On one pitch, two sets of five were pitted against other, one defending the other attacking by probing for an opening. Three centre-backs and two wing-backs made up the sides, with a goalkeeper trying to prevent any shots entering the net. If the defending side gained possession, they could aim for small goals off the playing area, which provided an interesting subplot.
Matthijs de Ligt slammed in the first goal with a finish any striker would be proud of, even if the main focus was probably the probing for openings and patterns needed to create any opportunities.
The adjacent pitch featured a shooting session, with a player getting passes from one end to fire on goal and then turning to do likewise at the other. Sekou Kone produced one exquisite strike with the outside of his foot and Rasmus Hojlund was all smiles after two sweet finishes in quick succession brought some admiring comments from his colleagues.
Amorim ended this segment with a short blast of his whistle and the group moved onto the space outside the Jimmy Murphy Centre. Small goals were situated on all four corners of the pitch and speed was very much of the essence, a point made clear by the coaches before the drill started.
It was a noisy, head-spinning environment with the coaches shouting advice and encouragement and the ball being whizzed around at a dizzying rate. Despite the intensity, it was played in good heart as the challenge evolved to finding the tiny targets.
Our head coach seemed pleased at the end, applauding the efforts, and we finished with a round-robin tournament rather than the full-scale 11-a-side match of last week.