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

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.

Gegenpressing will still be fundamental part of Liverpool

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

Im not a tactico like you but when curtis Jones started in the last few matches, we pressed a lot and won a lot in the midfield.

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.

I was wondering how Klopp would utilise Robertson with the change in structure, and you've shown nicely how MacAllister will help do this

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.

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.

Perfect and simple presentation, keep up ❤️

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

Signing of Mac definitely means they are going to keep the ball. Love your analysis always.

Love your tactics bruh Keep it up

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

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

I'm Man City fan, Klopp will never change his style. His heavy metal gegenpressing system needs fresh young energetic and physical players

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

I believe klopp has definitely changed his tactics, this team is starting to resemble a city type of team

really good tactical analysis bro ❤ top job. YNWA

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.

Can u make a video about every position u can play in and the terminology for those positions?

can you do one with the addition of Dominik Szoboszlai? 🙏🙏

Best channel for tactical analyses. Keep it up! Klopp is too good a manager to be left behind. He'll figure it out.

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

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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.

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.

Hi mate is brutal canal you have :) I would to ask where can I buy this team board with pools in it?

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.

PLEASE UPDATE THIS IN A NEW VIDEO

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.

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

15 games into the season in all competition and pressing remains fundamental to Liverpool

The team should play like the Argentina national team with a lineup of macallister, Fabinho , diaz, jota , Nunez and salah

now with Szoboszlai we can finally implement our renowned Gegen press again.

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.

Fantastic video

Can you please make a video about post-match metric such as the win probability... Etc

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.

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

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)

Great video.

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

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.

How about now? With their latest addition? Seems it will be a combination of both.

Trent and macallister in midfield would be class

good explanation, thanks #ynwa

Liverpool are gonna so exciting to watch next season with the formation change and with Alexis and dominick

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.

Looks like we're gonna have Tons of Klopp's successors right here. 🤣😂😅🤪

Now szoboszlai has added to the team.what is your thought about it.?

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💯

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.

Surprised pep didn’t go for macallister who will replace guendogan. Could be money

We haven't gegenpresed properly for quite a while. We shifted to tactical pressing long back

Liverpool finish second or first if they sign a LCB and have more luck with injuries.

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

This analysis also clarifies why Liverpool bought Szozbolai.

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.

I just hope to see less lateral passing between defenders and midfielders, and more proactive penetrating moves.

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

This guy makes me understand football. He shows you the third side of a coin

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

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.

Halfway into the season and pressing remains fundamental to Liverpool

Hello buvac was the author behind klopp style notice he change as soon as he lefy

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

Your Analysis is good but klopp will never stop Gengenpressing

Every style goes out of fashion eventually, so if Klopp reinvents himself successfully i would love it

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

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

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 .

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.

Though Klopp and Guardiola are both brilliant, the difference is Guardiola implemented this ages ago. Even Arteta is ahead of Klopp in implementing this

Revolutionary gegenpress

by the way,wont robertson have to be dropped then if trent will tuck into midfielder coz he is too attacking minded

I can see a 4-2-3-1 for next season

It's still a gegenpress but the midfield just can't do the running they used to

What the hell is a half space. A space is a space.

Good guy.

I want to be a coach please if any person can give tips I am still wait

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

I feel gegenpress relies on the opponent making mistakes in their half rather than Liverpool creating chances from midfield.

Szoboszlai ?!

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.

6 of his 10 goals were pens so u should use non pen xg in ur analysis

I want to see Salah as False 9 like Messi

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

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 think so ,,,

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

yesterday gegenpressing is not running, many players out of the position, thats whay liverpool so weak

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.

He uses sparingly when needed.

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.

I like it. It's very nice to watch heavy metal football, but I believe a more possession based style is better for the players, especially for LFC with an aging team and insufficient founds. I think they'll finish 5th again

Klopp's idea of football is based on counter pressing you're sadly mistaken if you think he'll change it.