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The legendary Italian coach Arrigo Sacchi raves about the performance of Jürgen Klopps FC Liverpool in the past championship season.
This team "carried him away", the former successful coach told the "kicker" shortly before his 75th birthday on April 1st.
“Only if these parameters are used will football continue to evolve and not become a retro commodity.
Proactive and not reactive, harmonious like an orchestra. "
Sacchi led, among other things, the Italian national team to the runner-up in the 1994 World Cup, with AC Milan he won the European Cup twice a good 30 years ago.
At that time, the coach revolutionized modern football with his ball-oriented space covering with a back four and a pressing system.
Sacchi is also an inspiration for numerous German trainers such as Klopp and Ralf Rangnick.
Sacchi shoots against commerce
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Sacchi recalls the times when his teachings were viewed critically, especially at home.
“Unfortunately, individualism reigns supreme, and we even play with the greatest champions like tight-fisted misers.
I thought of collective, team spirit and synergy, ”he said.
“Everyone in Italy is now coming out of their cellar and celebrating our Milan.
They forget that they saw me at the time as a kind of danger, as a troublemaker and revolutionary against established thinking. "
Arrigo Sacchi coached AC Milan, among others.
He is considered a role model for many current coaches
Source: dpa / epa efe Mondelo
Among other things, Sacchi criticizes the current football's increasing focus on individual stars and commerce.
"All over the world in football people only talk about money - bonuses, TV money, contracts, salaries," he said.
Most recently, he saw a game at an Italian club in which the goalscorer was made the best player in the media, even though he barely touched a ball.
"Completely absurd, that shows our inadequate sports culture, because we continue to define Calcio in terms of victory and hero."