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Football · Level 10: Professional · Sub-level 10.102

The Gegenpressing Deep Dive

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

The pressing school in depth: Rangnick's road from Backnang to Red Bull, Klopp's Mainz and Dortmund, Liverpool's press, triggers, traps and rest defence, the coaching tree and how teams play through a press.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Rangnick before HoffenheimTake a test

  1. Rangnick has often told how Dynamo Kyiv's collective pressing left his side barely touching the ball.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · applied

  2. The German press mocked the idea of a coach explaining tactics on a chalkboard in prime time.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  3. Ulm then reached the Bundesliga in 1999, after Rangnick had left for VfB Stuttgart.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  4. Hannover won the second division comfortably in 2001-02.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  5. Groß, a bridge engineer and amateur coach, later worked as an adviser in Red Bull's football network.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  6. Finke's Freiburg played a flat back four and short passing long before it was the German norm.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  7. He left Ulm for Stuttgart during the 1998-99 season and stayed until 2001.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  8. 2015, 2021 and 2022.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  9. The libero lasted into the 1990s; zonal back fours took over around 2000; counter-pressing defined the 2010s.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · applied

  10. Two defenders followed the forwards man for man while a free sweeper covered behind them.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

Test 2Rangnick's Hoffenheim and SchalkeTake a test

  1. Plattner was another SAP founder; Kind ran Hannover; Mateschitz founded Red Bull.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  2. The village ground bearing Hopp's name was far too small for the Bundesliga.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  3. Ba played alongside Vedad Ibišević and Chinedu Obasi in 2008-09.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  4. He tore a cruciate ligament in a friendly in January 2009 and Hoffenheim faded to seventh.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  5. Rangnick said the sale went against everything agreed about the club's plan.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  6. Schalke won 7-3 on aggregate before losing the semi-final to Manchester United.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  7. Schalke beat MSV Duisburg 5-0 in the final in Berlin.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  8. 2004-05, 2006-11 and 2011.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  9. 2008-09, 2016-17, 2019-20 and 2023-24.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  10. Newly promoted Hoffenheim were 'autumn champions' in 2008-09.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

Test 3Red Bull football under RangnickTake a test

  1. He shaped recruitment, coaching and the style of both clubs until 2019.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  2. Salzburg's pressing overwhelmed Ajax in the Europa League round of 32.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  3. They beat Benfica in the final; Rose went on to coach the first team.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  4. Hasenhüttl later took his pressing game to Southampton.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  5. Salzburg won 6-2; Haaland moved to Dortmund that winter.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  6. Rangnick set a strict age profile, rarely paying for players over about twenty-three.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · applied

  7. UEFA cleared both after Red Bull changed Salzburg's governance and sponsorship.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  8. 2015-16, 2017-19 and 2019-21.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  9. 2014, January 2017 and January 2021.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  10. Only Bayern finished above them in 2016-17.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

Test 4Klopp at MainzTake a test

  1. Klopp, then a Mainz defender, has called Frank the biggest influence on his coaching.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  2. With Mainz in danger of relegation, the club made its veteran defender coach overnight.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  3. Buvač was with Klopp at Mainz, Dortmund and Liverpool until 2018.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  4. They had missed promotion on the last day in 2002 and again in 2003.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  5. Germany topped the fair play table and Mainz were the nominated club.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  6. 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07; they missed promotion in 2007-08 and Klopp left.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  7. The club moved to its new arena, later called the Opel Arena, in 2011.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  8. 2001-08, 2009-14, 2015-17 and 2021-23.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  9. 2002 and 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  10. His studio analysis made him known across Germany before his move to Dortmund.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

Test 5Building Klopp's Dortmund, 2008-11Take a test

  1. Kagawa scored twice at Schalke in his first Revierderby and left for Manchester United in 2012.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  2. Barrios scored sixteen league goals; Lewandowski was still mostly a substitute.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  3. Dortmund conceded twenty-two league goals, the fewest in the division.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  4. Şahin ran the midfield from deep before his move to Madrid that summer.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  5. A lifelong fan from the city, he played on the left of the attacking midfield.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  6. Piszczek joined from Hertha in 2010 and became one of the league's best full-backs.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  7. Steady progress came before the title in his third season.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  8. 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  9. Kehl to 2014, Hummels to 2016, Schmelzer to 2018, then Reus.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

