the gegen press works but you have to upgrade your team regularly especially in the midfield department. The two most worst Liverpool players this season, Henderson and Fab, are midfielders who were overplayed in this tiring system. Klopp's system worked in his earlier days at Liverpool because of the players unbelievable physicality. Gini for example is available for 99% of the time and he never gets tired and he ran like a half marathon every match. But since teams, except Mancity, figured that sitting in a low block is the best way to approach Liverpool he wanted to take some of the creativity from the FB's to the MF. Hence, he bought Thiago who was exceptional at times, especially last year, but due to his frequent injuries couldn't maintain his high standard. Now is time for MacAllister, Kone, Thuram kind of players who blend combativeness with technique. Klopp won't change the gegen press but he is going to modify it by bringing more control and less franticness
A fellow coaching genius 👏🏻👏🏻 If truly Klopp was going to maintain the Gegenpress, I don't think MacAllister would have been his first transfer. Therefore if Klopp is forgoing Gegenpress for poessesion based football, the missing piece is a true destroyer as DM cos Fabinho is just not going to cut it. Smart thinking to move to possession based actually, seeing that FSG don't want to invest in players and the youngsters like Jones, Bacjetic and Elliot are technical players. But here's the thing, if truly it's possession based now, Nunez is officially a waste of money cos there's no way he's fitting in this system. Also, Man City will ride Liverpool like how they rode Arsenal cos you can't outplay Man City at poessesion lol you COUNTER THEM.
that hendo gini fab at its orime was an absolute killer of attacking football teams. at the point, it was almost like atrack liverpool at ur own peril. it was defensive trams that were our achiles heel. i think if we had beat atletico in covid season we might have won the ucl that year too
Klopp's liverpool style gegen pressing was the most dynamic & the most exciting style of football I've ever watched especially against teams like city. He needed fast & young legs to revive his high octane metallic counter pressing football again. Hope this season will revive it again.
@@ahmadag1820 99% of the teams struggle against the quality of Modric, Kroos & Casemiro. Just think if Klopp was the coach of Real then with that gegen pressing they will be unstoppable. That's how I look into a system. I feel right now Pep & Klopp are the finest coaches who adopt their own distinct style in football which played correctly is a treat to watch. The weakness is their high line of attack but as an opponent we are being relentlessly bombarded with their pressing up to a point that we choke to failure. Only last season did Klopp take a break from gegen pressing & that was due to injuries. Still there were matches were they played some counter pressing.
@@ahmadag1820You can't tell me Real Madrid are more technical than Man City( the team Klopp has won more games against than lost against) So that isn't true. Barcelona 2019 are more technical than Real Madrid. Even tho they won 3-0 in the first leg(when you could argue Liverpool played better) they lost 4-0 and were just completely outplayed in the second leg. Klopp's Dortmund beat Guardiola's Bayern multiple times who usually has the most technically gifted players and his teams are some of the greatest teams of all time when it comes to positional play. Not only that but he also beat a much more technical with also better positional play Real Madrid team with Ozil, Xabi Alonso 4-1 at Dortmund. So that statement is incorrect there is simply no evidence of it.
That's why liverpool are trying to buy Thuram and Kone players who has the physical attributes to push forward and press nonstop to revive the gengenpressen at the end of the day Klopp won't forsake his fundamental style he is now open to change and adapt but the moment he revives the pressing syle he will turn back to it.
During their 60+ game season, They often had to play the same players like Fabinho and the reduced pre season that followed wasn’t enough time to recover. That led to poor form of key midfielders and too many injuries last season. That’s my opinion anyway. I’m glad there’s finally a backup natural cdm in Bajcetic, He looks like a great talent. As for Gegen pressing, Klopp already spoke about how much the box midfield improves counter pressing situations, and I don’t think it’s going anywhere
Liver doesn’t need to change their philosophy, they just need to control the ball better, and counterpress better too. Mac Allister helps with the first problem, the second problem will be solved with Manu Kone/Khephren Thuram coming
Thuram and Kone and I'm very happy. Gomez or ramsey can fill in at right back when needed. Fabino can cover at centre back in worst case if no money left to spend.
I like them signing Thuram, but both him and McCallister much prefer the left side over the right. Which one of them do you think should be forced to adapt?
@@ljc7935 Ramsay has gone to Preston Northend on season long loan......Joe Gomez had his worst season last season.....no good in the air at all and always has mistakes in him.......if we go back 3, I say we keep Konate on the right side, VVD central but we to sign somebody like Guehi from Crystal Palace to play on the left side
Off the ball, you can be sure klopp will spend a large chunk of preseason working on their pressing but I agree that he's going for more control and alexis' ability to keep the ball in the final third is a needed skill set.
We need a midfielder who can help lead the press, is quick to react and confident in making interceptions. Part of our problem last season is just how slow we were to get the ball back/make tackles. The amount of slow/sloppy tackles from Fabinho that gave away a foul was _laughable_ We need a younger, hungry player who's mentally sharp and reads the game well. We need a technically sound player of course but more importantly we need one with a really sharp mind to be an example to the others
Fabinho was prone to giving fouls away, but last year he was ridiculous. He was 5 minutes late to every tackle. I'm just hoping this year he can rediscover his true status cos he's been a true legend for us the last 4 years.
Excellent illustrations of the tactics: That adds so much. Whatever role MacAllister is involved in: He's the best performance for price signing of the Summer and I doubt that will be beat so Liverpool should be very satisfied with that transfer process. I think for offence he'll be more helpful at keeping the ball higher up in the danger aka tilt zone and across a season that will probably add up? Liverpool still need a solid DM presence however to negate those long ball counters they suffered last season so will need another signing there.
@@PaganMin-1966 Hi i think what Next for Liverpool is Kloop tweaking his formation 4-3-3 to make Liverpool difficult to breakdown once again in many ways .Formation 3-5-2 with pressing and counter attacking with quick transition from defense to to attack.Any way most of our currents players are not good enough in 4-3-3 System .
