The German football manager is known as a bonafide masterminded visionary amongst his ardent followers. Rangnick is also known as the ‘Godfather of Gegenpressing’.
Top managers of the game have cited him as their inspiration. Rangnick is responsible for influencing top European coaches like Thomas Tuchel, Julian Nagelsmann, Ralph Hasenhüttl, and Jürgen Klopp.
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has expressed his thoughts on the critical role Ragnick has played in his life. Ralf Ragnick served as the manager for Regionalliga Süd side SSV Ulm during 1997–1999. Tuchel played under his tutelage there until being forced to retire in 1998, at age 24, after suffering a horrible knee cartilage injury.
Rangnick planted the seeds of coaching into Tuchel’s mind. So the retired defender began to learn the fundamentals of the game. Molded by Rangnick’s revolutionary ideas of the counter-press, he implemented a newer tactical version out of it.
Seeing his captivating methodologies, Rangnick hired him as a youth coach at VfB Stuttgart in 2000. Tuchel coached the under-19 side of the club to the Under 19 Bundesliga title in the 2004–05 campaign.
Manchester United’s time to trot under Ragnick
Manchester United face Chelsea next at Stamford Bridge on Matchday 13 of the Premier League on Sunday. Ralf Rangnick won’t be available for this game as he awaits a work permit.
However, it can be said that this is probably going to be the best signing in recent times for a club like Manchester United. The statement move is sure to send shockwaves around the league.
The newer breed of German coaches hail the philosophies that Rangnick is credited with by revolutionizing modern football as we know it. Two vital tactical plans bear their inheritance from Rangnick.
He has played an unimaginable part in developing Gegenpressing, which coaches like Jürgen Klopp is famous for. The second thing that Rangnick has done is to popularize the zonal marking systems around the globe. Manchester United are optimistic they can improve under this new mentorship.
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