  10. Leverkusen finished on sixty-eight points, three ahead of Bayern.

    Source: Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp · recall

Test 6Dortmund at their peak, 2011-13Take a test

  1. Bayern beat it with 91 the following season.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  2. Kagawa and a Hummels penalty completed the scoring in Berlin.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  3. Arsenal, Olympiacos and Marseille had been Dortmund's group the season before.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  4. Marco Reus and Felipe Santana scored after the ninetieth minute.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  5. He was the first player to score four in a Champions League semi-final.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  6. Zorc held the job from 1998 to 2022; Kehl, a former captain, later succeeded him.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  7. The club had to sell and lease back its stadium and cut its wage bill.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  8. Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and the final at Wembley.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  9. October and November 2012, then April 2013.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  10. Dortmund won the Bundesliga and then beat Bayern in the cup final.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

Test 7Klopp's Liverpool and its staffTake a test

  1. Buvač was called 'the brain'; Krawietz led the video and opposition work.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  2. Lijnders took the Salzburg job in 2024 when Klopp left Liverpool.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  3. Manchester City won the title with 98 points.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  4. The run had started in April 2017.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  5. Watford were in the relegation places at the time; the defeat came at Vicarage Road.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  6. Firmino pressed from the front while keeping the pivot in his cover shadow.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · applied

  7. City won the league by one point and Real Madrid won the Champions League final in Paris.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  8. 2016, 2017, January 2018 and July 2018.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  9. 60, 76, 97 and 99 points.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  10. Firmino scored the extra-time winner against Flamengo.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

Test 8Liverpool's European nights under KloppTake a test

  1. It was Klopp's first meeting with his old club; they needed three goals in the last half hour.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  2. Lovren met James Milner's cross in the ninety-first minute.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  3. Liverpool led at half-time; Sevilla won the competition for a third year running.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  4. Liverpool won 3-0 at Anfield and 2-1 at the Etihad.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  5. Liverpool went 5-0 up before two late Roma goals; Roma won the return 4-2.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  6. The penalty was given for handball inside the first thirty seconds; Origi added the second late on.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  7. He saved Tammy Abraham's kick with his feet; Alisson was injured.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  8. 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2022.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  9. All three came before half-time at Anfield.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  10. The match was played at Beşiktaş's stadium in Istanbul.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

Test 9The coaching treeTake a test

  1. Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in Berlin before Tuchel left.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  2. Schmidt had coached Leverkusen and PSV before winning the Portuguese title.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  3. He was the third foreign-born manager of England, after Eriksson and Capello.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  4. They lost 9-0 to Leicester in 2019 and to Manchester United in 2021.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  5. He moved on to Dortmund in 2021 and to Leipzig in 2022.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  6. Leipzig lost to PSG in the one-match semi-final in Lisbon.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  7. Hütter had coached Frankfurt before him; Glasner beat Rangers on penalties in Seville.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  8. Southampton in December 2018, Chelsea in January 2021 and Leeds in February 2022.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  9. 2009, 2015, 2018 and 2021; Bayern followed in 2023.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  10. Marsch took Canada to the Copa América semi-finals in his first summer.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

Test 10Rangnick at Manchester United and with AustriaTake a test

  1. He left instead in 2022 to take the Austria job.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  2. United won 1-0 at Old Trafford in December 2021.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  3. They qualified for the Europa League.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  4. Solskjær had begun the season before Carrick and then Rangnick took over.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  5. The result added to the pressure on Julian Nagelsmann months before Euro 2024.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  6. The win in Berlin sent Austria through as group winners.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  7. Bayern had been looking for a successor to Tuchel; they appointed Vincent Kompany.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  8. 17, 21 and 25 June 2024.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  9. 2014, 2016, 2021 and 2022.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

  10. Atlético drew 1-1 in Madrid and won 1-0 at Old Trafford in the round of 16.

    Source: UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements · recall

Sources

IFAB, FIFA and UEFA regulations and reports / club and federation statements / published coaching literature / peer-reviewed studies / contemporary reporting

  • Club records; kicker and contemporary German reporting; published biographies of Rangnick and Klopp50
  • UEFA and club match records; contemporary match reports; club statements50