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Know your position

What to do with the ball, without it, and in the seconds in between. How your coach's tactic changes your job. And the drills that make you better at it.

GoalkeeperThe last defender and the first attacker. You see the whole game, so you organise it.Six-week programme
Centre-backProtect the middle of the goal, win the ball, and start attacks with calm passes.Six-week programme
Full-back and wing-backDefend your side, then give the team width and an extra attacker down the flank.Six-week programme
Holding midfielderThe link between defence and attack. Always available for a pass, always protecting the middle.Six-week programme
Central midfielderBox to box: help keep the ball, then arrive in their box, and get back when we lose it.Six-week programme
Attacking midfielderPlay in the pockets between their midfield and defence, and make the final pass or the goal.Six-week programme
Winger and wide midfielderStretch the pitch, take on your full-back, and create or score goals from wide.Six-week programme
StrikerScore goals, make runs that pull defenders apart, and lead the press from the front.Six-week programme

Play them all

Young players should try every position. You learn what your teammates need from you, and coaches often find a player's best position by surprise. Set the shape and the tactic in the team builder, then tap any player to see their job.