Sidestep your marker like Iniesta: Drill one

Find yourself getting caught in possession? Not after this dribbling drill. Speed up your thought process and glide away from opponents a la Iniesta by practising this bit of skill

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Andres Iniesta is the complete player. Spain’s magician can do everything. Whether it’s dribbling, passing or finishing, he executes each act with effortless elegance and devastating accuracy.

The man from La Mancha comes alive with the ball at his feet. A master evader capable of finding an improbable escape route when cornered by a pack of defenders.

As with the rest of the world, FFT is an admirer of Barcelona’s midfield maestro and wants to see English football manufacture its very own Iniesta. This starts at grass roots level, this starts with you.

Working alongside Alfred Galustian, co-founder of Coerver Coaching, we created a set of five drills based on Iniesta’s game that are designed to help you emulate Spain’s master craftsman.

With the click of a button you can download teach exercise and transform your game. So what are you waiting for?

Also see:
Sidestep your marker like Iniesta: Drill two
Sidestep your marker like Iniesta: Drill three
Sidestep your marker like Iniesta: Drill four
Sidestep your marker like Iniesta: Drill five

Coerver Coaching is the world’s number one soccer skills teaching method. For more information visit www.coerver.co.uk. Follow co-founder of @CoerverUK, @coerveralf