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World Cup Group-Stage Exit for Our Women's Team and Sanctimonious Lip Service! Do the DFB and the professional clubs running the academies not want to see this, or are they simply unable to? After the DFB women's team's group-stage exit, the usual mechanisms kick in — criticism of the coaching staff, the lack of a clear playing idea in the team's offensive and defensive play, and the too one-sided development of our talents, as for example the former professional player and Z

The Goretzka Case - What Does It Mean for Our Talents “Goretzka? Kimmich understands Tuchel,” read the headline of Kerry Hau's article on Leon Goretzka's current situation at his club, FC Bayern Munich. For me, that's both an occasion and a provocation to publish an interjection in my column “My Opinion,” since this example also shows the kind of environment German talents move in. In the interest of transparency, I should say up front that I've been an enthusiastic FC Bayern

Coaches and Digitalization In the last sentence of “My Opinion” from last week, I already touched on today's topic. Coaches from the industrial age vs. coaches in the age of digitalization. Even “Stone Age coaches” can't avoid some effects of digitalization. Nearly every coach organizes their group via a messaging app, usually “WhatsApp.” And when it comes to using this messaging app, plenty of mistakes get made too — for example, coaches allow discussions in the group chats.

What digitalisation is doing to our talents (1) Last week I wanted to give a brief overview of how times have changed, what football pitches looked like 50 years ago and what circumstances we encounter today, how children used to organise themselves back then and what their leisure-time management looks like today (see post). Now one could have a splendid discussion of the pros and cons of these circumstances, but that won't change them. Societal change is advancing, and that

The summer break in football is the ideal time to take a look at talent development in German football. The picture in this first post is meant to make you curious about how we're opening this chapter! A brief foreword After many stations in football – as a player, coach, official, father, uncle, and last but not least as a passionate fan of this sport – I'd like to dedicate myself intensively to the topic of talent development and support in German football. Why do I believe