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millythegoat · 1 year ago
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Milly checking in with the boys and the lads..my heart :')
New fic based off our win today!
@moomin279 @liverpool-enjoyer @bobbybecker-21 @millythegoat @calm-smol @alissonbecksfan234
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stateofsport211 · 7 months ago
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RG MD R3: Stefanos Tsitsipas/Petros Tsitsipas def. Manuel Guinard/Gregoire Jacq [Alt] 7-6(2), 6-2 Match Stats
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The Tsitsibros had a solid start to this match while M. Guinard/G. Jacq tried to raise their game midway the first set, but the tie-breaker cost them as soon as Pete gained some range from the baseline, with Stef following suit thanks to his solid singles game, which tend to be more baseliner nowadays. This way, they brought M. Guinard/G. Jacq off-balance from the way the latter pair hit, which resulted in the Greek pair dominating the flow at the second set. As a result, even though the alternates had a 100% break point conversion rate from the middle of the first set, the Tsitsibros generated 4 break points throughout both sets, optimizing them by converting 75% of them, most of which came from the second set.
Furthermore, the Tsitsibros also had a more consistent service game as the match progressed. Even though they only landed 60% of their first serves, they optimized it to win 20% more of their first serve points than the French alternates, which got them out of several problems midway as they got more solid in the second set than when setting this match up with an assistant od their only ace. On the other hand, M. Guinard/G. Jacq had more problematic second serves as they only won 41% of their second serve points, 20% lower than the Greek brothers as they lost their balance in the second set, with double-faulting twice that did not help them sustain in this match.
In tomorrow's quarterfinals, where this became the only backlog of the top half of the Men's Doubles draw (partly due to the earlier rain delays), to strengthen their Olympic place confirmation in the Men's Doubles sector, the Tsitsibros will face ninth seeds Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic, who stunned the German sixth seeds, Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz in two tight tie-breaker sets, 7-6(3), 7-6(5). Knowing both players' balance of power, this would test the Tsitsibros' game regarding timing in execution, putting the ball in as more frequently as possible while trying not to get outhit. Considering the ninth seeds' doubles experience in the bigger stage, this could be a tough ride, but who knows!
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beritadarianfield · 5 years ago
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“You know it better than I do! Thirty years ago… 30 years ago… I was 23, so I didn’t think too much about winning a title with Liverpool, to be honest! I had no skills for that! Thirty years later I am here and because of the great staff I have, it is unbelievable. Tonight, you see them all together. What Ray [Haughan] did organisational wise, what Mona [Nemmer] did food wise and with nutrition is amazing. What Korny [Andreas Kornmayer] did on a fitness level, what Pep Lijnders did and put into this game, there is so much of his soul in our game now in this short period. It is unbelievable. Pete [Krawietz]… wow… what a… I couldn’t thank them all more. Vitor [Matos] came in and he has lost one game since he is in. Unbelievable.” . “The youth, the players, Neco Williams would not be in this moment or the position he is, or Curtis, or Harvey or now Leighton coming up and Jake Cain coming up, they would not be in this position if Vitor is not here. John [Achterberg] and Jack [Robinson], it is a joy to work with them together every day. It is for Danielle, my PA who I didn’t see for three-and-a-half or four months but she is working her socks off and suffers so much. It is for everybody. It is for Mike [Gordon], Tom [Werner] and John [Henry], our owners in America. We couldn’t reach other, I have 20 calls and them probably as well because I couldn’t catch him so far. It is for everybody; they all put so much effort into it and I am the lucky guy who sits in the seat in this moment and… can be part of this story, it’s so great it is unbelievable.” . #champ19ns #Liverpool #lfc #ynwa #klopp #premierleague #championsleague #ucl #Repost @klopp0gram https://www.instagram.com/p/CB4OC0agS_U/?igshid=qow1agxne3cx
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lmb15 · 10 years ago
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Nun gab es die Chance, in einem klar abgesteckten finanziellen Rahmen einen Spieler zu holen, der relativ schnell funktionieren kann. Logischerweise muss Kevin bei uns alles erst noch im Detail kennenlernen. Die Spielweise liegt ihm aber ein Stück weit im Blut. Er hat das Gegenpressing-Spiel und die Ballsicherheit verinnerlicht. Dies zusammen mit der personellen Situation - Marco Reus wird erst nach und nach wieder fit, Henrikh Mkhitaryan wird dies erst Ende Januar sein und dann sicherlich eine gewisse Zeit lang brauchen, Shinji Kagawa ist beim Asien Cup - waren die Gründe für seine Verpflichtung.