Signing Mac Allister & positioning Trent as more of an inverted full back coming into midfield rather than pushing wide as a wing back will definitely give Liverpool alot more dominance in possession given their skill sets in passing. Where as in Klopp's 1st midfield of Wijnaldum, Henderson & Fabinho all looked to protect the 2 CB's being left whilst the full backs pushed up high as wingers pretty much to help supply the width, this 2.0 side that Klopp will look to rebuild will be more technically proficient whilst still keeping the base eliments of a Klopp side with the gegenpress. 4-3-3 will still be the base formation they step onto the pitch with but whenin possesion/attack it'll still resemble a 2-3-5 shape but set up differently. Before like l said earlier Fabinho would be the main DM who would at times sit inbetween the 2 CB's during build up but would also have Henderson & Wijnaldum both pressing & aggressively harrying the opposition into giving up possession. Whilst the 2 full backs would become wingers allowing Salah & Mane to act as 2 strikers/inside forwards attacking the space Firmino would leave when dropping deep. Now l should imagine or I'd like to see that Robertson would still press forward out wide providing the width on the left allowing Gakpo to come inside & attack the half space in the left centre where he's deadly, Mac Allister, Fabinho or Kone for eg would be joined making a 3 in midfield infront of the 2 CB's but would be alot more technically better in keeping possession whilst having the pressing mentality but not as aggressive as before. The other CM would push forward into the right half space with Salah having the freedom of the right wing to exploit the space. Hopefully Nunez will be the main striker in this new set up Klopp looks to using. He has so much potential & will score goals in this new possession based way of playing. Having VVD's & Alisson passing from deep, Trent & Mac Allister's passing range from CM, 2 AM's behind him & 2 wingers supplying the width.
i anticipate that gegenpressing will actually be even more important, with the box shape in midfield its an extra player in that press to support winning the ball back and this may be much needed with us having a lot of players more suited to a direct attacking style, mac allister may not be a perfect suit to a gegenpress but as long as he can run klopp will make him one
@@FootballMeta Benfica's Florentino Luis looks like a great addition. Defensively putting out impressive numbers in Tackles and interceptions, but equally great stats on xg Buildup, deep progressions and passing%
P.S. I think this adaptation will put Liverpool back in top 3. Any of the top 3. I somewhat think it is neccesary to be solid enough to finish above the Rags. FInishing above them would be a good boost season, and a real negative to Utd, which is always a good thing.The recent TTA adaptation seems exciting, hope Pool can get a LB reinforcement to keep up a charge. Too bad there is no chance of signing Jesus Navas
Gegenpressing is an off the ball tactic, so i dont see how bringing in mac allister moves away from it. You even brought up his work rate and defensive efficiency which is crucial for gegenpressing.
Why are people still talking about Klopp playing the gegenpress or not. Since 2019 we have played like a Possession side more than being dependent on counter pressing which is always going to be part of our game but we have evolved from relying on it too heavily as other teams evolved in countering it. Basically we need a game plan for different opponents and that’s it. Also Klopp has been trying for a long time to find more technical midfield players but non have been able to be as effective as he’d hoped. Let’s see now he’s actually got his men how well play
right now, Pep is using gegenpressing and so difficult to counter because awesome squad depth. meanwhile, LFC is struggling to use this tactic with new squad.
One of the biggest problems with Liverpool's gegenpress is that Liverpool players try to steal the ball rather than win it. Other teams have realised that and with a little change in direction they have been able to beat Liverpools press. Much like a bullfighter does with a bull. Man city do much the same thing but they are much more touch tight when defending and if they don't get the ball they make sure they get the man so the attack is stopped one way or another.
The gegenpress actually works anytime, you just need fresh legs in midfield to keep it working, which is something Klopp failed to do on time at Dortmund and now Liverpool. If you have the legs, the gegenpress is always going to work
Surely counter pressing is complementary to a controlling style rather than detrimental? The whole point is to win possession quickly again after losing it to create chances
The OP seems confused. Klopp has been moving away from Heavy Metal football for 4 years. But Klopp still believes in the high line which complements a pressing midfield. The high line offers a degree of support and compactness with a pressing midfield, and helps recycle the ball quickly. Also, would anyone actually dare play a high line without some kind of midfield press? It would be madness. As to you point, all front-footed attacking teams use a high and/or mid press some of the time. Controlling/possessing teams want to do this for the reason you state. That is not just Klopp; it never has been just Klopp. What is Klopp is how they have moved from very aggressive traps towards more subtle and energy efficient traps, such as purposefully partially shadowing a passing lane to entice a possible turnover.
klopp want to mix gegenpressing with creativity to unlock the deadlock, but he also seems to adopt more flexible transitions with inverted wingback to create congestion to oppositions in midfield. thats why in the new seasons he will be more flexible in his system
Heavy metal football is a one season affairs load with tones of players worn out and prone to injuries. The ball is Pep ball, de zabia ball or Ange ball.
I appreciate the analysis but disagree with your conclusions. I think this is acquiring a controller in function similar to wjinaldum and abandoning the attempt to use a deep lying playmaker of thiago, a recognition of a mistake in the transfer market. I think you saw with Gakpo coming in january, that liverpool were correcting a mistake in the transfer market in that Darwin Nunez was to be the transformational piece last summer but should be at Atletico madrid and not liverpool. his direct actions and tendency for runs to the left creates a situation where they lose the numerical advantage that firmino gave them in the center of the field, because he is not looking to sit in, but stay on the last shoulder for balls over the top. This sort of situation is peak Simeone or Conte or Frank, because both ask their forwards to either block lanes into the center when the ball is with defenders, or pin them back when the ball bypasses the first line of pressure, not aggressively pressing centerbacks or dm's with the ball. Gakpo being used primarily thru the middle along with a return of diaz allows them to have a better front press structure that they cannot do with Darwin. Additionally the fact that henderson is getting older means that they dont get enough pressure on the 2nd centerback as they used to and that leaves a lane out for opposition teams in buildup. ( Or be De Zerbi and require the opposition to have 4 players on your double pivot in addition to your 4 on each defender.) Liverpools issues are multiple, and primarily come down to FSG's inexperience in squad building in Soccer compared to Baseball, and klopp being too loyal to players for too long. If they do create this WM shape that you are noteing here, then Darwin can be useful in a situation where they are actively not playing with the ball but i dont believe Klopp or Ljinders will ever accept not being the protagonist in the match. Additionally the WM spells the end of Robertson as he is not a left side centerback (his scotland LB team mate on the other hand . . .). I think that the Alexi Mac signing is a recognition that the team has become much worse without the stability and control that gini offered and that the deep lying playmaker qualities of Thiago+TAA dont suit Fabinho's qualities anymore or the fact that the thru balls thiago wants to hit are generally not on, when teams tightly pack the box in banks of either 541 or 451. i believe that the WM was an answer to a specific season question, and not a long term shift in approach. the signings of gakpo and mac allister go 2/3's of the way to solving the issues plauged last season. With a henderson replacement the question is what type. one who is comfortable between boxes and can shift wide to provide a threat on crossing or direct running, or who is mostly focused on pressing and also being boring in possession. this shifts Mac's remit and allows him to be more attacking. With regards to whom this RCM is, i am not sure but looking in the french and german leagues for a good presser is probably the first order and then determining the best value after that. I would look at Kiernan Dewsbury hall from leicester, and Jens Cajuste from Reims, and maybe punt on Enzo Le Fee ( is a bit of an older harvey elliot but better tackle stats (FB Ref) However, Mac Allister allows them or a future coach in 2024/25 to use a variety of systems because he has proven himself to be an adaptable midfielder in either a positional play scheme that De-Zerbi uses or the relationism of Scaloni.
