posted Dec 24, 2007

you must be bored!!

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posted Dec 24, 2007

I think Arsenal and Arsene Wenger have been doing this for years.

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posted Dec 24, 2007

i'm a united fan and know only too well what ill groomed players and go out and do

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posted Dec 24, 2007

athough klinsman is saying his opinion,i still buy his ideas

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posted Dec 24, 2007

Obviously an articulate and intelligent man.
His comments certainly put into perspective the problem with young athletes unable to cope with the trappings of wealth that football gifts them today.
What a great pity that so called experienced international players .e.g Ferdinand, Terry do not show,or give an example to the youngsters.
Lets bring in another 100 babes to the party.

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posted Dec 24, 2007

i thought i'd add a bit more to elaborate on the debate - in my article for reasons of space and relevance I branched off on one aspect of what Klinsmann was saying that happens to be especially interesting to a south american audience.
But in general his philosophy seems to be as follows; find people who know more than you do in a given area, include them in the process and lead it, giving the overall direction.
He said that there is so much time available for players to develop off the field, but no one taps into it. The clubs could, for example, take on responsibility for teaching the players better computer skills, or make them aware of how to network - how to take advantage of the many people they have the opportunity to meet.
He also gave some fascinating insight into how he prepared Germany for the 2006 World Cup - a 4 hour session building watches in Switzerland, 2 hours of archery - all to improve focusing skills (he saays that everyone goes on about the mental side of football but no one teaches how to improve it), or, to practice penalty shoot outs, creating artificial pressure - on the half way line the player had to say which corner he wold strike the ball into - if he failed he would serve dinner to his team-mates that evening.
It was all fascinating stuff - and 2 years ago when explained the philosophy behind his build up for 2006 everythign came from one simple idea - we are Germany, he said, and thus our football identity is to play attacking, aggressive, high tempo football. In this globalised world of football it is harder and harder for national teams in the major european leagues to retain their identity, and so i think klinsmann's starting point was intelligent and necessary. And after watching England's negatibe 'sneak one on the break or off a set piece' football over the last decade, I think we have something to learn from it.

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posted Dec 24, 2007

There's a DVD called Deutschland ein Sommermaerschen about the German team at the last world cup. Klinsmann was impressive in every way. He built the training up so the players didn't peak too early, moving between training camps giving the sense of a journey, got expert coaches and fitness trainers in, and even took lessons himself about how to speak to his players during games, which was again amazing to see. England have missed out here.

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posted Dec 27, 2007

With players all over the globe signing contracts while still in their teens, I think Klinsman's comments are spot on. However, the entire club should take an interest in the young player's personal development....not only the manager. In many ways, the club has to replace the family structure that the youngster is leaving behind. A good personal development prgram could also be a selling point when competing with other clubs for the signature of young talented player....as with many situations, doing the right thing is also good for business.

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posted Dec 28, 2007

Troisdorf, I agree that movie really showed that Klinsmann is willing to get experts in and doesnt have a big ego. He even let Löw explain most of the tactics. All in all a very enjoyable football documentary.

The part about creating artifitial pressure for the penaltys was also in the movie and Borowskis penalty is really funny.

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posted Jan 11, 2008

yup the keeper got wind of it and stood right on the left hand post where he had to shoot it, but he still hit it in the little gap between him and the post.

mind you the keeper was hildebrand who's rubbish

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