Out-of-possession pressing in modern day football requires high levels of intensity, stamina, and game intelligence from a pack of players working together to probe the opposition and force a turnover.

The arrival of 24-year-old Itsuki Enomoto at BG Tampines Rovers (BGT) — as Boris Kopitiović’s replacement — has allowed BGT to implement a more aggressive pressing structure higher up the pitch. However, this means the team shape is relatively more stretched vertically vis-a-vis when Kopitović led the press from the front; the opposition has more space to play through the gaps between the pressing pack and the rest of the team.

Individual player profiles always affect the whole, for better and for worse.