This presentation shown through animations looks at the effective use of Zone 14 and the various uses of shadow strikers.

Zone 14 is located outside the penalty area. It is a factor to differentiate successful and unsuccessful teams because it provides the most assists in the game. ​The most effective way to use zone 14 is to make a forward pass into the penalty area from there. Moreover, the attacking play should be quick. ​The possession in zone 14 should not be more than 8 seconds. Not looking at the build up; but rather; focusing on the final pass into Zone 14.​

In my opinion, the best way is to attack through zone 14 first as it is more effective. If they can’t penetrate through the central attacking area, then they attack the wide areas.​ Phase 3 shows how we overload Zone 14 with inverted runs by wide players to OUTNUMBER opponents CENTRALLY. This is the key.​

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