“In my opinion, Guardiola generally too often gets lost in trying to win a game in advance. That tactic often ends in wrong decisions, which prevent success.”
City’s Premier League title was wrestled away last season by Liverpool, who became champions of England for the first time in 30 years in manager Jurgen Klopp’s fourth full season in charge. Magath believes the Reds’ success is more down to shrewd business in the transfer market than Klopp’s system, however.
“Jurgen Klopp made the system a success primarily thanks to his decisions on personnel, not because of tactics,” he said.
“If Liverpool hadn’t reached into the coffers and bought goalkeeper Alisson for €60 million (£55m/$70m) and a defender in Virgil van Dijk for €85m (£77m/$100m), this system would also likely not have been successful.
“In the past, I’d have called it counter-attacking; today, it is called ‘Gegenpressing’.”
Source: goal.com