Although it seems that a zone defense may give opponents more time and space in which to receive and distribute the ball, if employed correctly, the receiver of the ball will be under immediate and intense pressure by the midfield player defending in that zone.
Although it seems that a zone defense may give opponents more time and space in which to receive and distribute the ball, if employed correctly, the receiver of the ball will be under immediate and intense pressure by the midfield player defending in that zone. The other midfield players in the unit will slide across the field according to the movement and location of the ball and will not mark as tightly on their immediate midfield opponents (see figure 15.3).