How do RB Leipzig press under Julian Nagelsmann?

(1/11) Where RB Leipzig previously pressed with a front two, they are succeeding in pressing with a lone striker who is supported by two attacking central midfielders taking opponents behind him at the base of midfield #RBLeipzig

(2/11) The first line of their press has become less effective at blocking access forward, but an improved press behind and the positioning of their wing-backs means that opponents are encouraged to build short, where they are then sent into a pressing trap #RBLeipzig

(3/11) If possession remains central, one of Leipzig’s deeper-positioned midfielders advances to support, creating a diamond structure that is not only difficult to play through, but that can contribute to overloading opposing midfield threes #RBLeipzig

(4/11) After allowing passes out from goal-kicks to be played under reduced pressure, those in defence then advance as high as possible so that that diamond has less ground to cover #RBLeipzig

(5/11) If possession is instead being built in wider areas, that diamond drifts in the relevant direction, and the far-side wing-back moves infield to form a double pivot with the spare defensive midfielder behind that diamond #RBLeipzig

(6/11) Attacks that continue along the touchline are defended against by the relevant wing-back, the closest attacking midfielder, and potentially the nearest central defender, when a further midfielder will also move across to cover #RBLeipzig

(7/11) Should that mean they become vulnerable to switches of play, the distance the ball is required to travel gives their pressing unit time to move across #RBLeipzig