Download or read book Ralf Rangnick written by A. A and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: © REVISED AND UPDATED THE JOURNEY OF THE SOCCER REVOLUTIONARY -- MORE THAN BIOGRAPHY Knowing Ralf and his career and how the football world works, comes in and does an unbelievable job and everybody is happy in many football clubs and German football. Over the last twenty years, it could be argued that no individual has had more of a significant influence in German football than Ralf Rangnick. Rangnick drew inspiration from the likes of Arrigo Sacchi who could be argued as the biggest influencer on today's pressing game. The German opting to implement a style of gengenpressing, in which the team through pressing triggers aim to win the ball back from the opponent, Rangnick is a byword for tactical influence and talent development in Germany, even taking some credit for the national team's 2014 World Cup success. This season's Bundesliga has been nicknamed the "Rangnickliga", Rangnick is a pioneer: he was one of the first coaches to use video analysis. Rangnick was also a pioneer, he was ahead of his time and whilst at Hoffenheim was one of the first coaches to use video analysis to make informed decisions. There is no doubt that he has influenced the likes of Thomas Tuchel, Julian Nagelsmann, and Marco Rose, who are without a doubt some of the best managers in the game. The exposure to Ralf's ways of working has certainly inspired many, Rangnick fell in love with English football while studying at Sussex University as a 21-year-old as part of his English and PE degree from Stuttgart University. The pressing style Ralf Rangnick once preached to a skeptical German audience is now soccer orthodoxy. As he seeks his next project, he is again peering into the sport's future. Since 2012, Rangnick has operated in several high-profile sporting director roles, most notably with the Red Bull stable of clubs and RB Leipzig especially, during which the club rose from the fourth tier of German football to challenging for the Bundesliga title. Rangnick's "fast, proactive, attacking, counter-attacking, counter-pressing, exciting and entertaining" approach is the leading strand in the European game and has colored the styles of Jurgen Klopp, Thomas Tuchel, and Nagelsmann. The greatest managerial minds of this generation are geared to his football ideas and the tentacles of his influence stretch well beyond those men. Rangnick's trophies are everywhere you look the aggressive high-press, the elite coaching minds, the decisive talents he introduced us to. CLICK BUY NOW

Download or read book Net Gains written by Ryan O'Hanlon and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth examination of the rise of analytics in soccer and the wild experiments unfolding around the world in the beautiful game Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution takes readers on a tour across the world and throughout soccer history, introducing the many people who have attempted to shine a light onto and innovate a sport that, in many ways, is still stuck in the Dark Ages. This deep dive into the rise of analytics in soccer—a sport where tradition reigns supreme—shows how revolutionary tactics and underexplored metrics are breaking the beautiful game wide open. By exploring how massive institutions built on billions of dollars can function for so long without any kind of introspection—and what happens when people from the outside attempt to question the status quo—author Ryan O'Hanlon, staff writer at ESPN, shows how time and again experts, managers, coaches, players, and fans feel they know the best approach for any given team or player, and yet get undermined by the complexity of the game—and human behavior. To tell this globe-trekking story, O'Hanlon takes readers inside the front offices and analytics departments of the top professional leagues’ most cutting-edge clubs and profiles a misfit cast of number-crunchers, behavioral economists, tech insiders, and managers all working to move beyond the philosophical side of soccer and uncover the hard truths behind possession, goals, and developing talent.

Download or read book Ralf Rangnick written by Josh A and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RALF RANGNICK - SOCCER MOST WANTED GENIUS It's very strange that many never heard his name until he was appointed Manchester United manager, and that's where we learned who is the architect of the German pressing game. The god of pressing game nurtured many young notables and some top German coaches, who later implemented his philosophy in various top Leagues. Ralf Rangnick is one of those managers who has helped many small clubs become a powerhouse in Europe. In this book, we dissect the philosophy, playing style, and tactics of Ralf Rangnick as a manager. The god of pressing game nurtured many young notables and some top German coaches, who later implemented his philosophy in various top Leagues. Today, the 'Gegenpressing' word has become buzzword for modern German coaching. It has become popular in Premier League. However, under Ralf Rangnick's mentorship Jurgen Klopp, Thomas Tuchel and Julian Nagelsmann carried gegenpressing. it's very similar to my almost-coaching friend Jurgen Klopp. Our football is very heavy metal, rock, and roll and it's not slow balls." RALF "However, Rangnick is a coach whose experience, know-how, recruitment capability, and playing philosophy could inspire Manchester United back to the European football elite." If you're wondering what kind of coach the German is and what kind of success he's had and how he implements his soccer idealogy keep reading... CLICK BUY NOW

Download or read book The European Game written by Dan Fieldsend and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-06-08 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British sportswriter goes inside some of Europe’s best soccer clubs—from Bilbao to Bavaria and beyond—to reveal their winning secrets. In The European Game, Daniel Fieldsend travels across Europe to discover the methods for success used at some of the continent’s biggest Football clubs—from Ajax, Juventus and Benfica to Bayern Munich, A.C Milan, Lyon, Athletic Bilbao and many more. At every stop, Fieldsend pulls back the curtain to reveal what makes each club tick, speaking to everyone from scouts and academy coaches to first team managers, analysts and board members. Insightful, ambitious and compelling, The European Game is about more than just a game. It’s about community, identity and attachment. It explores leadership, tactics, coaching and scouting as well as politics, finance, fandom and culture. Celebrating the uniqueness of football clubs around the continent, it also investigates whether their methods can be replicated in other domestic leagues.

Download or read book Soccer Analytics written by Clive Beggs and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-03-11 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports analytics is on the rise, with top soccer clubs, bookmakers, and broadcasters all employing statisticians and data scientists to gain an edge over their competitors. Many popular books have been written exploring the mathematics of soccer. However, few supply details on how soccer data can be analysed in real-life. The book addresses this issue via a practical route one approach designed to show readers how to successfully tackle a range of soccer related problems using the easy-to-learn computer language R. Through a series of easy-to-follow examples, the book explains how R can be used to: Download and edit soccer data Produce graphics and statistics Predict match outcomes and final league positions Formulate betting strategies Rank teams Construct passing networks Assess match play Soccer Analytics: An Introduction Using R is a comprehensive introduction to soccer analytics aimed at all those interested in analysing soccer data, be they fans, gamblers, coaches, sports scientists, or data scientists and statisticians wishing to pursue a career in professional soccer. It aims to equip the reader with the knowledge and skills required to confidently analyse soccer data using R, all in a few easy lessons.

Download or read book Creating World Champions written by Stephan Schmidt and published by Meyer & Meyer Sport. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soccer players and coaches alike admire the German national team for their combination of individual qualities and teamwork, leading to some of the most creative soccer being played during the 2014 World Championship. The roots for the German team’s success can be found in the youth training practiced in German soccer clubs. Most professional soccer clubs in Germany have their own youth academy where the next Bundesliga stars are formed. Of the 2014 World Cup squad, only Miroslav Klose was not trained in one of these academies. In this book, the system used for German soccer youth development is explained with particular emphasis on the different paths that young players can take on the road to success. World Champions and rising star players present their individual stories and some of the exercises that improve their strengths and remove their weaknesses. This book contains many interviews with former Bundesliga stars, soccer experts, and youth and professional coaches as well as an overview of the youth development program of an ambitious amateur club. Some of the star players interviewed include Marco Reus, Manuel Neuer, and Shkodran Mustafi as well as rising stars Sebastian Rode and Maximilian Arnold. This book is for everyone who’s interested in the German Soccer Association’s talent nurturing and different perspectives on the preparation of young players for a professional soccer career.

Download or read book The Blizzard The Football Quarterly Issue Sixteen written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2015-03-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blizzard is a quarterly football publication, put together by a cooperative of journalists and authors, its main aim to provide a platform for top-class writers from across the globe to enjoy the space and the freedom to write what they like about the football stories that matter to them. Issue Sixteen contains 18 articles in 8 different sections: --------------- Groundwork --------------- * The New Owner, by Dileep Premachandran - Sachin Tendulkar discusses his interest in football and why he's invested in an ISL team * Death of the Giant Killers, by Louise Phillips - Hereford United are one of the most celebrated minnows of English football, so how could they collapse into bankruptcy? * Building the Dream, by James Corbett - As the political wrangling continues over Qatar's World Cup, what's the reality on the ground? --------------- Interview --------------- * Reinaldo, by James Young - The former Brazil striker explains how he expressed his opposition to the dictatorship --------------- Tournaments --------------- * The Improbable Rainmaker, by Jonathan Wilson - How a derided reserve goalkeeper brought Cote d'Ivoire's long wait for a trophy to an end * Home Comforts, by John Davidson - Victory in the Asian Cup they hosted seals Australia's place in the heart of the Asian confederation --------------- Representations --------------- * Homes of Football, by Stuart Roy Clarke - The photographer explains what led him to take football as his subject * Reel of Fortune, by John Harding - The early days of cinema and the struggle to portray football on screen * Scripted Drama, by Stephen O'Donnell (with Lee McGowan) - The long wait for football to be taken seriously as a literary subject --------------- Theory --------------- * Echoes in Eternity, by Paul Simpson - Of all the great managers, which has been the most influential in inspiring future generations? * Fishing in a Small Pond, by Ben Lyttleton - Ralf Rangnick explains the philosophy behind Red Bull's investment in Salzburg and Leipzig * Pedestrian and Backward, by Jon Spurling - How Ron Greenwood tried to instill a Hungarian approach at Arsenal --------------- Sierra Leone --------------- * The Player, by Firdose Moonda - How Kei Kamara divides his time between his MLS career and his work in Sierra Leone * The Coach, by Greg Lea - Johnny McKinstry on the challenges he faced as coach of Sierra Leone * The President, by Joanna Howarth - How Isha Johansson has rise to lead the Sierra Leonean Football Association --------------- Greatest Games --------------- Rangers 2 Celtic 2, by Scott Murray - Scottish Premier League, Ibrox, 17 October 1987 --------------- Eight Bells --------------- Chants, by Andrew Lawn - A selection of terrace songs that helped shape the history of chanting

Download or read book Mensch written by Jonathan Harding and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2019-06-08 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHAT SETS MODERN GERMAN COACHING APART?Germany has a reputation for being one of the best places for young footballers of all nationalities to develop, but what about those in the dugout? Speaking to different coaches and members of staff across the country, Mensch outlines attributes that modern German coaching embraces to succeed.From the practical aspects on the training ground to the collective strength of the coaching community, some of the smartest minds in the game take you closer to understanding the human aspects required to nurture young professionals. Germany's model is not perfect and constantly evolving so there's also a look at what should bethe next step for Germany's coaching after a disastrous 2018 World Cup.As English players look to Germany to further their own careers, Mensch looks at what the wider football world canlearn from a country and a coaching culture so clearly in love with the beautiful game.

Download or read book Thomas Tuchel written by Daniel Meuren and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Absorbing. An essential primer for Chelsea fans and a warning to everyone who isn't a Chelsea fan." – Daniel Finkelstein "Daniel and Tobias were on the Tuchel train from the beginning and they give you the full story of one of the most fascinating coaches in the game. Instructive and revealing for the novice and with plenty of freshness for seasoned Tuchel watchers too. A very satisfying read." – Andy Brassell, The Football Ramble podcast *** When Thomas Tuchel arrived at Chelsea in January 2021, having been unceremoniously sacked by PSG, few could imagine that a mere four months later he would be leading the Blues to victory in the UEFA Champions League final. Tuchel inherited a misfiring Chelsea side that he quickly galvanised with his exciting attacking style and brilliant tactical thinking. But who is Thomas Tuchel? Fans of his former clubs PSG, Borussia Dortmund and Mainz would describe him as one of the best football managers in the world. An innovator, tactician, rulebreaker and sometimes controversialist, Tuchel went from a youth manager with Mainz to the top of the Bundesliga with Dortmund in just five years. He has identified and nurtured rising talents, such as André Schürrle and Christian Pulisic, and has also managed dressing rooms full of superstars, including Neymar and Kylian Mbappé. This is the definitive story of Thomas Tuchel: from his early days as an academy player at Augsburg and as a young manager at Mainz, to his successful but conflict-laden stint at Dortmund, his bittersweet tenure at PSG and finally his arrival mid-season at Chelsea. Compelling and revealing, Thomas Tuchel: Rulebreaker provides a fascinating insight into the life and mind of one of the most exciting coaching talents in football today.

Download or read book Mind Match Soccer written by Daniel Memmert and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Close soccer matches and tight title fights are rarely decided by players' technical skills or their coaches' tactical measures. The most significant impetus comes from an area that is often mentioned but difficult to grasp: mental strength, personality, and team cohesion after special victories. Using current scientific knowledge and illustrated by many examples, this book describes the mental and cognitive processes that determine victory and defeat in soccer. Several interviews with well-known soccer coaches, managers and former players complement these findings from psychology and sport science. It deals with phenomena such as the home field advantage, creativity on the field, extreme emotional situations, the limits of visual perception, group dynamics and modern leadership. Well-known myths (e.g. Don't let the player who has been fouled shoot the penalty) will be discussed and debunked. Every soccer enthusiast should read this book in order to understand which phenomena can genuinely be game-changing and which ones cannot.

Download or read book Data Analytics in Football written by Daniel Memmert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data Analytics in Football provides students, researchers and coaches with a firm grounding in the principles of modern performance analysis. It offers an insight into the use of positional data, exploring how it can be collected, modelled, analysed and interpreted. Introducing cutting-edge methods, the book challenges long-held assumptions and encourages a new way of thinking about football analysis. Based on data collected from the German Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League, the book seeks to define the role of positional data in football match analysis by exploring topics such as: What is positional data analysis and how did it emerge from conventional match analysis? How can positional data be collected and which technologies can be used? What are the benefits of a data-driven approach to decision making in football? What Key Performance Indicators based on positional data should be used? How can traditional match analysis be complemented by using positional data and advanced KPIs? How can these new methods evolve in the future? Accessibly written, packed full of examples from elite football and supplemented with expert interviews (Ralf Rangnick, Urs Siegenthaler and others), Data Analytics in Football is a thought-provoking, rigorously evidence-based guide to the use of data analytics in football performance analysis. As such, it is a vital resource for any student, researcher or coach interested in performance analysis and skill acquisition, or anyone interested in football more generally.

Download or read book Haaland written by Lars Sivertsen and published by Random House. This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The man who can't stop scoring goals for fun In his debut season with Manchester City, Norwegian sensation Erling Haaland has set the footballing world ablaze. The 23-year-old striker, known for his unique blend of speed and strength, has redefined the art of goal-scoring. Highly regarded football journalist Lars Sivertsen follows Haaland’s meteoric rise to stardom in this biography, a tale that begins in the small Norwegian town of Bryne where they both grew up. Born to former Manchester City player Alfie Haaland, Erling started his journey at hometown club Bryne FK in 2016 and later moved to Molde FK, Red Bull Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund before Manchester City announced his arrival in the Premier League. In his first Premier League season with Manchester City, Haaland has shattered records and achieved his ultimate dream: winning the treble in his first season with the club. This accomplishment solidifies his status as one of the most exceptional talents in football history, and demonstrates that a boy from Bryne can indeed conquer the world of football. In Haaland, Sivertsen delves into Haaland's roots, providing insights from those close to him, and gets to the heart of what makes him tick.

Download or read book Do You Speak Football written by Tom Williams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'At last, the definitive guide to football phraseology across the world... Sparky and very funny.' Paul Hayward, Daily Telegraph ''Amusing and informative in equal measure.' Oliver Kay, The Times An expertly compiled and utterly fascinating compendium of the weird and wonderful words and phrases used to describe football around the world. To speak football is to speak a language of a thousand tongues... In this ground-breaking global glossary of football words and phrases, you'll discover the rich, quirky and joyously creative language used by fans, commentators and players across the world. From placing a shot 'where the owl sleeps' in Brazil, to what it means to use your 'chocolate leg' in the Netherlands, via Wembley-Tor – a phrase adopted by Germans to describe a dubious goal – this comprehensively researched book will entertain and inform in equal measure. Discover the unfortunate Finnish term for a holding midfielder, what it means when South Korean fans get nostalgic about a 'Leeds season' and why Dundee United supporters should keep their heads down in Nigeria. With over 700 terms from 89 countries (including 29 ways to describe a nutmeg), this is the definitive guide to the global language of football.

Download or read book The Blizzard The Football Quarterly Issue Zero written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2011-03-04 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blizzard is a quarterly publication, put together by a cooperative of journalists and authors, its main aim to provide a platform for top-class writers from across the globe to enjoy the space and the freedom to write what they like about the football stories that matter to them. Contents of Issue Zero St Pauli ------------ * The Conversion of St Pauli?, by Uli Hesse—Back in the Bundesliga, Europe's most noted counter-cultural club is having to balance its ethos with the desire for a secure financial future Interview ------------ * Guus Hiddink — Philippe Auclair talks to Guus Hiddink about his latest challenge, as coach of Turkey Going Wrong ------------------- * An African Parable, by Luke Alfred—For African teams, it's often after qualifying for the World Cup that the real challenge begins * The Dark Heart of Russian Football, by James Appell—Will winning the right to host the World Cup force Russia to confront the corruption that stains its domestic game? * Double Trouble, by Joel Richards—Argentina's short seasons are fun, but are they behind a culture of short-termism? * How Roy Race Ruined English Football, by Scott Murray—He may be Britain's most popular comic footballer, but Roy of the Rovers embodies everything wrong about the English game Ethics ---------- * Man and Superman, by Gabriele Marcotti—Why football has some questions to answer about the ethics of performance enhancement Stony Ground --------------------- * Matters of Blood, by Andy Brassell—The travails of Corsica's football clubs reflect the struggles of the island and its quest for autonomy "First Time Around", by Michael Orr—As Portland celebrates winning an MLS franchise, memories are stirred of the Timbers' debut season in the NASL Theory ---------- * The Dutch Style and the Dutch Nation, by Simon Kuper—How the Netherlands' move away from liberalism is reflected in its football * Xavi and the Square Pass, by Musa Okwonga—How going sideways became the future * The Search for Space, by Michael Cox—How a theory of political polling explains why New Labour was like Dennis Bergkamp Bosnian Coaching --------------------------- * The Professor of Mostar, by Saša Ibrulj—Sulejman Rebac never won a trophy as manager, but 35 years after his retirement, his influence continues to be felt * The Watchmaker of Travnik, by Vladimir Novak—After six decades in football, could Ćiro Blažević's odyssey be coming to an end in China? Verona ----------- * Verona's Great Romance, by James Horncastle—Recalling the drama of Italy's unlikeliest champions Sausages --------------- * Bangers and Cash, by Philippe Auclair- How Uli Hoeness became a sausage magnate * Garrincha's Swedish Son, by Lars Sivertsen—When Garrincha toured Sweden with Botafogo, memories weren't all he left behind Polemics ------------- * What's Good for the Goose..., by Paul Tomkins—Just because a manager has had success with one club does not mean his methods will transfer to another * Why The Away Goals Rule Must Be Abolished, by Ian Hawkey—The away goals rule is an archaism that is encouraging defensive play * Tradition and the Individual Talent, by Jacob Steinberg—There's more to judging players than goals and medals * How the Champions League is Selling European Football Short, by Ouriel Daskal—Could it be that the commercialisation of the Champions League has not gone far enough? * Dessert Comes at the End, by Raphael Honigstein—Football's administrators must beware killing the golden goose Football Manager ------------------------- * The Heidenheim Chronicles, by Iain Macintosh—When somebody takes their game of Football Manager just a little too seriously... Greatest Games ------------------------ * Crvena Zvezda 2 Bayern Munich 2, by Jonathan Wilson—European Cup semi-final second leg, Marakana, Belgrade, 24 April 1991 Eight Bells ---------------- * European Cup Upsets, by Rob Smyth—A selection of the European Cup's most unexpected results

Download or read book Wings of Change written by Karan Tejwani and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wings of Change is the story of how the world's biggest energy drinks company made its mark in football. After years of success in beverages and extreme sports, Red Bull took over their local club, SV Austria Salzburg, controversially changing its name, crest, colors, and history. While Red Bull were going strong, they faced a backlash from supporters who claimed they were damaging the integrity of the sport. Angry displays were seen at the ground and fans formed a phoenix club to honor the history of their former team. Similar projects soon followed in New York, Leipzig, S&ão Paulo, and Sogakope and again provoked hostility. Within a few years, Red Bull had captured the attention of the footballing world, developing an exciting line of talent across the globe. Now an established force in football, Red Bull's two most successful teams, RB Salzburg and RB Leipzig, are more prominent than ever. This book reveals how Red Bull changed the game, exploring their successes, controversies, and innovations.

Download or read book Football Power and Politics in Europe written by Timm Beichelt and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coaching Soccer Like Guardiola and Mourinho written by Timo Jankowski and published by Meyer & Meyer Sport. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A soccer player is more than the sum of his parts: endurance, speed, shooting technique, passing technique, and many more. All of these factors need to be turned into one system to create good players. Traditional training theory doesn’t achieve that because each skill is trained individually. This is why the concept of Tactical Periodization has become the preferred training theory for many of the current most successful soccer coaches: Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Diego Simeone, André Villas-Boas, and many others train according to these principles. By creating match-like situations in practice, players learn to link their technical, tactical, and athletic abilities to match intelligence. They will learn to transfer their skills to soccer matches and they can improve endurance, technique, and tactics all at the same time while enjoying the practice sessions more. For this book, the author has evaluated and analyzed hundreds of training sessions and has tailored exercises to specific demands. All exercises are performed with a ball so that players learn to apply each skill to the game. Every coach will find numerous exercises in this book to help them create better and more efficient practice sessions so they can improve their players’ and the team’s performance. With Tactical Periodization, your team will become better and be successful on the next match day!