Behind the V-press sits a diamond of defenders, and the libero’s job never changes: cover the hotline. Tanuscio shows him cutting out ball after ball aimed through the central channel, each time sprinting back to retake his covering position. The speed of that recovery, back on the hotline the moment the ball is dealt with, is what he picks out in the footage. Watch the full masterclass: Defensive System Variants & Pressing Strategies in Field Hockey.
