How to Play Defensive Midfielder! | AllTactics

what's up guys today we are back with more tactics and this time we're looking at the central defensive midfielder or CDM you're watching all tactics first let's talk about the basic positioning of a CDM the term central defensive midfielder or CDM typically refers to the deepest midfielder on the pitch a classic example of a CDM astareal busquets of Barcelona Shariah Busquets plays a traditional CDM role occupying the back of the midfield for Barcelona in a 4-3-3 as seen here the CDM is accompanied by two other midfielders who play a more attacking role in this formation the CDM protects the defense helps maintain possession and starts attacking plays because defensive midfielders play multiple roles they must have excellent passing skills in addition to their defensive capabilities now that we understand the basic positioning of a defensive midfielder let's talk about how CDM move to receive the ball on the pitch to be an effective defensive midfielder you must make it easy for your defenders to pass you the ball that means being aware of the gaps between the opposition's midfield and attack moving horizontally and diagonally into these spaces to receive the ball once you receive the ball from the defense it's important to make a good decision though see the M's play a key defensive role your first choice when receiving the ball should be to create a goalscoring opportunity that means you should be looking upfield for teammates making runs then delivering long driven passes to get them in on goal however long passes often end in the loss of possession so be sure your teammates have a great goal scoring opportunity before attempting passes the majority of the time there won't be an opportunity to play along through balls your second choice should be to deliver the ball to a teammate who has the best opportunity to move the attack forward so whether you pass 10 yards away or switch the ball to the other side of the field make sure you find a teammate with open space to move the attack forward your final choice should be to pass backward when your team is under heavy defensive pressure and there are no opportunities for your team to move forward keep possession by passing the ball backward playing a safe back pass ensures your team maintains possession and prevents opponents from getting the ball in dangerous areas all right guys we hope you like this video if you did make sure to leave a like down below along with a comment with anything you'd like to see us do also don't forget to subscribe and to follow all attack on social media you

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Keywords: Defensive, Midfielder (Football Position), Techniques, Positioning, Tactics, football, soccer, Sergio Busquets (Football Player), CDM, Michael Carrick (Football Player), Tutorial

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Length: 4min 50sec (290 seconds)

Published: Thu Oct 01 2015