VFBStuttgartClub page
VIKVikingClub page
Squad value€419.95m
Squad value€39.08m
Key playerAngelo Stiller
Key playerHenrik Falchener
Head coachSebastian Hoeneß
Head coachBjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Nothing about how these two play marks this one out.
They do not sit back. Stuttgart come after you high up the pitch and try to make you play under pressure the moment you get the ball.
“In der Defensive agieren sie mit hohem Druck gegen den Ball und wollen intensiv pressen.”Defensively they operate with high pressure against the ball and want to press intensively. our translation
Watch their right-back: he is a converted midfielder who leaves the touchline and walks into the middle of the pitch when Stuttgart have the ball, giving them an extra man there.
“His midfield schooling allowed the left-footer to step inward from the right and create additional central superiority in possession, a mechanism Stuttgart continued working on throughout the summer.”Two strikers, two jobs. The new one stays high and pins the centre-backs; Deniz Undav drops away from them to go and fetch the ball and start the move.
“Undav repeatedly dropped away from Rostock’s defensive line to collect possession deeper and help initiate attacks.”They come straight at you from kick-off. Expect them to attack the very first minutes rather than feel their way into the game.
“Viking prøvde, ikke uventet, å gå direkte i strupen på Dinamo Zagreb fra avspark.”Viking tried, not unexpectedly, to go straight for Dinamo Zagreb's throat from kick-off. our translation
There are two men in charge on the touchline, not one. Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen are equal head coaches and take turns being listed as the boss.
“I praksis styrer dei skuta saman, noko som er veldig sjeldan.”In practice they steer the ship together, which is very rare. our translation
They do not chase the ball the same way all game. Sometimes they hunt it high up the pitch, sometimes they drop off and wait — watch how far up they start each spell.
“Vi må også klare å variere presshøyden, som vi var veldig gode på sist.”We also have to manage to vary how high we press, which we were very good at last time. our translation