time a high block will immediately put pressure on defenders and goalkeepers a mid block will look to start their press near the center and will aim to stop the midfielders from having time and space on the ball while a low defensive block also known as parking the bus will aim to completely limit the space in front of goal for the purposes of this video we're going to be focusing mostly on the high block structure as this is the most common in the high press however if the low and mid block is something you'd like to see then let me know in the comments down below the pressing game is by no means an innovative tactic and has been around for many decades but the style and frequency has changed drastically in the past few years thanks to possession hungry managers such as jurgen klopp pep guardiola and julian nagelsmann these managers and their teams aim to dominate the game by retaining the ball as much as possible and the best way to do this is to regain possession as soon as you've lost it in the NUMBER_TOKENs renus michael's legendary dutch team took the world by storm with their aggressive pressing game and is something that looks rather outdated when compared to the structure of a modern day press a decade later anarigosaki's ac milan would dominate the club scene with a similarly aggressive pressing game needless to say there's not a one-size-fits-all approach to the press and each team will have their own unique ways of forcing the opposition into giving up possession but there are a few key components that are present within each pressing move pressing triggers and pressing traps a pressing trigger is a set of circumstances that act as a prompt for a team to initiate their press a lot of these may seem pretty obvious and intuitive however it is fundamental for the team to consistently recognize these patterns some examples include a bad touch or a bad pass a moment of hesitation or when the receiving player has their back to go all these should be cues for the player closest to the ball to start closing down the space immediately and will need to be supported by his teammates to effectively limit the space needed to move the ball forward however not all mistakes should lead to a press and the defending team will need to check their shape before aggressively closing down the opposition as if not enough players are ready to move then this will just lead to the team leaving dangerous gaps that can be exploited secondly pressing traps are a more tactical method of forcing the opposition into an uncomfortable position they usually require more organization and are tougher to execute as you are not relying on the opposition making a mistake an example could be closing the center of the pitch and forcing play out wide where it's easier to defend as the pressing team can use the touchline as an extra defender or the defending team will seemingly allow a player in midfield to receive the ball before being closed down by multiple players an alternative could see them leave the opposition player completely unmarked but will effectively close down all the passing options available forcing either a difficult pass or an individual play from the attacker both triggers and traps are essential for any effective press and is here where we see the true genius of some of the best managers in the modern game with their own unique approach to regaining possession to gain a good understanding of the different ways of pressing we're going to be taking a look at three key managers jurgen klopp pep guardiola and julian nagelsmann
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