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FC Liefering — managers. SV Ried — managers. I like the way he plays. He's very focussed, has technique and power, I like that.

Wolfsburg fans and Glasner - "Wout has unbelievable finishing qualities in the penalty box," gushes the coach - like it too while Weghorst has been won over by his new boss.

That contribution has mostly come on the training pitch. Methods have been altered since Glasner succeeded Bruno Labbadia with 'Vier gewinnt' - 'Four wins' - a game played on a pitch divided into 40 small squares, another of the coach's successful innovations.

His lack of rest has meant peaceful nights for the club's fans and reaped dividends for a side that has maintained the momentum built in the second half of last season.

Some argue a clement fixture list has been a major factor in Wolfsburg's start, and that encounters with RB Leipzig , Borussia Dortmund , Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt in the next five weeks will reveal the true worth of Glasner's men and their new boss' methods.

The front three of Linz worked as the first shield. Last season Linz won the ball back Glasner will sometimes choose a specific defender, deemed weak on the ball, as a trigger for his front three, other times it may be a back-pass but more often than not the trigger for pressing is based on the location of the ball.

They will initially hold their shape when the opposition defenders are in possession. Above we can see the front-three are creating a narrow shield.

They are not pressing heavily but enough that the centre-back in possession knows they need to make their pass quickly.

If the ball is played centrally the positioning of the forwards means they will likely recover it. Glasner wants to force the opposition into playing a long ball, which his three centre-backs can deal with comfortably.

However, this is theoretical and will not work every time. We can see the player highlighted in the blue has the ball in the middle of the pitch.

This is a higher position than before and defensively we can see that Wolfsburg have changed from a to a The wing-backs have dropped deeper, and the two wide-forwards have dropped into the midfield to support the two centre-midfielders.

We are able to see just how narrow Glasner wants his defence to be in order to stop the ball being played through the lines. The intensity of pressing increases significantly when the ball has reached the opposing midfield players too.

Last season, When an opposition centre-midfielder attempts to break the lines by carrying the ball, Glasner uses his numerical advantage defensively to press from all angles.

Not only do at least two midfielders follow the player, but one of the three centre-backs is used to engage the midfielder higher than what would be expected.

Linz used this tactic to great effect to create counter-attacking opportunities.

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