The Impact of Relational Play on the European Game

It's notable that we can see how high these teams are pressing now. Just four or five seasons ago which is just over 2,100 so you're seeing hundreds of more high turnovers. The idea behind positional play is to manipulate space in order to be able to give your players time and space on the ball. Eric Tenharg introduced elements of it at Manchester United in a system largely anchored in positional play principles.