Avyaan Negi

Defending

Coached by Anwar Sir
Second natureVicky FA
In his game

The gap

The defensive side, built from scratch. As a forward, blocking the shot and defending from the front wasn’t really in his game — from September 2025 Vicky FA set out to build it in.

The plan

How we’re approaching it

Body shape to block, when to step and when to hold, and pressing to force the mistake. A forward who defends is worth two players.

  • •Body shape to block — get across the shot
  • •When to step and when to hold
  • •Press from the front to force the mistake
  • •A forward who defends is worth two players
The work, logged

What we’ve done

Being logged — the specifics land after the next coach review.

Where it’s been worked

Training sessions

Sessions are logged here as they happen — date, academy and what was drilled — with photo and video added as the shoots come in.

In real games

Seen in

The matches
To study

Resources

Clips and breakdowns worth studying for this part of his game — hand-picked from good football channels. Watch, repeat, then take it to training.

Pressing for glory | Coaching session on defending skills

The FA's session on pressing and winning the ball back high — defending from the front.

England Football Learning · YouTube
The trajectory

Where it stands

IdentifiedSep 2025NowSecond nature
  1. SpottedSep 2025SpottedSep 2025Spotted by Coach Anwar SirThe defensive side wasn’t really in his game. Coach Anwar Sir at Vicky FA flagged it and set out to build it in.
  2. In training
  3. In gamesIn gamesSeen in games by UsIt came good in matches — you could see the blocking working through the DPDL.
  4. Second nature2026Second nature2026Confirmed by MeHe’s fearless in the block now — across the shot, defending from the front without a thought. Closing this one.

Closed. He’s fearless in the block now — getting across the shot and defending from the front without a second thought.