The success of Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick's system hinges on pressing.
So says Marvin Compper, who played for Rangnick at both Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig and was recruited by him as a coach at Lokomotiv Moscow last year. He acknowledges that not all players are built to play the Rangnick way, but insists his former boss can adapt to United's stars.
Compper said, "It's not for everyone and there were players who came in and were let go, maybe because they weren't fit for that kind of style.
"But, if you buy into it, if your heart skills are made for it, you definitely grow into it. You need speed and if you're not quick you need to be quick in your head.
"He's looking for players who have intrinsic aggressiveness in pressing. He uses the word hunting. You wait for the signals and hunt down opponents."
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