@@anish26295 Agree 100%. I have a degree of frustration with Klopp's critics, who lambast him for stubbornness to play the 433 the same way all the time. WTF. It seems they did not notice that Liverpool did experiment with the 4231 several times, and beat City at Anfield with that formation. But the 4231 sometimes failed spectacularly, and a lack of midfield options had everything to do with that. One of the problems last season was a lack of players who had the pace to smother counters. That is one of the reasons Trent ended up isolated and targeted. A DM who can cover ground and/or Gomez shifting into RB and/or a new pacy CBs could do wonders.
@@kyledittman8408 Yeah I know, but still I like when football analyst breakdown tactics, it's thrilling for me and also there might be something new that I might not have picked up earlier
I feel like we will see the old gegenpress that Liverpool was famous for, because the midfield now is full with young hungry players thus more energy to safocate opposite teams
It is also about how predictable thing is . In a klop system the next step is always unpredictable where the ball is gonna go and where it will land . But in a pep team you can predict that so naturally Liverpool has more chance created Man City are more predictable so naturally they create last chance.
Man utd during Ole playing like this. Liverpool before Coutinho was playing laterally as well. We need a player who can do counthino or Patrick Viera style of play , receive the ball from defender facing their own goal but quickly turn and launch forward attack
Actually it still hurts many and even me mac allister such a great quality hadn't taught twice before moving to Liverpool I had taught mac allister would end up with city, United , or Barcelona
Klopp's Liverpool ggpressing.......makes their games exciting to watch against top teams like manCity. The club and players are not intimidated by Pep and manCity. That being said...does not mean Liverpool will win all the time against ManCity. Klopp love for Saachi....takes a toll on a player's body tbh.....and unless Liverpool get an equally solid team B to rotate like what Pep do brilliantly in manCity...... But FSG are tight ass bastards....... ManCity is lucky that Daddy Sheikh is willing to spend in order to win and their biggest purchase was Pep💯
Gengengpress is here to stay what I do believe is that it cannot be sustained for an entire season where we are looking to play 60+ games....that would be a burnout especially in midfield.....I can agree that the gaffer is looking for more ball rentention especially in midfield, whIch would mean less cases of applying the gpress......so in the end we will be better able to manage our games with the hope of conserving on tired legs. We will also need to sign more midfielders for rotational purposes.....box to box in particular........YNWA
Nice video. If Liverpool signs Manu Kone & Khephren Thuram as they are highly interested in them, it means that we still might see gegen pressing football and Mac Allister would play the role of Coutinho.
You have got this wrong, lad...Macca will replace Hendo in that box midfield. You totally sidelined the other Scouse in our team..His success on the left was fundamental to our improvement in the last 9 games. Klopp wants Curtis there on the left..why? Because he never gives the ball away and he scores goals regularly. Hendo takes Milley's place as the arl-arse who comes on for the last 30 mins and rattles a few cages. Remember, Macca is the first of three coming into that midfield.
With Dom and Macca up front I really do think that Liverpool are one quality player away from challenging. I was not terribly impressed with Endo's debut but he had been with the club for all of one day so I understand that there is probably more to come from him. Gravenberch (even though he isn't a CDM) would be the business. If they go for Manu Kone, I wouldn't be disappointed but Gravenberch would be huge. And he isn't playing at Bayern anyway. With Macca, Dom and Gravenberch I really do think that Liverpool would be fighting at the front.
Klopp has modified his approach long time ago. Liverpool havent been pure gegenpressing since early Klopp days (2016-2018). He added many other ideas along the way while being influenced by his rivalry with Pep in PL thoughout the years. Both influenced each other. Pep developed his pressing tactics, while Klopp developed his ideas in possession. Liverpool along with City have been the team with the most possession than any other PL teams in last few seasons. So its not like LFC werent having more possession. You can have more possession also via ferocious pressing. Will they become more possession-based like City? I doubt. They still gonna have possession with more purpose.
Das Gegenpressing funktioniert, aber man muss sein Team regelmäßig verbessern, insbesondere im Mittelfeld. Die beiden schlechtesten Liverpool-Spieler dieser Saison, Henderson und Fab, sind Mittelfeldspieler, die in diesem ermüdenden System überbeansprucht wurden. Klopps System funktionierte in seinen früheren Tagen bei Liverpool aufgrund der unglaublichen Körperlichkeit der Spieler. Gini zum Beispiel ist 99 % der Zeit verfügbar, wird nie müde und lief jedes Spiel wie ein Halbmarathon. Aber da die Teams, mit Ausnahme von Mancity, der Meinung waren, dass es der beste Weg ist, sich Liverpool zu nähern, wenn man in einem niedrigen Block sitzt, wollte er etwas von der Kreativität der FBs auf die MFs übertragen. Deshalb kaufte er Thiago, der vor allem im letzten Jahr zeitweise außergewöhnlich war, aber aufgrund seiner häufigen Verletzungen sein hohes Niveau nicht halten konnte. Jetzt ist die Zeit für Spieler vom Typ MacAllister, Kone und Thuram gekommen, die Kampfgeist mit Technik verbinden. Klopp wird das Gegenpressing nicht ändern, aber er wird es modifizieren, indem er mehr Kontrolle und weniger Hektik bringt
If Bellingham could be signed, there is an argument in favour of playing gegenpress. Now it will be hard with the current squad without much additions.
The signing of szoboszlai makes more sense now so mac allister and szoboszlai are the box to box midfielders and fabinho and trent are the deep lying play makers while in possession
Though Klopp and Guardiola are both brilliant, the difference is Guardiola implemented this ages ago. Even Arteta is ahead of Klopp in implementing this
Klopp implemented this years ago, too. But during some periods of the season, his tactical choices narrowed due to injuries. A lot of pundits and commentators do not seem noticed the last 4 years of Liverpool tactics.
