Sentences with phrase «press after losing the ball»
Guardiola's men are famed for their pressing but they weren't in positions to counter press after losing the ball.
https://www.footballwhispers.com/ Not exact matches
If you look closely at the game again, you can notice, Mourinho's high, intensive press, right after losing the ball, was combined with a different approach.
And as an additional, some teams use the attackers and the midfielders in quick, organized and intensive pressing high up on the field right after losing the ball.
Also barcelona's style of play is built around possession with pass and movement, barca players do nt really take more than one touch before moving into a different position to receive the ball or draw the man and because they press intently after losing the ball it is not as vital that all players are correctly positioned.
Barcelona, in defense, preferred to defend from the front pressing the ball quickly after losing possession with their front two, Messi and Luis Suarez, pressing their corresponding centerback and their wingbacks pushing forward to press their opposing fullbacks.
«City have lost one game this season against Liverpool, who played with energy, they got after them, they pressed them high and won the ball in the final third,» he told Sky Sports.