Guardiola v Klopp: Possession v Space

Guardiola v Klopp: Possession v Space

Guardiola and Klopp's understanding of the each other’s strengths began in the Bundesliga in 2013/14; and its effects are still being played out today in the Premier League.

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[TheNizoubizou]

your tactical videos motivates me to start a new save on football manager

[RaziuddinAhmed]

This video made me feel like watching a classic action movie where the protagonist and antagonist know each other and are giving each other equal Well done You guys should consider making a movie and please keep making more of such vs tactical movies...

[Grislythrone]

These two managers will go down in history as great friendly rivals. Honestly its beautiful and 20 years on we will all look back and cherish their battles.

[baronang]

Guardiola faced his big competitor, mourinho in LA liga
Then, Guardiola faced his another big competitor, klopp in bundesliga
Now Guardiola faced both of them in Premier League

[ThinkerYT]

Nobody understands how good Klopp actually is. Yes he lost a ton of finals but damn I love his style and really hope they win something this year in 2018.

[kevinlie]

I love when tactics clashed into a stalemate, which means it's the players and their micro-decisions who will make the difference!

[popsmokieiii]

Wouldn't be surprised if coaches watch this channel for tactical knowledge.

[ghostfacevillah]

There are so many cultural similarities between Dortmund and Liverpool, it's no surprise Klopp has found his feet and pushed the reds to fight against the best and win.

[karanb]

The Best, most friendly, most healthy, very professional managerial rivalry in football, I love them both.

[noofyofficial]

Love those to managers. They can yell at each other very passionately and then laugh and hug it out. So much respect for each other. Two of the greats!!!

[utbhai]

Watching this video after the 2-2 Liverpool city match in 2022. Both the teams played extensively to attack and struck balance between ball and space. Goes to show how equal both of these managers are.

[malusiseangcaba]

A healthy rivalry between these two, just two pure football geniuses, no press gimmicks like Mourinho and Pep

[tushardighe]

As i said earlier too, it was a classic stalemate between possession and space, proper mental battle and i would still say a great tactical advertisement for premier league football

[newtonheath]

I saw Klopp's Liverpool many times last season... when they are up against small weak teams, they intentionally lost the ball and let those team possessed the balls for a few seconds (6 to 12 seconds) then they instantly pressed and rob or steals the ball and swiftly send the balls towards the box for Firmino or upwards into the left or right channels for Mane & Salah to score goals and wreck havoc. It disguised the fact that they were doing a very good job without the ball, while relentlessly doing this they increase the REPOSSESSION (not possession) of the balls so many times making the opponents exhausted just by losing the balls, it was effective football
While Guardiola's City focused more on possession football, moving the balls and forcing their opponents where Pep wanted them to be in their own half. Their most important player was David Silva and Bernardo Silva or Kevin De Bruyne when he was fit. Sometimes opponent does not realized how the 2 Silvas dropping off was vital in City pass and move sequence play. So normally opponent's midfield & strikers does not realized they are moving or dropping off just to receive the ball and start the attacks from the back, it is so dangerous that 10 to 20 seconds later the Silvas are now on top of the opponent's penalty area
City lost to Liverpool in the 2017/18 QF Champions League just like what happened when those 2 first met when managing Bayern & Dortmund, Liverpool waited for City to make a mistake with a loose pass, robbed the ball and swiftly scored.
Just like what you explained the only way to stop Klopp's geggenpressing tactic was Pep reducing City normally relentless passing tactic in order to reduce mistakes from any loose pass and defend in lower block, resulting in a stalemate... it actually turned into a game of click baiting meaning who have the ball more will make more mistake and the team who stole and robbed the ball more wins... they were turning into a Mourinho

[amirulaffandi]

I love these battle of tactics videos!

[timromecki]

Just honestly, what a brilliant pair of managers.

[gokulragunathan]

A video about Unai Emery's Arsenal please

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[Adamhulbert]

I read once that Guardiola fears only 3 managers people in football

Klopp - because he has so often been Pep's kryptonite, someone who he cannot consistently defeat

Bielsa - because he is the manager he most admires and learned from, and therefore is probably the only man in football who can fully understand Pep's thinking and out think him

Poch - because he too takes a lot of his ideas and tactics from Bielsa and so he also understands how to play and defeat Pep.

However he also respects all of them as managers.