Football
Mike Goodman 7y

The evolving defensive tactics of the Premier League

This Sunday's matchup between Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool and Jose Mourinho's Manchester United seems like a clash of tactical generations. It's Mourinho, whose bruising, direct, defensive style first took the Premier League by storm in 2004 with Chelsea against Klopp's newer, more exciting, aggressive counterpress, a system he brought to the Premier League last season.

It's certainly true that Klopp and Mourinho have different tactical approaches. What's less clear is whether one approach is superior to the other by definition.

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