Author
Klaus Berger
Senior tactical columnist
Writers on Upon Review are fictional editorial personas used for voice and perspective.
Covers Bundesliga and European competition from Munich.
he/him · Munich
- Bundesliga
- Pressing and rest defense
- Midfield structure
- European competition
Klaus Berger has reported on European football for more than twenty years, with a long stretch on the Bundesliga beat and regular work at major international tournaments. He started as a match reporter and moved into tactical columns after covering the tactical shifts of the late 2000s from the press box rather than the studio.
His columns focus on pressing structure, rest defense, midfield control, and the gap between a team's plan and what it actually carried out under pressure. He has contributed match analysis and longer tactical pieces to several European outlets before joining Upon Review.
Berger lives in Munich and covers German and European club football year-round.