IronsideKozuch
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Maybe, but interesting thing is something else.I acknowledge that, just speaking to the people who don't think it's going to be a big blow. We are the hardest team to press in the world and a large part of that is because of Eddie's distribution.
Most important games against Arsenal, Real, United recently. They do not press us in the first phase of the build up. First line of pressing is about 20-25 yards from our GK. Ederson or Ortega stands with ball and everybody's waiting. Its been entirely different story previous season, lets say first goal against Arsenal (4:1). Stones passes under pressure in our penalty box long ball to Haaland, who plays it wonderfuly to KDB and KDB pull off one of his best runs and goals.
Best teams recognised that their team/defensive structure is to high up the pitch when apply pressing all the way against City. So they took a step back and start pressing when defensive structure is more or less in the middle.