▁to ▁compact ▁positions ▁with ▁men ▁behind ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁hard ▁for ▁the ▁opposition ▁to ▁break ▁them ▁down . ▁The ▁' six - second ▁rule ' ▁has ▁largely ▁been ▁omitted ▁after ▁he ▁left ▁Barcelona . ▁However , ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁swift ly ▁winning ▁the ▁ball ▁back ▁following ▁a ▁turn over ▁of ▁possession ▁remains ▁at ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁Manchester ▁City . ▁This ▁pressing ▁t actic ▁has ▁been ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁pressing ▁pro ponent ▁J ürgen ▁K lo pp , ▁and ▁influenced ▁the ▁tact ical ▁approach ▁of ▁man agers ▁such ▁as ▁Maur icio ▁P och ett ino ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁in ▁other ▁sports ▁such ▁as ▁rugby . ▁ ▁As ▁high ▁pressing ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁football , ▁Guard i ola ▁evol ved ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁counter ing ▁an ▁oppon ent ' s ▁pressing ▁by ▁ens uring ▁his ▁goal keeper ▁and ▁def enders ▁are ▁comfortable ▁on ▁the ▁ball ▁and ▁capable ▁of ▁retain ing ▁possession ▁to ▁counter act . ▁At ▁Manchester ▁City , ▁he ▁evol ved ▁this ▁idea ▁one ▁step ▁further ▁by ▁util ising ▁the ▁fact ▁players ▁cannot ▁be ▁off side ▁from ▁a ▁goal ▁kick ▁and ▁ens ured ▁a ▁goal keeper ▁with ▁the ▁necessary ▁kick ing ▁force ▁to ▁kick ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁pitch ▁in ▁signing ▁Ed erson . ▁If ▁oppon ents ▁pressed ▁City ▁high ▁in ▁their ▁back ▁third ▁from ▁a ▁goal ▁kick , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁un common ▁that ▁Manchester ▁City ▁strik ers ▁would ▁run ▁deep ▁into ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁back ▁third . ▁By ▁doing ▁this