A Different Take on Closed Body Shape
Players are taught from an early age that a closed body shape is a cue to press. Manchester City will deliberately sit players in pockets of space, attempting to attract a press with that body shape only to then quickly pop the ball off and exploit the space you left behind. A tactic we’ve seen results from in numerous goals down through the past four seasons.
A video showing Pep Guardiola explain a back to goal with a defender committed game related scenario to Sterling and how the principles translate into real game. pic.twitter.com/5l5ZBhvIik
— Keepitonthedeck (@Keepitonthedeck) May 31, 2018
Players are taught from an early age that a closed body shape is a que to press. City will deliberately sit players in pockets attempting to attract a press with that body shape only to then quickly pop the ball off and exploit the space you left!pic.twitter.com/l43KTSPHug
— Kavanagh (@ObsessFootball) February 13, 2021