Ball Quote by Jesse Marsch

Counter-pressing is a very important topic. Putting pressure onto opponents almost every single minute so we can win the ball... but that is only…

— Julian Nagelsmann

A big term we always use is counter-press and how we arrange ourselves and what we do when we move the ball. So, in…

— Jesse Marsch

I do not think about formations too often. It is the easiest thing to recognize and to see on the pitch, but when the…

— Julian Nagelsmann

I mean, firstly for me, the formation is a means to an end, it's a tool. Of course, in my opinion, this formation has…

— Ralf Rangnick

Tactics are so important because everybody has to know what they have to do on the pitch. The relationships and behaviours off the pitch…

— Pep Guardiola

The more you know about your opponents, the more you learn how to beat them. Where the holes open to run through, blocking schemes,…

— Ray Lewis

You pressure, you want possession, you want to attack. Some teams can't or don't pass the ball. What are you playing for? What's the…

— Xavi

There is so much interaction in a football match: between you and your team-mates and how you support each other, work for each other,…

— Roy Hodgson

The formation is important but not that important. The important thing is the concepts in each position on the pitch. That has to be…

— Quique Setien

When a team plays you by pressing so high, if you do not take advantage, they grow in their field, with their atmosphere and…

— Sergio Busquets

If we do the build-up so well, it's because our players always offer me different options to pass the ball, so that makes it…

— Ederson

You cannot have a situation where you think that if you want to attack, then you play this formation, and if you want to…

— Nuno Espirito Santo