The first group: Connor, Jake, Tom, Lewis, and Ethan as defenders. Nya, Reece, Sam, Alex, James as attackers, plus two neutral players.
I stood at the sideline, hands in my pockets, forcing myself not to intervene.
The ball went to Nya. Good touch, turned quickly. Connor pressed anyway, got beaten easily. Nya played through to Sam.
"Stop!" Sarah called. "Connor, why did you press?"
"He had the ball."
"But his touch was good. His body shape was open. He had passing options. You pressed into a trap. If you're going to press, you need a reason. Again."
They restarted. This time, the ball went to Alex. His touch was heavy, facing backwards. Jake pressed immediately, won the ball, played it forward.
"YES!" Sarah shouted. "That's it, Jake. Perfect trigger recognition. That's what I want."
[SYSTEM] Jake: Pressing Intelligence +3%. Learning quickly.
