Carlos García about changing the type of press (individual, zonal…) depending on the opponent

His teams default to individual marking responsibility, but he does not hold it at full intensity throughout. When the aggression needs dialling back he shifts towards mixed, and occasionally zonal, planning matches as individual-mixed or mixed-individual so the first label tells the players where the main responsibility sits. He admits that in six seasons at the club he has almost never used a purely zonal press. Watch the full masterclass: How to train the press in field hockey.

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