If Klopp is moving into this new system w/ the inverted RB to MF Trent, it leaves open wide gaps in the defense, lots of spaces to cover, easy to exploit in counters. Robbo & Tsimikas are not natural CBs, easy targets for opponents to exploit. Dont have bench cover for VVD & Konate, need to invest in a CD. I would prefer a back 4 line (with Trent in MF and Gomes / Ramsay at RB) or switch to a back 3 with a proper CD. The team roster is still unbalanced. Let's see what other signings come through. MacAllister is a good player & signing, will be competing with Jones and Thiago for starting XI
Klopp wants to protect Trent Alexander Arnold from getting exposed and maximized his potential, Fabinho was not good in air battle and Konate was not fast as Van Dijk, Bajcetic injured for a long time and probably getting less minute play in future
No chance. Just needs a plan B. You can’t gen press all season. There are games who teams will gen press you just as much and it just gets chaotic and it’s a complete waste of energy. No need to gen press a team poor on the ball or lacking any goal threat with 11 defenders. Klopp can outsmart Pep, but Pep has the squad and is more willing to change things. Makes you think of Buvac had more importance. Plus season after season of intensity with a trimmed down squad, you have no chance. Certain games need to change to stop us being so vulnerable. Still looking at energetic signings although not the prime targets so gen pressing will stay as Klopps number one tactic. PLAN B needs to involve Dawin as a 9 and an AM signing now Carvalho is going out on loan. Switch the formation! 352
I don't know, i feel Klopp is too rigid with 4-3-3/2-3-5. And he finally changed near the season end, cause gegenpressing didn't work out. Ah i wish he didn't really headstrong with the way he want to implement his tactics.
If truly Klopp is forgoing Gegenpress for poessesion based football, the missing piece is a true destroyer as DM cos Fabinho is just not going to cut it. Smart thinking to move to possession based actually, seeing that FSG don't want to invest in players and the youngsters like Jones, Bacjetic and Elliot are technical players. But here's the thing, if truly it's possession based now, Nunez is officially a waste of money cos there's no way he's fitting in this system. Also, Man City will ride Liverpool like how they rode Arsenal cos you can't outplay Man City at poessesion lol you COUNTER THEM.
look ,when your games been worked out and you stand by it , you may stick at it for while , ego will say your right and perhaps you will continue for a time , but if your smart you surround yourself with people that will tell you your wrong , then your ego will deflate and then you will sit down with your team to work on another strategy to bring success , unless your a fool , and i doubt klopp is a fool so he will change because it not about him being right and standing by his philosophy at all costs although id say he stuck by his a little to long but based on the previous season you cant blame him , but now its about the long term success and winning and what it takes and hell change his stance and tactics .
Klopp’s ideal midfielders is usually B2B, hardly Mac Allister attacking midfielder type. The fact he is using TAA as an inverted fullback does make sense for a more balanced possession play. Gegenpress will still be a mainstay in Klopp’s tactics, but having options to De Zerbi’s anti-counter pressing tactics is a must for next season; teams like Brighton’s press bait tactics has proved that Klopp needs to change, and Mac Allister looks like the first piece of the puzzle.
Tactics evolve. Gegenpressing was an effective defensive tactic for klopp back when he was at Dortmund and also for Liverpool at times. But it's probably more or less ten years old now. Eventually everybody adapts to you. So even the innovators have to change. This is what makes pep really top class. Jurgen is also obvs very good. That fool postecoglou who will be coaching Tottenham next season always gegenpresses his opponent in virtually every match. Throughout his career he has shown that he plays the same way in attack and defence against even single opponent big or small. He'll be up against some big fish in prem and will likely be found out
don't say arteta arsenal ... they don't play that way ... Man city plays that way arsenal plays crap ... i would like to see liverpool and city go toe to toe next season ... the league title was too easy to reclaim
the gegen press works but you have to upgrade your team regularly especially in the midfield department. The two most worst Liverpool players this season, Henderson and Fab, are midfielders who were overplayed in this tiring system. Klopp's system worked in his earlier days at Liverpool because of the players unbelievable physicality. Gini for example is available for 99% of the time and he never gets tired and he ran like a half marathon every match. But since teams, except Mancity, figured that sitting in a low block is the best way to approach Liverpool he wanted to take some of the creativity from the FB's to the MF. Hence, he bought Thiago who was exceptional at times, especially last year, but due to his frequent injuries couldn't maintain his high standard. Now is time for MacAllister, Kone, Thuram kind of players who blend combativeness with technique. Klopp won't change the gegen press but he is going to modify it by bringing more control and less franticness
well said !!! fsg out
A fellow coaching genius 👏🏻👏🏻
If truly Klopp was going to maintain the Gegenpress, I don't think MacAllister would have been his first transfer. Therefore if Klopp is forgoing Gegenpress for poessesion based football, the missing piece is a true destroyer as DM cos Fabinho is just not going to cut it.
Smart thinking to move to possession based actually, seeing that FSG don't want to invest in players and the youngsters like Jones, Bacjetic and Elliot are technical players.
But here's the thing, if truly it's possession based now, Nunez is officially a waste of money cos there's no way he's fitting in this system. Also, Man City will ride Liverpool like how they rode Arsenal cos you can't outplay Man City at poessesion lol you COUNTER THEM.
that hendo gini fab at its orime was an absolute killer of attacking football teams. at the point, it was almost like atrack liverpool at ur own peril. it was defensive trams that were our achiles heel. i think if we had beat atletico in covid season we might have won the ucl that year too
@@laxus9451shouldn't have let Gini go because of his technical and stamina
Yes
Klopp's liverpool style gegen pressing was the most dynamic & the most exciting style of football I've ever watched especially against teams like city. He needed fast & young legs to revive his high octane metallic counter pressing football again. Hope this season will revive it again.
liverpool's gegenpressing is less intense than dortmund's ( when klopp was there) now his pressing is more proactive
gegen pressing weaknesses come against technically capable sides who are good on the ball and played positionally aka real Madrid
@@ahmadag1820 99% of the teams struggle against the quality of Modric, Kroos & Casemiro. Just think if Klopp was the coach of Real then with that gegen pressing they will be unstoppable. That's how I look into a system. I feel right now Pep & Klopp are the finest coaches who adopt their own distinct style in football which played correctly is a treat to watch. The weakness is their high line of attack but as an opponent we are being relentlessly bombarded with their pressing up to a point that we choke to failure. Only last season did Klopp take a break from gegen pressing & that was due to injuries. Still there were matches were they played some counter pressing.
@@ahmadag1820You can't tell me Real Madrid are more technical than Man City( the team Klopp has won more games against than lost against) So that isn't true. Barcelona 2019 are more technical than Real Madrid. Even tho they won 3-0 in the first leg(when you could argue Liverpool played better) they lost 4-0 and were just completely outplayed in the second leg. Klopp's Dortmund beat Guardiola's Bayern multiple times who usually has the most technically gifted players and his teams are some of the greatest teams of all time when it comes to positional play. Not only that but he also beat a much more technical with also better positional play Real Madrid team with Ozil, Xabi Alonso 4-1 at Dortmund. So that statement is incorrect there is simply no evidence of it.
