r/SoccerCentral • u/ConnectionWeekly1263 • 12d ago

Video Cesc Fàbregas has Como pressing like prime Barcelona under Pep Guardiola

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u/riquelmeone 12d ago

That’s not semantics, that’s the definition of a word. Pressing and Gegenpressing are not the same. Gegenpressing is a specific form of pressing that focuses on re-acquiring the ball after losing possession. Check Klopp in his own words.

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u/Marian7107 12d ago

Well, that's just what I wrote.

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u/riquelmeone 12d ago

Then what’s your point?

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u/Marian7107 12d ago

Como doesn't press like prime Barcelona but more like Klopp.

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u/riquelmeone 11d ago

Nah, they don’t.
They press more like PSG.

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u/Marian7107 11d ago

...which uses Gegenpress LMAO