NASTY defender... 6'7, 7'0.5 wingspan. Powerful upper-body. Fantastic... team defender, very smooth at the point of the screen, & ELITE ball-denial. Tags rollers/cutters like a vet, nice helpside rim pro instincts + explosiveness & a solid rebounder. Legit Impact.show more

Why isn't this ruled as a DOGSO? Doesn't the... defender actually have to attempt to play the ball to avoid the double punishment of red and penalty?show more

Jaden McDaniels is foundational to MIN's success as a... play finisher/primary defender... He's shooting 45.6% from 3. 7-foot wingspan & on the VERY short list of players that are elite on-ball defenders AND weak-side rim protectors. Top-tier in his role.show more

A day with Levi Colwill as he tackles the... road back from an ACL injury 🎥 Sky Sports goes behind the scenes with the Chelsea defender during recovery!show more

Just imagine being a defender who clears the ball... from Luis Suárez only to watch it land straight to Messi 😭show more

A GEM OF A NON-LEAGUE DEFENDER: Peter Ojemen 💎... 22 years old 6’2 Left Back/Centre Back Dover Athletic Dover Athletic FC The left footed defender is a cultured all round footballer, calm on the ball, great passing, technique, powerful runner with & without the ball & a great 1v1 defender. His ability to make short & long passes accurately mixed with the ability to see & execute line breaking passes from the back make him a key cog within teams who like to build play from the back. Definitely a top non-league player to watch. Peter Ojemen you are a non-league gem 🤝💎show more

DB Box Tackling Drill - The drill is set... up using a five-yard spacing box with a popup dummy positioned in the center. - Defensive backs begin the drill in a pedal and must maintain an inside-out relationship to the ball carrier to properly win their leverage. - When a ball carrier cuts back, the defender should aim for a chest-to-chest tackle with eyes positioned below the ball carrier's eyes. - Effective tackling requires maintaining three bends in the body and creating knock-back through overexaggerated leg drive upon contact. - To eliminate cutback lanes, the defender must track the near hip and stay behind the ball carrier rather than getting even or in front of them. - Coaches should emphasize a drive-for-five mentality after contact and encourage defenders to rip at the ball to simulate a takeaway. Marcus Woodson, DC, Ole Miss Marcus Woodson #glazierclinicsshow more

SCORE FOUR 1⃣ Cut back and finish 2⃣ Wall... pass and shoot 3⃣ Cross into a 2v1 4⃣ Cross into a 3v1 Touches of the ball via the rotation and transition for the defender / goalkeeper.show more

If we had a good defender, he would have... played the ball to Estevão, who was free several times. Our main problem starts from the back, only the GK has the courage to attempt those line breaking, risky passes. That alone says a lot about our DEF.show more

Middle of the Body The ball should work from... the middle of the body Hands stay together in a relaxed strong A position until ready to throw or slight rhythm tap Strong Controlled glove side Follow the throwshow more

{ Attacking the Zone - Flaring the Side }... A great Zone Set from Coach Sergio Scariolo using double backside flares for the shooter with the screeners crossing. The simultaneous on-ball screen occupies the top guard as well, nicely setting up the Flares.show more

Is it still a OFFSIDE even if McCarthy headed... the ball from the goalkeeper??🤔 #BetwayPremshow more

He throws a ball at the guy's face, then... runs to hide behind the teachershow more

The Big Boss, Stephen Keshi was a baller. From... this clip, you wouldn’t even know he was a defender. A central defender! I regard him as the greatest ever sportsman from Nigeria. Continue to rest in peace.show more