gegenpressing
gegenpressing noun: a tactic in which a team, after losing possession of the ball, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup. Also the present participle and gerund of gegenpress.
Noun
gegenpressing (uncountable)
- A tactic in which a team, after losing possession of the ball, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup.
- Not the kind of player you’d associate with the frenzied gegenpressing for which Jürgen Klopp’s name is a byword, the striker’s non-future with Liverpool is expected to be thrashed out by his agent Mino Raiola and Klopp in what the Rumour Mill imagines will be a fairly short conversation.2015 October 26, Barry Glendenning, “Football transfer rumours: Pep Guardiola to manage Chelsea?”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- counterpressing
Also used as
gegenpressing is also the present participle and gerund of gegenpress.
Synonyms of gegenpressing
Origin of gegenpressing
Borrowed from German Gegenpressing, popularised by Ralf Rangnick (1958–), German football manager.
Questions about gegenpressing
- What does gegenpressing mean?
- Gegenpressing means a tactic in which a team, after losing possession of the ball, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup.
- What part of speech is gegenpressing?
- Gegenpressing is a noun.
Words near gegenpressing in the dictionary
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