@@ahmadag1820 Real Madrid doesnt play positional football. Its a mix of counterattacking and posssession.
Gegenpressing will still be fundamental part of Liverpool
Nope; Klopp don't have the players to continue that style of play. Gegenpressing requires a lot of energy and Liverpool play a lot of games.
@@thekb1924 hence why he must sign players especially midfielders with legs
100% .... Heavy Metal is still Heavy Metal .... regardless if its Thrash, Death, Black Metal
That's why liverpool are trying to buy Thuram and Kone players who has the physical attributes to push forward and press nonstop to revive the gengenpressen at the end of the day Klopp won't forsake his fundamental style he is now open to change and adapt but the moment he revives the pressing syle he will turn back to it.
@@amenboughanmi5819but remember 2017/18, Klopp made changes
During their 60+ game season, They often had to play the same players like Fabinho and the reduced pre season that followed wasn’t enough time to recover. That led to poor form of key midfielders and too many injuries last season. That’s my opinion anyway. I’m glad there’s finally a backup natural cdm in Bajcetic, He looks like a great talent.
As for Gegen pressing, Klopp already spoke about how much the box midfield improves counter pressing situations, and I don’t think it’s going anywhere
Liver doesn’t need to change their philosophy, they just need to control the ball better, and counterpress better too. Mac Allister helps with the first problem, the second problem will be solved with Manu Kone/Khephren Thuram coming
Finally, we will be having a proper Wijnaldum replacement in the form of Thuram/Kone, and better we could have both of them 😄
We lacked a serious amount of mobility in midfield last season....I am hoping we can get both Thuram and Kone to give us some more pace
Thuram and Kone and I'm very happy. Gomez or ramsey can fill in at right back when needed. Fabino can cover at centre back in worst case if no money left to spend.
I like them signing Thuram, but both him and McCallister much prefer the left side over the right. Which one of them do you think should be forced to adapt?
@@ljc7935 Ramsay has gone to Preston Northend on season long loan......Joe Gomez had his worst season last season.....no good in the air at all and always has mistakes in him.......if we go back 3, I say we keep Konate on the right side, VVD central but we to sign somebody like Guehi from Crystal Palace to play on the left side
Off the ball, you can be sure klopp will spend a large chunk of preseason working on their pressing but I agree that he's going for more control and alexis' ability to keep the ball in the final third is a needed skill set.
Good observations. I agree it will be interesting to see their style next season. This season they had kind of become a team at a crossroads...
I was wondering how Klopp would utilise Robertson with the change in structure, and you've shown nicely how MacAllister will help do this
We need a midfielder who can help lead the press, is quick to react and confident in making interceptions. Part of our problem last season is just how slow we were to get the ball back/make tackles. The amount of slow/sloppy tackles from Fabinho that gave away a foul was _laughable_
We need a younger, hungry player who's mentally sharp and reads the game well. We need a technically sound player of course but more importantly we need one with a really sharp mind to be an example to the others
Gavi from barcelona would perfectly suit klopp's pressing system and playing style as he is very good at pressing and young and energetic.
Fabinho was prone to giving fouls away, but last year he was ridiculous.
He was 5 minutes late to every tackle.
I'm just hoping this year he can rediscover his true status cos he's been a true legend for us the last 4 years.
@@ashline102 you ain't gettin our golden boy
@@aaditya.panikulam4680 I like barcelona to.
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Excellent illustrations of the tactics: That adds so much. Whatever role MacAllister is involved in: He's the best performance for price signing of the Summer and I doubt that will be beat so Liverpool should be very satisfied with that transfer process.
I think for offence he'll be more helpful at keeping the ball higher up in the danger aka tilt zone and across a season that will probably add up?
Liverpool still need a solid DM presence however to negate those long ball counters they suffered last season so will need another signing there.
Signing of Mac definitely means they are going to keep the ball.
Love your analysis always.
they will have to sign at least 2 more midfielders and a top defender
@@PaganMin-1966 Hi i think what Next for Liverpool is Kloop tweaking his formation 4-3-3 to make Liverpool difficult to breakdown once again in many ways .Formation 3-5-2 with pressing and counter attacking with quick transition from defense to to attack.Any way most of our currents players are not good enough in 4-3-3 System .
Signing Mac Allister & positioning Trent as more of an inverted full back coming into midfield rather than pushing wide as a wing back will definitely give Liverpool alot more dominance in possession given their skill sets in passing. Where as in Klopp's 1st midfield of Wijnaldum, Henderson & Fabinho all looked to protect the 2 CB's being left whilst the full backs pushed up high as wingers pretty much to help supply the width, this 2.0 side that Klopp will look to rebuild will be more technically proficient whilst still keeping the base eliments of a Klopp side with the gegenpress. 4-3-3 will still be the base formation they step onto the pitch with but whenin possesion/attack it'll still resemble a 2-3-5 shape but set up differently. Before like l said earlier Fabinho would be the main DM who would at times sit inbetween the 2 CB's during build up but would also have Henderson & Wijnaldum both pressing & aggressively harrying the opposition into giving up possession. Whilst the 2 full backs would become wingers allowing Salah & Mane to act as 2 strikers/inside forwards attacking the space Firmino would leave when dropping deep. Now l should imagine or I'd like to see that Robertson would still press forward out wide providing the width on the left allowing Gakpo to come inside & attack the half space in the left centre where he's deadly, Mac Allister, Fabinho or Kone for eg would be joined making a 3 in midfield infront of the 2 CB's but would be alot more technically better in keeping possession whilst having the pressing mentality but not as aggressive as before. The other CM would push forward into the right half space with Salah having the freedom of the right wing to exploit the space. Hopefully Nunez will be the main striker in this new set up Klopp looks to using. He has so much potential & will score goals in this new possession based way of playing. Having VVD's & Alisson passing from deep, Trent & Mac Allister's passing range from CM, 2 AM's behind him & 2 wingers supplying the width.
i anticipate that gegenpressing will actually be even more important, with the box shape in midfield its an extra player in that press to support winning the ball back and this may be much needed with us having a lot of players more suited to a direct attacking style, mac allister may not be a perfect suit to a gegenpress but as long as he can run klopp will make him one
I'm Man City fan, Klopp will never change his style. His heavy metal gegenpressing system needs fresh young energetic and physical players
Who do you wreckon they need to sign
@@FootballMetakone and thuram
@@FootballMeta Benfica's Florentino Luis looks like a great addition. Defensively putting out impressive numbers in Tackles and interceptions, but equally great stats on xg Buildup, deep progressions and passing%
@@FootballMeta Gravenberch and Gabri Veiga but I want City to sign Viega. Savic is good but not sure typical Klopp player or not
@@bobbyboljaar7513is he similar to Naingollan from ASRoma? I always been a fan of Naingollan tackles....need someone like that to rotate with Fab...
