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Finishing from a Tight Angle

Finish from a tight angle by the byline. Take a controlled first touch, pick the far corner or the near post, and strike firmly and accurately across the keeper.

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Live animationSHO
Duration
12 min
Total drill time
Players
3
Recommended
Pitch
44 × 36 m
Setup space
Level
Advanced
Skill required
Intensity
High
Physical demand
Age band
U13-U14
Any format

Setup & instructions

Serve the striker wide near the byline at an acute angle to goal. The striker takes a controlled touch and finishes across the keeper into the far corner, or squeezes it inside the near post. Emphasise picking the corner early and a firm, accurate strike. Vary the service and the side. Rotate the striker and server.

Setup time: 1 min

Tactical breakdown

Geometry from a tight angle is unforgiving and worth understanding rather than guessing at. Standing near the byline, most of the goal is hidden behind the near post, and the visible target is a narrow band at the far side. That is why the far corner is the conventional answer and why it is coached almost universally.

But the near post is more available than players assume, because keepers know the geometry too. A goalkeeper protecting against the far-post shot shifts across, and in doing so leaves a gap between himself and the post he is standing next to. A firm shot into that gap is unsaveable if he has committed, and it is the finish that produces the goals that look like keeper errors.

So the skill is choosing early and committing, rather than choosing well. A striker who arrives at the byline undecided will do neither properly, because from that angle there is no margin to adjust. Picking before the touch is what makes either finish possible.

The first touch has to be controlled and towards goal rather than allowing the ball to run wide. Every yard further along the byline shrinks the target, and a heavy touch turns a difficult chance into an impossible one.

Strike firmly and across the keeper for the far post, or hard and low into the near gap. Both are struck rather than placed, because the distance is short and the keeper is close.

Accept a low conversion rate. From this angle even good finishes are frequently saved, and the alternative option, a cutback, is usually better if support has arrived.

How to run this drill

  1. Work from a genuinely tight angle. Near the byline with the near post hiding most of the goal. Set it up too central and the exercise becomes ordinary finishing.
  2. Take a controlled touch towards goal. Every yard further along the byline shrinks the target. A heavy touch turns a difficult chance into one with no shot available at all.
  3. Pick the corner before the touch. There is no margin to adjust from this angle. A striker arriving undecided executes neither finish properly.
  4. Read whether the keeper has shifted. A keeper covering the far post leaves a gap beside the near one. That gap is the finish that looks like a goalkeeping error and usually is not.
  5. Strike it firmly, do not place it. Both options are struck rather than passed. The distance is short and the keeper is close, so pace is what beats his reaction.
  6. Take the cutback if support has arrived. Conversion from a tight angle is low even when struck well. If a teammate is in the box, pulling it back is usually the better decision.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • Controlled first touch, do not let it run wide
  • Pick the corner early: far corner or near post
  • Strike firmly across the keeper to the far side
  • Head steady, hit the target from the angle
  • The far post is open, aim across goal

Common mistakes

  • Heavy first touch that closes the angle
  • Firing straight at the keeper, not across
  • Trying to be too precise and underhitting it
  • Head dropping, dragging the shot wide

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Add a recovering defender on the angle
  • Serve a driven or bouncing ball to control
  • Finish first time without the touch

Regressions

  • Serve to a comfortable shooting position first
  • Widen the target to build confidence
  • Walk through the angle and the aim
Equipment
Cones×1
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Tactical principles
tight angle finishingnear post finishfar post finishacute angle shootingfinishing drillshooting drillbyline finishingadvanced finishingbeating the keeperu14 finishing drill
Audience
U13-U14

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