Ralf Rangnick: Teams trained, trophies won & Man Utd interim manager’s philosophy explained | Local News

Elite European coaching luminaries like Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel owe much of their vision of the game to Ralf Rangnick, a man known to many as “The Professor” in Germany.

Although he did not reach the heights of the game as a player, Rangnick’s talent for training was evident from an early age and he quickly established a respectable reputation in Germany.

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GOAL examines the teams he has led, the trophies he has won and his tactical philosophy.

Which teams has Ralf Rangnick coached?

Rangnick has coached a number of teams during his long football career, working primarily in his native Germany.

He was head coach at clubs such as Stuttgart, Schalke, Hanover 96, Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig.

In addition to hands-on training, Rangnick has also served as Director of Football for corporate Red Bull teams including Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig and New York Red Bulls.

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He also worked with Russian Premier League team Lokomotiv Moscow in a managerial position.

Rangnick’s reputation in the game has led him to be linked with major European clubs such as AC Milan, Chelsea and Manchester United, as well as the German national team.

How many trophies has Ralf Rangnick won?

Rangnick won seven trophies at different levels during his coaching career.

His most successful period in terms of silverware came during his time at Schalke, where he led the club to a DFL Ligapokal in 2005, a DFB Pokal in 2010-11 and DFL Supercup in 2011. His tenure in Gelsenkirchen has also gave way to the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal. finalists in 2004-05.

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Rangnick also won the silverware in Stuttgart, where he earned his stripes, leading them to Intertoto Cup glory in 2000, after leading the youth team to the Youth Bundesliga title in 1991.

He won the Regionalliga Sud with Ulm in 1997-98 and helped Hannover 96 rise in rank by winning the 2. Bundesliga in 2001-02.

You can see the trophies won by Rangnick below:

What is Ralf Rangnick’s training philosophy?

Rangnick is a supporter of the ‘Gegenpressing’ style of football that was popularized by Jurgen Klopp during his tenure as head coach of Borussia Dortmund.

It’s an approach that requires high-intensity pressing in order to keep the pressure on the other team and recover the ball quickly, coupled with tight scoring on defense to neutralize an early counterattack threat.

Rangnick has revealed that his “footballing epiphany” came during a 1983 friendly against Dynamo Kiev, then coached by Valeriy Lobanovskyi. “Kiev was the first team I met to consistently hit the ball,” he said. “It was my football epiphany. I understood there was a different way to play.”

He described his philosophy this way in a discussion with The Coaches’ Voice: “It’s about controlling the game. We have, in fact, five situations in the meantime that decide football matches.

“You have to have, as a coach, a very clear idea of ​​how we want to play when we have the ball ourselves.

“Number two is, what do we want to do if the other team has the ball? What kind of game plan should I give my players when the other team has the ball? Our idea is clear. It’s very, very similar to my coach friend Jurgen Klopp. Our Red Bull football is heavy metal, rock and roll. It’s not a slow waltz. We hate square passes and receding passes. Having the ball ourselves doesn’t make sense.

“Then we have the transition moment: what happens when we lose the ball and what happens when we win the ball? It’s number three and number four.

“Then of course we have the set pieces. Its very important. If 30% of goals are scored after set pieces, what percentage of our practice time should we invest in set pieces? hundred.”

Rangnick added: “It’s about putting the other team under pressure, regardless of the height [the pitch]. The higher the ball the better, but wherever the ball is, we try to get it back.

“It’s not just about where we win the ball, it’s also about the intensity. The more aggressively we win the ball at that point, the more we take that intensity and that tempo. in the counterattack, which means, the more intensely we win the ball, the greater the chance we create.

“Defense at rest is also very important. It doesn’t matter if you are playing against two or three center-backs, they have to make sure that the player or two that the other team has up front are marked. They have to be marked. up close, because if we allow them to control the ball, we get the counterattack ourselves.

“It’s nothing less than a brain training problem. It’s what we call ‘defense at rest’ and it’s a very important thing that you practice. Not just tell the player. , but train it during workouts. “