Thibaut R. Hi Thibaut, always asking great questions!

With younger and mixed ability groups, this will happen. Our preference is to challenge the player on the ball when they do.

We're also not keen on limiting touches here, as a turn in this situation can take 3 to 4 small touches, so it's important that players have the freedom to work through it.

"What does the opposite side of the pitch look like when the 9 closes you down?"

"How might we switch play from there?"

That way, you're keeping the understanding in the practice without stopping it. Through some of our technical sessions, particularly the Grassroots practices, players are also building the skills to turn out from the press and find the free player, which should start to show up in practices like this one.

Ian B. Hi Ian,

No, this is not primarily Tactx content; it is not part of the subscription package. 

Saverio B. Hi!

Around 33.26 in the video you see pressing patterns. Where the centre forward is on the first line, this could easliy become the '9' into the '10' position, the '7' into the '9' position and the '10' into the '7' position. Hope that makes sense!

Daniel A. Hi Daniel, it depends on the player's position on the ball. A wider position leaves little room for overlap and would suggest (though not always) that an underlap is better suited to the scenario. Likewise, if the player on the ball is on the inside of the pitch, the space is on the outside for the overlap.(see image from the game last night) 

Hi Tyler,

We have quite a lot of footage on him, we will try and get this out just after the World Cup

Bumping this before it closes in a few hours.

Ian Barratt Hi Ian, we have sent you a DM

Hi Yagiz.

We have two projects that we are working on behind the scenes. The Bielsa one will follow, and we are looking at the first releases around September. 

One thing I didn't mention is that Domenec Torrent's definition literally includes the concept of relation within it: PP is positioning your players RELATIVE to everyone on the pitch to generate advantages. Where Guardiola and Diniz differ is in conceiving of how you structure these relationships - not in one disregarding relationships altogether.

It's worth remembering that all relationships on a football pitch are impossible without a concept of position. In that respect, relationism HAS to be positional.