Liverpool, Klopp Gegenpressing Tactics

At Borussia Dortmund, Klopp took three seasons before it managed to win the Bundesliga. No achievements come overnight.

Defense organization. That is what must be controlled well by the Liverpool players. Gegenpressing looks like an aggressive defensive tactics that rely players each player. Each player is responsible for a particular area and the opposing players.

In reality, the players Klopp survive as a single entity. When a player presses an opponent who has the ball or close the bait, the other players keep an eye on their opponents and prepare for all possibilities, including cutting the incoming feed into their area.

Gegenpressing certainly not the only way to survive as a single entity. Persist at depth, forming two layers of defense in the back line is also the type of collective defense.

However, it is relatively easy to master than survive as a unit while pressing. Gegenpressing make defense teams not meeting Klopp. Any errors in Gegenpressing is a convenience for the opponent.

Be patient waiting for the tangible result of the hard work Klopp is a must. If Liverpool wait, it is not likely they will reap the sweet fruit in the end, although at some point.

Managed to win not a certainty. Klopp's always the possibility of dealing with a manager who knows how to tame the aggressiveness of the players and the match against Klopp. Because Gegenpressing not new in football.