gegenpressing

English

Etymology

From German, popularised by Ralf Rangnick (1958–), German football manager.

Noun

gegenpressing (uncountable)

1. (soccer) A tactic in which a team, after losing possession of the ball, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup.

   Synonym: counterpressing

   • 2015 October 26, Barry Glendenning, “Football transfer rumours: Pep Guardiola to manage Chelsea?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Not the kind of player you’d associate with the frenzied gegenpressing for which Jürgen Klopp’s name is a byword, the striker’s non-future with Liverpool is expected to be thrashed out by his agent Mino Raiola and Klopp in what the Rumour Mill imagines will be a fairly short conversation.

Verb

gegenpressing

1. present participle and gerund of gegenpress