Leipzig do most of their defending a long way from their own goal.
“Their defensive activity takes place relatively far from their own goal.”New coach, new tempo. Leipzig want the ball but they also want to win it back fast and go straight for goal the moment they do.
“The former Bayern defender wants RB to play with intensity, aggressive pressing and quick vertical attacks after turnovers without surrendering possession and control entirely.”One midfielder stays home; the other two sprint past the striker into the box. Both full-backs push right up the touchline, and the second the ball is lost everyone piles in to get it back.
“Demichelis took the same positional six, the same adventurous eights, the same aggressive full-backs and the same immediate transition pressure into his first competitive match.”Demichelis wants Leipzig to keep the ball only long enough to find the moment to go quickly.
“Sie lautet Ballbesitz, um umschalten zu können.”It is: possession, in order to be able to switch play at speed. our translation
He was brought in to get Leipzig pressing hard again.
“In Leipzig soll Demichelis den Weg zurück zum mitreißenden Pressing-Fußball ebnen.”In Leipzig, Demichelis is meant to lead the way back to thrilling pressing football. our translation
Expect Leipzig to keep the ball far more than you would expect, while still swarming you when you have it. The attacking players swap positions constantly.
“Demichelis, dessen Role Model sein langjähriger Coach Manuel Pellegrini (Malaga, Manchester City) ist, lässt ein 4-3-3 spielen mit viel Ballbesitz und aggressivem Pressing, mit agilen Außenverteidigern, wechselnden Rollen im offensiven Zentrum, einer Sturmspitze und technisch versierten Innenverteidigern.”Demichelis, whose role model is his long-time coach Manuel Pellegrini (Malaga, Manchester City), has his teams play a 4-3-3 with a lot of possession and aggressive pressing, with mobile full-backs, changing roles in the attacking centre, one striker up front and technically accomplished centre-backs. our translation