«They changed their centre - backs to
make diagonal balls to the full backs and we were in real trouble.
Not exact matches
He will also often have to track the player on the
ball as opposed to players
making runs — this means less
diagonal coverage which obviously adds to distance covered.
So, to
make your work easier, like Iwobi does, when you have the
ball in the middle (left) run
diagonal cutting in towards the centre.
Then, when on the
ball himself, he can
make diagonal runs which are so difficult to defend against, all while spaces are opening thanks to the runs
made by his supremely talented attacking cohorts Marco Reus and Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang.