Ralf Rangnick Quotes

Ralf Rangnick

Profession : Coach

Birth : June 29, 1958

I mean, firstly for me, the formation is a means to an end, it's a tool. Of course, in my opinion, this formation has to fit to the players you have available.

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The problem is that if we play in a 4-2-2-2, that means that the space behind the two strikers and the two 6s is that you don't have a player, you can only fill that gap by the two 10s. This is the most challenging and sophisticated job in that system.

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In the long term, it would be good to have one formation or one style of play.

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Jurgen Klopp, when he arrived, it took him three months to develop his Liverpool side. Thomas Tuchel, when he arrived at Chelsea, from day one, he played with a back three.

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Whenever we speak about football, we know that the major part is in the brain - what do you think? How do you analyse the situation?

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For me, success can only be achieved with development.

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Every coach, every ambitious coach - and there's no difference between other coaches and myself in that area - wants to take faster steps and larger steps forward. But in order to do that, you need to be able to train.

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When three players flock to a ball that has just been lost, it can look like chaos from the outside. But it's controlled chaos and extremely creative.

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In team sports, it is always important you are convinced about what you are doing.

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I tend to explain to players every two or three weeks why they are not playing and that is an issue in our team and other clubs.

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Erling, for me, is a target striker, who can play as a single striker like a target man or together with another striker in a 4-4-2.

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At the time when Chelsea contacted me, they only talked about the option to become interim manager for four months without the perspective for longer-term.

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In Germany, if Bayern play the bottom teams in 10 games they will ordinarily win eight or nine.

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Well, I think most teams have their system in England and they stick to it.

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Jurgen and myself have known each other since 1997. We've always had a good relationship. He called me before his first job as head coach at Mainz. He asked me what kind of money he should be asking for because he didn't have an agent.

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I've known Jadon since he was 17 when he still played in England, I contacted him and his agent when he was 17 and tried to convince him to join us at Leipzig but he decided to go to Dortmund and had a great time there. He became one of the best wingers in the league and in Europe.

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The step to Manchester United is a big one; for a 21-year-old, a massive step and it takes time.

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One thing is to know the gameplan, the other is to transform it and translate it on to the pitch.

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Everybody wants to play in the Champions League every season, but we have to be realistic.

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Our job as coaches is to help the team to create enough chances.

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