10:30 AM — Pressing Structure Scrimmage
Final thirty minutes focused on coordinated pressing. Full eleven-a-side scrimmage with emphasis on triggers that activated the press—heavy touches, square passes, poor body position.
Demien played with the first unit now: Bruno, Rashford, Mount, Casemiro, Shaw, Dalot, Lisandro Martínez, Raphaël Varane, Andre Onana in goal.
The second unit built from the back and the first unit pressed in organized shape, and Demien's role as the left-sided eight was clear—when the center-back's touch was heavy or the pass went square, trigger the press with Bruno and the winger, cut passing lanes, force the turnover.
Scrimmage started and the intensity was higher than the earlier drills because eleven-a-side brought competitive instincts out even in training.
Fifteenth minute: Harry Maguire received from Onana under pressure from Rashford and his touch was slightly heavy, pushing the ball two yards further than intended.
Demien read it instantly.
