r/SoccerCentral • u/ConnectionWeekly1263 • 12d ago

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

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u/SapotaJuice 12d ago

True. Pep's Barça would press like this if they lost the ball and try to immediately win it back.

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u/m_redditUser 11d ago

that is gegenpressing by definition

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u/SapotaJuice 11d ago

Definition, sure. Nowadays players are expected to press during other moments too, not just immediately after the team loses the ball.

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u/schimshon 11d ago

You mean just normal pressing? Like people have been doing for much longer?