That pressing is a high-risk way of playing the game. Operating with a high line squeezes the play and employs offside as an offensive tool, helping a side regain the ball, but it leaves an obvious vulnerability if insufficient pressure is put on an opponent in possession.
Erling Haaland has never been a natural fit for Pep Guardiola. Guardiola demands control. He wants his teams to hold possession until they get themselves into a position from which they can thwart a breakaway should possession be lost.
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