tjb
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(a) Lots of people will disagree. Attractiveness is subjective and a lot of people don't really like Pep's emphasis on technical tiki taka either and would easily prefer the chaos that gengenpressing creates. This is worth a thread / poll of its own if you're willing to write it up. I wanted to create one but was too lazy to put in the effort it takes to contrast both styles.
(b) Given we are fundamentally incapable of pressing, someone like Ragnick drilling that into the squad will allow us to transition into a more balanced game in the future if we want. We don't have to play like Bielsa or Hasenhuttl. Nagelsmann strikes a good balance. Tuchel's another example - He's influenced by Ragnick but his pragmatic brand of football is his own invention.
Thanks for saying this. It's a very arrogant notion that people have starting promoting. Unless it's Tika taka or total football it's not attractive. Tbh I didn't find Pep's teams outside of 2014 to 2016 Bayern and 2018 City to be attractive. Long balls are not horrible to watch, 442 is still a formation that can work. For me, it's just weird.