P.S. I think this adaptation will put Liverpool back in top 3. Any of the top 3. I somewhat think it is neccesary to be solid enough to finish above the Rags. FInishing above them would be a good boost season, and a real negative to Utd, which is always a good thing.The recent TTA adaptation seems exciting, hope Pool can get a LB reinforcement to keep up a charge. Too bad there is no chance of signing Jesus Navas
15 games into the season in all competition and pressing remains fundamental to Liverpool
Gegenpressing is an off the ball tactic, so i dont see how bringing in mac allister moves away from it. You even brought up his work rate and defensive efficiency which is crucial for gegenpressing.
Why are people still talking about Klopp playing the gegenpress or not. Since 2019 we have played like a Possession side more than being dependent on counter pressing which is always going to be part of our game but we have evolved from relying on it too heavily as other teams evolved in countering it. Basically we need a game plan for different opponents and that’s it. Also Klopp has been trying for a long time to find more technical midfield players but non have been able to be as effective as he’d hoped. Let’s see now he’s actually got his men how well play
right now, Pep is using gegenpressing and so difficult to counter because awesome squad depth. meanwhile, LFC is struggling to use this tactic with new squad.
Correct. Gegenpreseing with Haaland and Tiki Taka with Messi.
Pep dominated and won treble with them
Pep is just light years ahead of Klopp , when it comes to tactics and winning consistently . We are playing catch up in a one man domination
One of the biggest problems with Liverpool's gegenpress is that Liverpool players try to steal the ball rather than win it. Other teams have realised that and with a little change in direction they have been able to beat Liverpools press. Much like a bullfighter does with a bull.
Man city do much the same thing but they are much more touch tight when defending and if they don't get the ball they make sure they get the man so the attack is stopped one way or another.
The gegenpress actually works anytime, you just need fresh legs in midfield to keep it working, which is something Klopp failed to do on time at Dortmund and now Liverpool. If you have the legs, the gegenpress is always going to work
Best channel for tactical analyses. Keep it up! Klopp is too good a manager to be left behind. He'll figure it out.
This analysis also clarifies why Liverpool bought Szozbolai.
yh bro thats what i was thinking
The team should play like the Argentina national team with a lineup of macallister, Fabinho , diaz, jota , Nunez and salah
Gakpo?
Surely counter pressing is complementary to a controlling style rather than detrimental? The whole point is to win possession quickly again after losing it to create chances
The OP seems confused. Klopp has been moving away from Heavy Metal football for 4 years. But Klopp still believes in the high line which complements a pressing midfield. The high line offers a degree of support and compactness with a pressing midfield, and helps recycle the ball quickly. Also, would anyone actually dare play a high line without some kind of midfield press? It would be madness.
As to you point, all front-footed attacking teams use a high and/or mid press some of the time. Controlling/possessing teams want to do this for the reason you state. That is not just Klopp; it never has been just Klopp. What is Klopp is how they have moved from very aggressive traps towards more subtle and energy efficient traps, such as purposefully partially shadowing a passing lane to entice a possible turnover.
can you do one with the addition of Dominik Szoboszlai? 🙏🙏
PLEASE UPDATE THIS IN A NEW VIDEO
klopp want to mix gegenpressing with creativity to unlock the deadlock, but he also seems to adopt more flexible transitions with inverted wingback to create congestion to oppositions in midfield. thats why in the new seasons he will be more flexible in his system
Heavy metal football is a one season affairs load with tones of players worn out and prone to injuries. The ball is Pep ball, de zabia ball or Ange ball.
now with Szoboszlai we can finally implement our renowned Gegen press again.
I appreciate the analysis but disagree with your conclusions. I think this is acquiring a controller in function similar to wjinaldum and abandoning the attempt to use a deep lying playmaker of thiago, a recognition of a mistake in the transfer market.
I think you saw with Gakpo coming in january, that liverpool were correcting a mistake in the transfer market in that Darwin Nunez was to be the transformational piece last summer but should be at Atletico madrid and not liverpool. his direct actions and tendency for runs to the left creates a situation where they lose the numerical advantage that firmino gave them in the center of the field, because he is not looking to sit in, but stay on the last shoulder for balls over the top. This sort of situation is peak Simeone or Conte or Frank, because both ask their forwards to either block lanes into the center when the ball is with defenders, or pin them back when the ball bypasses the first line of pressure, not aggressively pressing centerbacks or dm's with the ball. Gakpo being used primarily thru the middle along with a return of diaz allows them to have a better front press structure that they cannot do with Darwin. Additionally the fact that henderson is getting older means that they dont get enough pressure on the 2nd centerback as they used to and that leaves a lane out for opposition teams in buildup. ( Or be De Zerbi and require the opposition to have 4 players on your double pivot in addition to your 4 on each defender.) Liverpools issues are multiple, and primarily come down to FSG's inexperience in squad building in Soccer compared to Baseball, and klopp being too loyal to players for too long.
If they do create this WM shape that you are noteing here, then Darwin can be useful in a situation where they are actively not playing with the ball but i dont believe Klopp or Ljinders will ever accept not being the protagonist in the match. Additionally the WM spells the end of Robertson as he is not a left side centerback (his scotland LB team mate on the other hand . . .). I think that the Alexi Mac signing is a recognition that the team has become much worse without the stability and control that gini offered and that the deep lying playmaker qualities of Thiago+TAA dont suit Fabinho's qualities anymore or the fact that the thru balls thiago wants to hit are generally not on, when teams tightly pack the box in banks of either 541 or 451.
i believe that the WM was an answer to a specific season question, and not a long term shift in approach. the signings of gakpo and mac allister go 2/3's of the way to solving the issues plauged last season. With a henderson replacement the question is what type. one who is comfortable between boxes and can shift wide to provide a threat on crossing or direct running, or who is mostly focused on pressing and also being boring in possession. this shifts Mac's remit and allows him to be more attacking.
With regards to whom this RCM is, i am not sure but looking in the french and german leagues for a good presser is probably the first order and then determining the best value after that. I would look at Kiernan Dewsbury hall from leicester, and Jens Cajuste from Reims, and maybe punt on Enzo Le Fee ( is a bit of an older harvey elliot but better tackle stats (FB Ref)
However, Mac Allister allows them or a future coach in 2024/25 to use a variety of systems because he has proven himself to be an adaptable midfielder in either a positional play scheme that De-Zerbi uses or the relationism of Scaloni.
