Course 08 - Pressing Triggers and Counter-Pressing
The shadow striker is **one of the team's three most important pressers** — not because he is fastest, but because he is closest to the ball when possession is lost in the high or middle thirds. Half-space residency (Course 07) puts him 5–15 m from most loss events; trained correctly, he reaches the ball within 1.5–3 seconds of the loss and starts the counter-press before the opposition can organise.
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01 · MODULE 01 - COURSE OVERVIEWPreview available02 · MODULE 02 - VIDEO MODULEPreview available03 · MODULE 03 - WHAT IS "PRESSING"? — The Shadow Striker as First PresserPlan access04 · MODULE 04 - THE SIX PRESSING TRIGGERS — When to Hunt the BallPlan access05 · MODULE 05 - THE ARC-OF-PRESS AND COVER SHADOW — Press with Geometry, Not Just SpeedPlan access06 · MODULE 06 - COUNTER-PRESSING (GEGENPRESSING) — The 5-Second Window After LossPlan access07 · MODULE 07 - PRESS TRAPS — Directing the Opponent into a Collective TrapPlan access08 · MODULE 08 - PRESS INTENSITY & ENERGY MANAGEMENT — When NOT to PressPlan access09 · MODULE 09 - PRESSING TRIGGERS 4-WEEK PROGRESSIVE PLANPlan access10 · MODULE 10 - PRESS EXECUTION & COUNTER-PRESS VALIDATIONPlan access11 · MODULE 11 - INFOGRAPHIC 01 - Pressing Triggers and Counter-Pressing Decision MapPlan access12 · MODULE 12 - INFOGRAPHIC 02 - Correcting Pressing Triggers and Counter-PressingPlan access13 · MODULE 13 - INFOGRAPHIC 03 - Pressing Triggers and Counter-Pressing Match TransferPlan access14 · MODULE 14 - COMMON MISTAKES — Wrong Trigger, Straight-Line Press, No Cover ShadowPlan access15 · MODULE 15 - INTEGRATION & SUMMARY — From Loss to Recovery in 5 SecondsPlan access