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Friday afternoon, and I actually had a different topic lined up for this week. Then came the news: Vincent Kompany collapsed yesterday at Bayern Munich's training ground, was taken to hospital by emergency services, and is now undergoing examination. His condition is said to be stable. It kept me up half the evening – not because I want to pile on someone in a medical emergency, but because this case teaches me something much more fundamental. I like Vincent Kompany. As a pla

When Two Fates Collide in One Weekend Saturday evening, 67th minute, Alte Försterei: Konstantinos Karetsas wins a duel against Rani Khedira, his boot catches in the turf, and his ankle twists. Carried off, on crutches, diagnosis still open. A few weeks earlier, same club: Giannis Konstantelias, torn ACL, already operated on, out for several months. Two Greek strikers, one club, two injuries – and two completely different mental battles. What does that do to a young player who

Walter Sperger · Oct 10, 2026 · 6 min read And how does a talent actually get there? Thoughts after the first four games under national coach Jürgen Klopp. Hello, KICK CAREER fans, the international break is behind us, and this time the national team has actually made me curious again. That wasn't always the case. In February 2024, in my Leverkusen post, I wrote about a certain "lifelessness" that I saw in a similar way in the national team, and about the fact that in a team

Last week I gave you a picture of a talent showing which social elements it develops alongside in the various areas. With the areas of athletic, personal, and academic development, the essential fields are covered. Unfortunately, last week's graphic did not clearly show the interplay in which the social elements stand with the talent and with one another. This occupied me so much throughout the week that I kept sitting down with an image, again and again, to make these partic

Today I would like to revisit the topic of Systemic Coaching, Talent-Centered ©, and dive a bit deeper with you into a talent's fields of development. You will surely still remember last week's example, in which I illustrated the interplay between the social elements. Let me repeat the key message from that once more: Although at first glance it may not seem as though the impressions and experiences of a social element have an effect on the talent's development, a closer look