Taking the advantage of the international break, I wanted to take another look at high press structures Man City recently used against different build-up structures.
Starting with one of the latest games, vs RBL, at which they used two different high
Starting with one of the latest games, vs RBL, at which they used two different high
During open play when RBL plays back, City pressed with 4-2-4. Haaland and KDB marked the pivots, while wingers blocked the passing lane between opponent CB and FB.
Second one is @ Arsenal and against their 4-1 build up (of 4-3-3). After a difficult 60-min period, City changed their out-of-possession strategy, and started using Dias to jump on opponentβs no.8. By doing so, when they pressed high they could turn into
And the last one is against Liverpool, who used 4-2 build-up. City used Lewisβs mobility to turn into man-to-man high press when Liverpool tried building up from left flank. When Liverpool moved the ball to right flank, Lewis joined the backline and
No doubt that these pressing structures can only be realized with extremely intelligent players playing with high concentration and constant communication. The players being able to adapt different structures so easily within such a crowded fixture is very admirable.
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