Xabi Alonso Between Lines - First Touch & Weight of Pass

Below is a useful video to show young footballers. In the video Xabi Alonso references the importance of first touch and weight of pass in order to utilise space between lines when getting at the last line of defence. Sometimes when young footballers see and hear examples from top class footballers it helps them to store the information more. A strong weight of pass into a good first touch gives opposition little chance or time to recover their positions or make recover runs!