Inzaghi situation (Inter): create and use space
Playing out against a high press: the training situation from Inzaghi's Inter Milan, with session sheet, instructions and animated diagram.
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10/4/20261 min read
This match situation was set up by Simone Inzaghi to prepare for the 2025 Champions League final against Luis Enrique's PSG. It works on the principle "create and use space", with the objective of improving the team's ability not to lose the ball before playing forward.
It's played 11 v 11, so 22 players, on a full half of the pitch (about 50 m by 80 m), in free play: offside applies, 4-4-2 or the team's usual system, with no zone or touch restrictions. The blues build up from their goalkeeper.
Each goal earns them 1 point. The reds score 1 point for winning the ball and 2 points for scoring. The only real difficulty is the density: all 22 players are in the same half, facing an aggressive press and a very high block, which forces them to find solutions without losing possession. The situation needs to be repeated many times to build automatic responses. To make it easier, reduce the numbers; to make it harder, insist on ground passes only. Every 5 actions, attackers and defenders switch roles. However, the result of the final (5-0 to PSG) shows that a few hours of preparation can't compete with a strategy worked on for months.
Situation
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