Q&A for How to Be a Good Central Midfielder in Soccer

Keep your head up. I play CAM and scored 23 goals last season just by keeping my head up and by creating my own space.

Although strikers and wingers pose the greatest threat of scoring a goal, if given an opportunity midfielders, can try to score for their team.

No, if you are under too much pressure and only your defenders are available, you can pass to them as long as they do not have an opposing player too close. After you pass the ball back, get open so they can clear the ball back to you if needed.

Start passing between short distance, then increase the space between you and your partner as you get better.

Holding and winning the ball are most important, as well as helping out the defense when needed.

Ball control, great passing ability, stamina and vision are all things to work on to make you a great attacking midfielder

Turn your foot outwards about 45 degrees, then hit the outer half of the ball.

Play short passes and keep things simple, not trying any long or high balls. Bigger players also tend to have lower centers of gravity and are slower, so do not be afraid to run at the defenders at speed.

A midfielder is playing the whole field. If the ball is by your goal, go back and help get the ball out of your goal. If the ball is on the other end, go up to the other end to assist your offense in scoring a goal.

As a CM you should only move 10 yards out of your position to the front or to the back and move 5 yards to the left or to the right. if you see a player that's not marked and you are already marking someone don't move because then the other midfielders are doing something wrong, you can't do it all alone in the midfield that's why you have a team, tell your teammates if they aren't doing something right. Also, when the other team is in possession you should avoid pushing up to much.

Put your knee over the ball and hit the ball right in the center and follow through.

It really depends on your skills. Just try every position until you find one that seems right.

Only tackle when they make a mistake; otherwise, shuffle and stay in front of them.

Shoulder check all the time. It's difficult at first but it will change the way you play, and if you can know what your going to do before you get the ball you'll be the best player on your team. Also run your butt off.

Start practicing your shots and dribbling, then subtly let you coach see you perform. Hopefully he'll be the one to make the suggestion.

When attacking, you should be almost at the 18 yard box, but when defending you should not pass to circle after the half line because if you do, you will tire yourself out when running too much. You should be the outlet for your defenders and an option back for your forwards.

By doing some stamina training. You can improve ability by controlling the ball and dribbling and getting to know how to control the game from the midfield.

Don't think about the game right before you play. Think about something you enjoy other than soccer.

You should play the ball back to your defense, if you can. If you are near the box, just take the shot.

It is better if they are, but that isn't what they are there to do. They are there to set up the striker for goals.

Check their surroundings, then work out who they are going to pass to so they don't waste time on the ball.

No, you don't.

Yes you can, within the midfield is one of the most key places that you should maintain possession, but when there is space you can do skills like stepovers, Ronaldo chop or fake shot and even a nutmeg.

The best thing to do is run. Do series of sprints, and also go for longer distance jogs.

Become a natural defender and have a good passing range. They are key possession players, but need to defend at times. Don't be afraid to create plays, though.

Work on your passing and shooting. You are a box to box midfielder, so work on your defense as well.

You need to work on being pushier. Just get in there and steal the ball, dribble it up the field, and pass it to whoever is open. If nobody’s open, you can try to score.

Work on your defense. For mid, you need to be quick on offense but always ready to get back to help out your defenders.

Vision and technique are key as a CDM if you want to make better moves. If you want better moves to use on opponents to help the offense, try dribbling. This could be through cones to get better at weaving and dodging defenders, or in a tight space to help shield off multiple defenders, or even just sprinting with a ball to help you bring the ball up the field. However, as a CDM, you should focus more on the defensive side of the field. But dribbling helps a lot whether you're on defense or offense.