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Breakaway from a narrow angle

Work the 1v1 from a narrow angle, where geometry already protects part of the goal and coming out can be the mistake rather than the solution.

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Load

minutes
10
dives/set
4
Sets and reps
3 × 5
Intensity
High

dives per set, per goalkeeper

Microcycle days it fits

MD-4, MD-3

Each bar’s height is that day’s dive ceiling.

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
0
outfield player
1

Space: 26 × 20 m

Equipment: Balls, Cones, Full goal

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

1 steps

The attacker enters the box on a narrow diagonal or near the byline. The goalkeeper chooses between coming, delaying, or protecting the near post and waiting. Cones mark the entry zone.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • From a narrow angle the goal is already partly covered by geometry: coming out can open what was closed.
  • Protecting the near post is the priority — the far-post shot from that angle is far harder than it looks.
  • Delaying buys time for the defence to recover and forces the attacker to narrow the angle further.
  • If the attacker cuts inside, the angle opens suddenly: reposition at the pace of the dribble, not before.
  • Near the byline you almost never come: the ball has to cross the whole goal to go in.

Progressions

  1. Narrow the angle further, towards the byline.
  2. Allow a cut-back, adding the threat of a second-line runner.

Regressions

  1. Widen the angle to a broad diagonal, closer to a frontal breakaway.
  2. Allow shooting only, no dribbling.

Sources · 3

  1. CurriculumGoalkeeper Skills: The Complete Technical and Tactical Checklist, LevelUp.soccer
  2. BookAndy Elleray, «Goalkeeping in Football»
  3. BookVaggelis Lappas, «Goalkeeper Training Methodology»