The Passing into SpaceSo how do you initiate a pass into space? Well, you could just shout to your teammate to pass the ball and opponents will have no problem with taking the ball from you, or, you could perform a V-run (This is the Swedish term and may vary depending on where you live) and trick your defenders. To perform a V-run take few steps towards the ball holder and pretend that you are going to receive a pass, but instead of receiving the ball turn around and run towards the opposing goal. The defender that marks you will not have a clue of what is going on. I know this because I used to play in defense and a V-run was the worst thing I know because it was so hard to defend against, especially when you played versus fast and quick players. You may have noticed that professional players often perform V-runs to avoid offside traps. One of the best players in the world when talking about avoiding offside traps is Filippo Inzaghi, but he is also the record holder of most offside running’s in the world (just kidding : - ) and Manchester United’s coach sir Alex Ferguson said that Inzaghi was born in offside : - ) Above is one great example of well performed V-run and pass into space. Inzaghi (the received first makes sure that he is not offside when Kaka pass the ball. To avoid offside he simply keeps running parallel on the edge of the Liverpool’s defensive line and in same second as Kaka pass the ball, he is sprinting towards the goal. His receiving of the ball and finish are of high class and it may look easy but many hours of practicing lies behind this performance. |
