What are David Wagner’s tactics?
In his first eighteen months at Huddersfield Town David Wagner has completely transformed the way the club play. He’s introduced his own personal variation on gegenpressing, the high tempo pressing style of football made famous by Jurgen Klopp in his time at Borussia Dortmund.
I’ve heard that gegenpressing was an idea that developed between Klopp and Wagner during their playing days when they were roommates at Mainz. They talked about the way they both believed football should be played and developed it into a tactical system that can be seen today at Liverpool and Huddersfield Town.
But what is it? When asked for a name for Wagner’s style of play he’s shied away from gegenpressing and preferred to use the expression “Terrier Identity”. But what exactly is it?
High pressing
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