They nodded. I set up the drill. A 9v6 in a compressed zone, the six defenders instructed to hold their shape at all costs. The nine attackers had to find a way through. I watched for thirty seconds, letting them try it on their own. They did what most teams do: they passed it sideways, they ran into the block, they got frustrated. Then I stopped them.
"Look at where the space is," I said, walking into the middle of the pitch, pointing.
"It's not in front of them. It's behind them. And it's not going to open up until you move them. How do you move them? You move them with the ball. You move them with your runs. You make them think you're going one way, and then you go the other. Bojan..."
