Be the complete striker: Slalom through the defence and finish

Is there any feeling more satisfying that carving through a defence with a mazy run then planting the ball into the back of the net? Possibly, but probably not on a football pitch – and it is a discipline that any player can work on and develop, not just the Messi-alike dribble-maniacs among us.

 

This drill from MyPersonalFootballCoach.com is a stupendous way to hone fast feet: requiring three players, three balls and a square of cones, it lets you alternate between zig-zagging your way to the goalmouth, and stopping your teammates from doing the same.

Fun, fitness-boosting and an absolute skill superbooster.

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Nick Moore

Nick Moore is a freelance journalist based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He wrote his first FourFourTwo feature in 2001 about Gerard Houllier's cup-treble-winning Liverpool side, and has continued to ink his witty words for the mag ever since. Nick has produced FFT's 'Ask A Silly Question' interview for 16 years, once getting Peter Crouch to confess that he dreams about being a dwarf.