A biography for Ralf Rangnickhasn’t been written yet.
“What we did in Hoffenheim had a lot of influence on German football.”
“Some clubs make the mistake that their only legacy is that they are 100 years old.”
“I can't see myself going to a club where I have no say over signing and selling players.”
“Erling Haaland is a fantastic striker.”
“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.”
“Liverpool finished eighth in the season Jurgen arrived. Then it took two transfer windows. They brought in the right players and got rid of the right players.”
“I don't think it makes sense to take on and to target any individual person or player. It's a collective responsibility. For me it doesn't make sense and this is why I will always defend and protect my players.”
“Red Bull Soccer stands for a highly successful organization that is very well positioned around the world. It was a great honour to have made a contribution to this and it makes me proud.”
“I'm not an interim coach.”
“If you have special coaches for goalkeeping, physical education, strikers, fitness, you should also have an expert for the brain.”
“It's not about playing pressing or counter-pressing for the sake of it. It's about control.”
“Everything we do, we see from the team point of view.”
“I know Jurgen in person and I know Pep from his time in Germany managing Bayern Munich; he also has a clear idea how he wants to play. This is the secret behind their success: they know exactly how they want to play, a corporate identity. Not just for new players but for staff members too. This is what all the top clubs have in common.”
“Whenever I came to other clubs in the middle of the season, which was the case in Stuttgart or Schalke twice, you have to make sure that you have the biggest chance to win the next game.”
“In the long term, it would be good to have one formation or one style of play.”
“A little bit of pressing is like a little bit pregnant. Either you are pregnant or not. Either you want to play pressing or not. But please, not a little bit of pressing.”
“In order to develop teams, you need to train the bodies and the brains.”
“Do you think Porsche, Mercedes or DHL would ask their stakeholders what they should do next ahead of every decision they make? The same holds true in football - it's about the right people on the board making the right decisions for the club.”
“We know that football is a game of passion and emotion.”
“One thing is to know the gameplan, the other is to transform it and translate it on to the pitch.”