Set-play routines

Short corners: Chelsea's overloads and dynamic decision-making

Chelsea played more short corners than any other team at the Club World Cup. Here, we explore how the Blues used overloads to manipulate the defence, open decisive spaces and empower key attacking players.

Kick-offs: Entice pressure to attack space in behind

Teams are often most vulnerable right after scoring, so effective kick-off routines can be an opportunity to catch an opponent off guard. This article centres on how teams use kick-offs with a sequence of interplay followed by a long ball.

Defensive corners: Exploiting attacking outlets

Defending a corner with all 10 outfield players can provide a base for an effective counter-attack. In this article, we explore examples from Malcom, Vinícius Júnior and Julián Alvarez to showcase how zonal roles made them springboards for counters.