Soccer Midfielder Analysis Tips - Support play from wide areas

Check out this football midfielder analysis tip video focusing on support play from wide areas. This clip demonstrates a midfield masterclass from Steven Gerrard. He drops deep to receive the ball from the defense. He makes himself available for a return pass, stays deep to create space. Provides a penetrating forward passes in to team mates feet. He switches the ball to shift the opposition. He provides excellent supporting angles to team mates. A good video for young midfielders to study, important lesson is the angle you provide to the wide man when receiving, be slightly behind play allowing for an open body shape upon receiving.