On July 2nd, at 3am tomorrow, Austria will face Turkey in the last of the Round of 16 matches of the European Championship. Before the match, UEFA officially interviewed Austrian players Arnautovic and Laimer, who gave high praise to the team’s head coach Rangnick.
Midfielder Laimer talked about his relationship with Rangnick: “We are a good match. On the one hand, he gives us space to make mistakes. On the other hand, his ambition and football philosophy perfectly match our team. Over the years, you can see that we have been progressing, because we have a clear plan and a lot of mutual trust, we will go further.”
Arnautovic said: “At first, I felt it was a bit difficult for me, because I have never played this kind of pressing tactics in my career. In the first meeting, he made it clear to me that I was still important to the team, and since then, our relationship has been very good.”
It is worth mentioning that UEFA also called Rangnick’s European Championship coaching a successful “case”. UEFA commented: “Austrian players believe that their European Championship adventure is far from over under the leadership of the influential coach.”
“For those who have followed Rangnick’s career, this is not surprising. The 66-year-old coach is the godfather of gegenpressing tactics, arguably one of the most influential coaches of the modern era, and he is currently reaping the rewards of his seeds in the Austrian club level.”
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