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SLPSlavia PrahaClub page
Squad value€1.04bn
Squad value€111.2m
Key playerMichael Olise
Key playerStepan Chaloupek
Head coachVincent Kompany
Head coachJindrich Trpisovsky
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Bayern press high and man for man to pin you in your own half, then pass their way through with their stars.
“Der Ansatz unter Kompany dürfte auch in dieser Spielzeit wieder lauten: hohes, intensives Pressing mit starker Mannorientierung, um das Spiel in der gegnerischen Hälfte zu halten, kombiniert mit druckvollem Kombinationsspiel im Ballbesitz, das die individuellen Qualitäten der Offensivspieler zur Geltung bringen soll.”Kompany's approach this season should again be high, intense pressing with strong man-marking to keep the game in the opponent's half, combined with forceful combination play in possession that brings out the attackers' individual qualities. our translation
Bayern hunt the ball right up by the other team's goalkeeper, sometimes with four players on the last defender. Expect them to camp in the opposition half from the first whistle.
“Bayern pressed the Europa League winners high and sometimes pushed four attackers onto Villa’s last line.”The one way to hurt them: get past that first wave of pressure and run straight at the defence. Bayern commit so many players forward that the space behind them is enormous.
“When opponents escape the first challenge and attack the back line with runners, the enormous spaces produced by Bayern’s aggressive positioning become considerably less comfortable.”Sabah's coach on Slavia: the moment they win the ball it goes straight forward, where their attackers are already waiting.
“To znamená, že jakmile získají míč, balon jde okamžitě nahoru, kde jsou hráči připraveni útočit.”That means that as soon as they win the ball, it goes straight forward, where players are ready to attack. our translation
They defend man-to-man all over the pitch. Whoever you are, someone is going with you.
“Neviděl jsem žádný jiný tým hrát takovým způsobem v defenzivě. Ať už je to pod vysokým tlakem, nebo v bloku. Prostě brání jeden na jednoho.”I haven't seen any other team defend like that. Whether it's pressing high or sitting in a block. They simply defend one-on-one. our translation
In the derby they picked four centre-backs and simply man-marked the dangerous players out of the game.
“Prostě se rozhodli hrát se čtyřmi stopery a pokrýt naše ofenzivní hráče”They simply decided to play with four centre-backs and cover our attacking players our translation