The key skills and characteristics of effective centre forwards
Game | Positions | John Allpress | 3.03.2023
Former English FA national coach, John Allpress, outlines the key skills and characteristics of effective centre forwards Image: Getty Images /Getty Images Sport
Learning:
- the key skills and characteristics of centre forwards
- different types of centre forward in the modern game
- what does a centre forward look like at different ages and stages along the player journey
In the modern game there are quite a few different incarnations of the centre forward but there is one constant: the best centre forwards are predators.
They are highly single-minded individuals on the pitch and completely ruthless in and around the opposition’s penalty area. This is where they come alive. They are ego centric, looking to seize the moment. Being natural risk takers, they rarely play safe and are unrelenting, opportunistic, and merciless.
