Defender in your football trials

Playing defender in your football trials is not always the easiest thing to do.  defender-football-trials The most used formations are either 3 defenders at the back or 4 at the back. This blog is to look at them both and what is need to play Defender in your

football trials and shine.

What are clubs looking for.

Defending and especially heading seem to be the lost are in football. Having faith in scouts is important too. Good scouts will see a players qualities even if he doesn’t stand out.

WHAT ARE THE KEY ATTRIBUTES TO BE A TOP CLASS Defender in your football trials. I HAVE TRIED TO PUT A FEW IDEAS DOWN ON WHAT I THINK IS NEEDED:

SPEED

Defenders need to react to dynamic movements from strikers when the game is compressed and also need to be able to recover with balls over the top.

DISCIPLINE AND PATIENCE

There is a greater variety of strikers now and defenders need the skills to be able to deal with this variations. The false 9, the No.10, attacking midfielders playing in between the lines. The defenders need that patience to be able to deal with that threat and alongside this showing the patience to be able to defend when there is no one directly up with them.

DEFEND THE FIRST BALL

First ball in the box, I am convinced this is vital, if you make first contact in the box you stand a lot better chance of restricting goalscoring opportunities.

Don’t over complicate it, know what the job of a defender is. Get in the correct position early and make sure you you can see as much of the pitch as possible. Being a defender in your football trials is an opportunity to show that you can read the game and are mature enough to organise other players around you.

See the whole pitch

Defender in your football trials as its been explained is not easy to stand out but keep your shoulders open and always when possible see both touch lines and the opposition goalkeeper. If this is possible you are in a good position to stand out.