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tacticsjournal.comLiverpool enjoy chasingLiverpool manager Andoni Iraola on the challenge of defending against Manchester City with ten men after his players had already expended so much energy: Yes, it’s difficult because it’s already difficult to press them when you are 11v11, so with one less—and the players already tired—it becomes a different games. You cannot be as aggressive. You have to wait and defend lower.It seems to me like Liverpool now press first and attack second. You can see this in the body language of the players when they are sprinting. Their first thought is ‘where will I be needed next to attack in the press’ not to attack in the attack.There is a different hunger and aggression there when they are chasing. Some people love chasing. Which is good.The problem is that when you can no longer chase, there has to be a Plan B. There was no Plan B. It is hard to defend against Manchester City down to ten men, but all of the aggression is gone and their attack needs that constant energy to chase.

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