BRUClub BruggeClub page
LIVLiverpoolClub page
Squad value€238.2m
Squad value€1.09bn
Key playerNicolò Tresoldi
Key playerAlexander Isak
Head coachIvan Leko
Head coachAndoni Iraola
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Club Brugge press high to stop you building calmly from the back.
“Club probeert ook hoger op het veld druk te zetten, waardoor tegenstanders minder tijd krijgen om rustig op te bouwen.”Club also try to press higher up the pitch, so opponents get less time to build up calmly. our translation
They are the champions, but they look a gear slower than last year. Belgian pundits say the football is comfortable rather than dangerous, and the wingers are not producing what Christos Tzolis did before he left.
“Het voetbal is momenteel te gezapig en mist versnelling.”At the moment the football is too sluggish and lacks acceleration. our translation
Brugge want to pin you inside your own penalty area and win the ball straight back when it comes out. Ivan Leko judges his team on shots and sprinting, not on how much of the ball they have.
“Ik houd ervan als we de tegenstander wegduwen in hun box, want dat betekent dat je goed voetbalt.”I love it when we push the opponent back into their own box, because that means you are playing well. our translation
Even Liverpool's centre-backs step up: Van Dijk will follow a number ten high up the pitch, far from his goalkeeper, to keep the press on.
“Virgil van Dijk was then brave in tracking City’s number 10 high up the pitch, far from Alisson, to keep Liverpool’s pressure on.”Win it high, go straight at you before you are set: that is the plan.
“His teams press high, win the ball quickly, and attack before the opposition can reorganise.”Iraola does not need the ball: his Liverpool go direct.
“The Liverpool manager is not obsessed with his team dominating possession, which allows his side to be more direct.”