I feel the energy level today is better. can't say we executed high-pressing very well, but at least you find players now leaving positions to press. While we always couple steps late, we constantly got hit during the break , so Ralf mentioned "we were not in the pressing position".
Ralf resigned the head coach position from Hoffenheim in 2011 just because Chairman sold Gustavo to Bayern in mid season without his consent. You can tell that he stick to his principles without any back down. Ralf turned all his former clubs playing high-press football within weeks, if we eventually did not see high pressing football by the end of season, Believe it or not, the only reason would be the players. That's the time we know who should be washed out in the big overhaul.
Not trying to give excuses, but Ralf actually inherited a team of which the players are mostly unfit and can't really high-press, the COVID break is also a major set back to ground zero for his plan to build up fitness for the team. Today's game it looks Dalot, McT, Fred, Bruno are all fitter and already able to perform the needed intensity, once we have 8+ players up to the standard we should see the results of more synchronized pressing.