Players should be encouraged to occupy spaces between the defenders to allow them to receive and take out the opponents from the game.
Penetration – Is ability for your team to exploit spaces between and behind them both with and without the ball. For teams in possession to penetrate, it may be a player passing between a two defenders to break lines or playing into the space behind as well. Players should be encouraged to occupy spaces between the defenders to allow them to receive and take out the opponents from the game. Individuals can also penetrate by beating players or travelling with the ball too. A great tool to assess your teams ability to do this is through ‘Packing Data’ which collates the total number of opposition that the team has bypassed during the match. An example of how a team may penetrate may be from the goalkeeper player into the space behind or through the No.4 playing between spaces into the No.10’s feet.