Pressing Fluidity
The Importance of Having Adaptability When Pressing
Introduction:
Fluidity is a common concept most typically talked about when a team is in possession. Fluidity simply refers to the ability of players to move and interchange positions while adopting new roles within their structure. It is much less common for people to refer to fluidity in the defensive phase and in our case the pressing part of the defensive phase.
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Fluidity when pressing is a vital concept for any team who wants to be proficient when looking to win the ball back higher up the field. The three ways we will talk about fluidity will be in reference to these three situations and ideas.
- Overcoming Numerical Superiority
- Changing Structure For Consistent Concepts
- Being Broken
Below is an example made using Keyframe from the Euros of a very slight shift in pressing fluidity. Belgium played with Lukaku and De Bruyne in their first line of press. These two players made up 2 of their front 3 players in the defensive phase. It was interesting the fluidity between Lukaku and De Bruyne to be able to…
