High Pressing

When Manchester City signed Rayan Cherki from Lyon last summer, there were question marks surrounding how the French international would fit into a Pep Guardiola side. Cherki’s talent was never in question, however, his work out of possession was in some circles. As the 2025-26 season has progressed, Rayan Cherki has emphatically put any doubts […] The post Pep Guardiola and Rayan Cherki have put a narrative to bed surrounding the Manchester City marvel appeared first on Esteemed Kompany.

Gary is joined by Mike Brown, Head of Physical Performance at Bodo Glimt in the Norwegian league. Bodo made the headlines last year for beating Celtic and Roma in the Europa League and play an ultra-aggressive style of play, both in and out of possession. Mike discusses the planning and management of the physical side of Bodo Glimt's game model and talks about: - Periodization for a high pressing team - Scheduling and planning in short and long-term - Getting buy-in from players - Managing loads throughout the season - Creating a 'no excuse' environment - Competing against Jose Mourinho and Roma Mike has also delivered a webinar for Marcus Walfridson which we used for research below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj5I_Em8FqM&t=1518s