Klopp, unmistakable with his stubble and glasses, built Dortmund's game around the principle
of gegenpressing, or counter-pressing.
Not exact matches
He's here for the project, and his Liverpool side, once he's finished, will consist entirely
of youngsters molded by progressive coaching into
gegenpressing soldiers.
They've quietly had the easiest
of draws and I'd rather prefer that Bayern face Liverpool's
gegenpress than we do.
It involves selecting up to two attacking (such as Tiki - Taka) and two defensive (such as
Gegenpressing) styles
of play, which can be easily applied via the D - pad.
But, what this game also raises is the question
of whether Liverpool's primary attacking style —
gegenpressing — is suitable for certain opposition teams.
«Net Spend» is a much scoffed at phrase in modern football, but to transform Liverpool into the
gegenpressing, offensive monster we often see now, from the weary, possession - obsessed «animal» it was at the end
of Brendan Rodgers» reign — while making # 34m — is nothing short
of...
The success
of Jurgen Klopp at Borussia Dortmund and the rise
of «
gegenpressing», first in Germany and then beyond, has re-emphasised the importance
of transitions in football, making the sport at the highest levels essentially one
of counter-attack.
What comes out
of the collision is
gegenpressing, a teamwide philosophy built around winning the ball back as soon as you lose it.
However, the Irishman has plenty
of the qualities that the German has prized in the past when looking to build a team capable
of coping with his highly - demanding, «
Gegenpressing» style
of play.
Rather, I mean the
gegenpressing, fast transition, fluid attacking style that at its best has seen Liverpool tear apart some
of the best teams in the Premier League.
Gegenpressing, heavy metal football or the latest «football from hell»; call it what you may, the past few years has seen Jurgen Klopp's heavy pressing and counter-attacking style
of football establish itself as a devastating recipe for an exhilarating and winning brand
of football across Europe.
Liverpool are one
of the most energetic teams in the league and Mahrez doesn't suit such a
gegenpressing style.
While Liverpool have yet fully to embrace the
gegenpressing style
of football, there have been encouraging signs emancipating out
of Anfield since last season.
This is a good early example
of counter-pressing, or
gegenpressing in action, even though Chelsea's poor quality play made this side
of the game a lot easier than it normally would be.
He has the skills to play on the right flank because
of his tremendous energy and tactical discipline, which means that he is perhaps most comfortable
of our wide players charging around as part
of Klopp's «
gegenpressing».
He changed Dortmund's fortunes with his
gegenpressing style
of playing.
If Liverpool rest players — and Jurgen Klopp would be a damn
gegenpressing fool to not do so — Everton will have a decent chance
of their first derby win since 2010.
Along with that he introduced his
gegenpressing style
of playing that really made the difference.
«Sociable Soccer is a super quick, adrenaline soaked football action game, an unholy alliance
of Guardiola's tiki taka and Klopp's
gegenpressing, where ultra sharp passing and shooting can easily be thwarted by a well timed slide tackle... something like Rocket League in boots»