Trent and macallister in midfield would be class
I believe klopp has definitely changed his tactics, this team is starting to resemble a city type of team
Perfect and simple presentation, keep up ❤️
We haven't gegenpresed properly for quite a while. We shifted to tactical pressing long back
Indeed. Klopp left full metal football four years ago, but understanding of his tactics has not been updated.
@@ComradeOgilvy1984 I'd say the style of play last season was perfect. If we had gotten in more midifieders it would have looked better
@@anish26295 Agree 100%. I have a degree of frustration with Klopp's critics, who lambast him for stubbornness to play the 433 the same way all the time. WTF. It seems they did not notice that Liverpool did experiment with the 4231 several times, and beat City at Anfield with that formation. But the 4231 sometimes failed spectacularly, and a lack of midfield options had everything to do with that.
One of the problems last season was a lack of players who had the pace to smother counters. That is one of the reasons Trent ended up isolated and targeted. A DM who can cover ground and/or Gomez shifting into RB and/or a new pacy CBs could do wonders.
@@ComradeOgilvy1984 yeah true. Hopefully this summer sorts out our issues and we get back to challenging
Love your tactics bruh
Keep it up
Hi this is a bit rare in football but can you do a tactical merit & demerit of a 4-2-4 formation like that of hansi flick(Bayern Munich 2020)
It’s how man city play out of possession 4-2-4 press / 4-4-2 mid block
@@kyledittman8408 Yeah I know, but still I like when football analyst breakdown tactics, it's thrilling for me and also there might be something new that I might not have picked up earlier
really good tactical analysis bro ❤ top job. YNWA
Liverpool are gonna so exciting to watch next season with the formation change and with Alexis and dominick
I feel like we will see the old gegenpress that Liverpool was famous for, because the midfield now is full with young hungry players thus more energy to safocate opposite teams
Can u make a video about every position u can play in and the terminology for those positions?
It is also about how predictable thing is . In a klop system the next step is always unpredictable where the ball is gonna go and where it will land . But in a pep team you can predict that so naturally Liverpool has more chance created Man City are more predictable so naturally they create last chance.
I just hope to see less lateral passing between defenders and midfielders, and more proactive penetrating moves.
Man utd during Ole playing like this.
Liverpool before Coutinho was playing laterally as well.
We need a player who can do counthino or Patrick Viera style of play , receive the ball from defender facing their own goal but quickly turn and launch forward attack
There's too many factors involved I'd say though that tweaking it all and squeezing in Nunez at the same time played a big part in it all.
Actually it still hurts many and even me mac allister such a great quality hadn't taught twice before moving to Liverpool I had taught mac allister would end up with city, United , or Barcelona
Klopp's Liverpool ggpressing.......makes their games exciting to watch against top teams like manCity.
The club and players are not intimidated by Pep and manCity. That being said...does not mean Liverpool will win all the time against ManCity.
Klopp love for Saachi....takes a toll on a player's body tbh.....and unless Liverpool get an equally solid team B to rotate like what Pep do brilliantly in manCity......
But FSG are tight ass bastards.......
ManCity is lucky that Daddy Sheikh is willing to spend in order to win and their biggest purchase was Pep💯
Gengengpress is here to stay what I do believe is that it cannot be sustained for an entire season where we are looking to play 60+ games....that would be a burnout especially in midfield.....I can agree that the gaffer is looking for more ball rentention especially in midfield, whIch would mean less cases of applying the gpress......so in the end we will be better able to manage our games with the hope of conserving on tired legs. We will also need to sign more midfielders for rotational purposes.....box to box in particular........YNWA
Good insight, I agree you need a few more signings if you want to take it back to your top level
This guy makes me understand football. He shows you the third side of a coin
Surprised pep didn’t go for macallister who will replace guendogan. Could be money
You're very smart... I liked this analysis 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Nice video. If Liverpool signs Manu Kone & Khephren Thuram as they are highly interested in them, it means that we still might see gegen pressing football and Mac Allister would play the role of Coutinho.
Szoboszlai ?!
You have got this wrong, lad...Macca will replace Hendo in that box midfield. You totally sidelined the other Scouse in our team..His success on the left was fundamental to our improvement in the last 9 games. Klopp wants Curtis there on the left..why? Because he never gives the ball away and he scores goals regularly. Hendo takes Milley's place as the arl-arse who comes on for the last 30 mins and rattles a few cages. Remember, Macca is the first of three coming into that midfield.
Can you please make a video about post-match metric such as the win probability... Etc
Go elsewhere if you're a gambling addict.
With Dom and Macca up front I really do think that Liverpool are one quality player away from challenging. I was not terribly impressed with Endo's debut but he had been with the club for all of one day so I understand that there is probably more to come from him.
Gravenberch (even though he isn't a CDM) would be the business.
If they go for Manu Kone, I wouldn't be disappointed but Gravenberch would be huge.
And he isn't playing at Bayern anyway.
With Macca, Dom and Gravenberch I really do think that Liverpool would be fighting at the front.
Klopp has modified his approach long time ago. Liverpool havent been pure gegenpressing since early Klopp days (2016-2018). He added many other ideas along the way while being influenced by his rivalry with Pep in PL thoughout the years. Both influenced each other. Pep developed his pressing tactics, while Klopp developed his ideas in possession. Liverpool along with City have been the team with the most possession than any other PL teams in last few seasons. So its not like LFC werent having more possession. You can have more possession also via ferocious pressing. Will they become more possession-based like City? I doubt. They still gonna have possession with more purpose.
Looks like we're gonna have Tons of Klopp's successors right here. 🤣😂😅🤪
Your Analysis is good but klopp will never stop Gengenpressing
Now szoboszlai has added to the team.what is your thought about it.?
Fantastic video
I think the Defence and midfield will do a man marking high press
gegen pressing is good tactics but need to use it wisely. By the 70th min the whole team will be tired & suprise by a counteratt
Das Gegenpressing funktioniert, aber man muss sein Team regelmäßig verbessern, insbesondere im Mittelfeld. Die beiden schlechtesten Liverpool-Spieler dieser Saison, Henderson und Fab, sind Mittelfeldspieler, die in diesem ermüdenden System überbeansprucht wurden. Klopps System funktionierte in seinen früheren Tagen bei Liverpool aufgrund der unglaublichen Körperlichkeit der Spieler. Gini zum Beispiel ist 99 % der Zeit verfügbar, wird nie müde und lief jedes Spiel wie ein Halbmarathon. Aber da die Teams, mit Ausnahme von Mancity, der Meinung waren, dass es der beste Weg ist, sich Liverpool zu nähern, wenn man in einem niedrigen Block sitzt, wollte er etwas von der Kreativität der FBs auf die MFs übertragen. Deshalb kaufte er Thiago, der vor allem im letzten Jahr zeitweise außergewöhnlich war, aber aufgrund seiner häufigen Verletzungen sein hohes Niveau nicht halten konnte. Jetzt ist die Zeit für Spieler vom Typ MacAllister, Kone und Thuram gekommen, die Kampfgeist mit Technik verbinden. Klopp wird das Gegenpressing nicht ändern, aber er wird es modifizieren, indem er mehr Kontrolle und weniger Hektik bringt
If Bellingham could be signed, there is an argument in favour of playing gegenpress. Now it will be hard with the current squad without much additions.
