10 · Number 109v9 · 3-1-3-1
Find pockets of space between their lines. Get close enough to support 9.Our 6 passes forward to 10, who has found space in a wide shaded band between two lines of three opponents, close to 9.9101176SPACE

Find pockets of space between their lines. Get close enough to support 9.

9v9 · 3-1-3-1 · Position

Number 10

Find the space

✓ Coaching reviewed · 19 October 2026

Ask yourself

Can I receive facing their goal?

Your jobs
  • Find pockets of space.
  • Get close enough to support 9.
  • Look forward when you receive.
  • Help us press when we lose it.
  • You're not just a dribbler. You connect midfield and attack.
When we defend

Stay close to 9 so you can press together. Don't drop all the way back next to 6.

Redrawn from the source playbook, p. 12. Shirt numbers describe the starting picture; every player should try more than one role.

Rules this position uses
Show them wide, then goProtect the middle, guide them to the touchline, then press together.