> “The dressing room has come to the conclusion that if they don’t press like last year, they can’t cross the offside line. It’s impossible. And that’s the diagnosis that certain players in the dressing room are making. Without intense pressure, you can’t play to the offside line,” he said.
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> ”The opponent repeatedly leaves a player offside. Specifically the center forward. Then the midfielders come in from the second line and, as soon as the ball reaches them, they pass it to a forward who already has a five-meter advantage over the defenders. And there is no center back who can stop that.
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> “If you don’t apply intense pressure and keep the players offside, they’re done for. And that’s the diagnosis they make.”