The signing of szoboszlai makes more sense now so mac allister and szoboszlai are the box to box midfielders and fabinho and trent are the deep lying play makers while in possession
How about now? With their latest addition? Seems it will be a combination of both.
Though Klopp and Guardiola are both brilliant, the difference is Guardiola implemented this ages ago. Even Arteta is ahead of Klopp in implementing this
And?
It is not a competition.
Managers got to work with the quality of players that they have got..as well as manage the injury list...
@@myownlilbubble But only it is a competition
The winners celebrate while the losers seek solace in their excuses
Klopp implemented this years ago, too. But during some periods of the season, his tactical choices narrowed due to injuries. A lot of pundits and commentators do not seem noticed the last 4 years of Liverpool tactics.
Mane should never have left liverpool
Halfway into the season and pressing remains fundamental to Liverpool
If Klopp is moving into this new system w/ the inverted RB to MF Trent, it leaves open wide gaps in the defense, lots of spaces to cover, easy to exploit in counters. Robbo & Tsimikas are not natural CBs, easy targets for opponents to exploit. Dont have bench cover for VVD & Konate, need to invest in a CD. I would prefer a back 4 line (with Trent in MF and Gomes / Ramsay at RB) or switch to a back 3 with a proper CD. The team roster is still unbalanced. Let's see what other signings come through. MacAllister is a good player & signing, will be competing with Jones and Thiago for starting XI
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Every style goes out of fashion eventually, so if Klopp reinvents himself successfully i would love it
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So, why didn’t the Brighton HA tactic work against nufc? Surely nufc were exactly the type of team they were set up to defeat.
Revolutionary gegenpress
I can see a 4-2-3-1 for next season
Liverpool will win the league and Europa next season screenshot this comment.
What the hell is a half space. A space is a space.
It's still a gegenpress but the midfield just can't do the running they used to
Liverpool finish second or first if they sign a LCB and have more luck with injuries.
Klopp wants to protect Trent Alexander Arnold from getting exposed and maximized his potential, Fabinho was not good in air battle and Konate was not fast as Van Dijk, Bajcetic injured for a long time and probably getting less minute play in future
No chance. Just needs a plan B. You can’t gen press all season. There are games who teams will gen press you just as much and it just gets chaotic and it’s a complete waste of energy. No need to gen press a team poor on the ball or lacking any goal threat with 11 defenders.
Klopp can outsmart Pep, but Pep has the squad and is more willing to change things. Makes you think of Buvac had more importance. Plus season after season of intensity with a trimmed down squad, you have no chance.
Certain games need to change to stop us being so vulnerable.
Still looking at energetic signings although not the prime targets so gen pressing will stay as Klopps number one tactic.
PLAN B needs to involve Dawin as a 9 and an AM signing now Carvalho is going out on loan. Switch the formation! 352
good explanation, thanks #ynwa
I don't know, i feel Klopp is too rigid with 4-3-3/2-3-5. And he finally changed near the season end, cause gegenpressing didn't work out. Ah i wish he didn't really headstrong with the way he want to implement his tactics.
I want to see Salah as False 9 like Messi
He uses sparingly when needed.
by the way,wont robertson have to be dropped then if trent will tuck into midfielder coz he is too attacking minded
Good guy.
Hello buvac was the author behind klopp style notice he change as soon as he lefy
He is going for the New Wave of Progressive Metal. Think of it as switching from Metallica Master of Puppets to Dream Theatre Images and Words
If truly Klopp is forgoing Gegenpress for poessesion based football, the missing piece is a true destroyer as DM cos Fabinho is just not going to cut it.
Smart thinking to move to possession based actually, seeing that FSG don't want to invest in players and the youngsters like Jones, Bacjetic and Elliot are technical players.
But here's the thing, if truly it's possession based now, Nunez is officially a waste of money cos there's no way he's fitting in this system. Also, Man City will ride Liverpool like how they rode Arsenal cos you can't outplay Man City at poessesion lol you COUNTER THEM.
look ,when your games been worked out and you stand by it , you may stick at it for while , ego will say your right and perhaps you will continue for a time , but if your smart you surround yourself with people that will tell you your wrong , then your ego will deflate and then you will sit down with your team to work on another strategy to bring success , unless your a fool , and i doubt klopp is a fool so he will change because it not about him being right and standing by his philosophy at all costs although id say he stuck by his a little to long but based on the previous season you cant blame him , but now its about the long term success and winning and what it takes and hell change his stance and tactics .
I feel gegenpress relies on the opponent making mistakes in their half rather than Liverpool creating chances from midfield.
6 of his 10 goals were pens so u should use non pen xg in ur analysis
Klopp's idea of football is based on counter pressing you're sadly mistaken if you think he'll change it.
Klopp’s ideal midfielders is usually B2B, hardly Mac Allister attacking midfielder type. The fact he is using TAA as an inverted fullback does make sense for a more balanced possession play. Gegenpress will still be a mainstay in Klopp’s tactics, but having options to De Zerbi’s anti-counter pressing tactics is a must for next season; teams like Brighton’s press bait tactics has proved that Klopp needs to change, and Mac Allister looks like the first piece of the puzzle.
Klopp is a one trick pony. Having Trent as RB is like racing in a grand prix on 3 wheels
Tactics evolve. Gegenpressing was an effective defensive tactic for klopp back when he was at Dortmund and also for Liverpool at times. But it's probably more or less ten years old now. Eventually everybody adapts to you. So even the innovators have to change. This is what makes pep really top class. Jurgen is also obvs very good.
That fool postecoglou who will be coaching Tottenham next season always gegenpresses his opponent in virtually every match. Throughout his career he has shown that he plays the same way in attack and defence against even single opponent big or small. He'll be up against some big fish in prem and will likely be found out
I feel like this is the case with liverpool where they sign players who they think is a bargain wether or not they fit into their tactics.
don't say arteta arsenal ... they don't play that way ... Man city plays that way
arsenal plays crap ... i would like to see liverpool and city go toe to toe next season ... the league title was too easy to reclaim
Gengenpress is too physical and energy consuming
Liverpool fans just leave a like
For a better next season ❤❤
Mac alister can't run that means lfc will not play high pressure
Is this video like 2 years late?