A biography for Ralf Rangnickhasn’t been written yet.
“It's always difficult to follow someone like Sir Alex Ferguson, who was so successful and in place for a long time - and that's even harder if you are often changing coaches. With every coaching change, the identity changes and this is reflected in the sporting development.”
“Lionel Messi is the best player in the world. But even he is not resistant to the press.”
“Every coach has their own idea of football. For me it's about consistency on the highest possible level and also quality of players.”
“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.”
“Once you are 1-0 down it doesn't make life easy. You have to score the first goal yourself.”
“For me, success can only be achieved with development.”
“You need to be aware what kind of football do you really want to play? I'm not talking a little bit of this, a little bit of that, maybe a little bit of that, a little bit of pressing. I mean, come on, what is a little bit of pressing?”
“As a manager, I cannot force a player if he does not feel fit enough or well enough to play.”
“I come from a refugee family.”
“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.”
“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.”
“You have to be aware of what kind of players you have and where they stand.”
“It takes right decisions and where you want to go to - what kind of players, what kind of manager - and then in every transfer window try to get the best possible. This is possible. This is not rocket science.”
“We follow our own path. I can't say what we are doing better or worse than others. I can only say that we do what we do out of conviction.”
“Everybody wants to play in the Champions League every season, but we have to be realistic.”
“Whenever a new club comes along, fans of rival teams see them as an opponent and an enemy.”
“If you want to win games you have to have control no matter if the other team has the ball or you have the ball.”
“The top coaches are not only good leaders of their team but they are also experts in the different areas of the game.”
“I had to take on responsibility early in my life, was already in a kind of adult role as a child.”
“If you look at the Bundesliga, the vast majority of coaches did not play at the very highest level.”