Pete Krawietz über die Gründe des Kampl-Transfers
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live-laugh-loverpool · 2 years ago
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Making Today A Perfect Day
Hey guys, glad to be posting! The idea for this fic is partially based off something I experienced before.
Tags: @millythegoat, @alissonbecksfan234, @moomin279, @rubybecker-rb2
Warnings: mentions of loss of a parent, angst
 
Lijnders woke up at 7:02 AM, the same time he woke up almost every ordinary day. Today, though, was no ordinary day. Today was January 24--Lijnders' fortieth birthday--a milestone for every person his age. For some it meant reaching true maturity, while for others it meant the dreaded "midlife crisis" was fast approaching. Naturally, due to these opposing views, everybody celebrated their fortieth differently. Those who took getting older in stride would celebrate jubilantly, while those who were more self-conscious about their gray hairs had quieter celebrations.
Unlike both of those cohorts and many others, Lijnders wouldn't be celebrating at all. Because his birthday happened to be exactly five days after the day Klopp's mother passed away from illness.
In 2021, Liverpool had a game on the 24th of January, away at United. They ended up losing and getting knocked out of the FA Cup, so there were no big celebrations anyways. Klopp had surprised Lijnders with a small present--a new wristwatch—and a card.
In 2022, the team had been in London. They'd just finished beating Crystal Palace the previous day, and hadn't really had time to throw a proper party with the flight home and everything. Klopp and Lijnders had enjoyed a beer on the veranda after getting home, watching the stars for hours before finally heading to bed.
But now Liverpool had no games on or around January 24. So Lijnders had no excuse to "forget" or "not focus" on his birthday now. He didn't want to make it all about him--he wanted to let Klopp have some time to himself.
So he got out of bed, dressed in his usual jeans and gray shirt, and shuffled out of the bedroom. He would get to work soon enough, but first he needed coffee.
*
When he reached for the strongest cup of coffee the machine had available, Lijnders had expected the normal greetings: "good morning" or "are you really getting that strong coffee” or “happy birthday” considering the date. What Lijnders hadn't expected was Krawietz completely putting his foot in his mouth.
“Happy birthday, man! When's the party?”
Lijnders nearly dropped his coffee--a rarity for him. "Excuse me?"
"Your birthday party," Krawietz explained as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "What's the theme? Do I have to wear a boring black suit or can I break in my new Hawaiian shirt?"
Lijnders exhaled, trying his very best not to explode. Krawietz had been affectionately nicknamed "The Eye" by the other staff, but he didn't exactly seem to have an eye for when to apply some tact. "There will be no party."
"No party?!" Krawietz exclaimed. "Come on Pep, this is the third year in a row there'll be no party for you! It doesn't seem fair to me."
"You know why we didn't party in 2021," Lijnders took a sip of his coffee to try and calm himself down. "And last year we won, but we flew back from London and came home late."
"But we're staying put this time. So what's your excuse now, Pep?" Krawietz raised an eyebrow like Ancelotti, studying Lijnders intently.
He knows something's up. No point in hiding it. "There's a specific reason why I'm not celebrating my birthday, Pete. And the reason's initials are JK."
This only seemed to confuse Krawietz even further. "Jurgen loves celebrations."
How oblivious could Krawietz be?! Lijnders slammed his coffee cup onto the table. "You DO remember what happened in 2021, right?! You do remember that Jurgen's only living parent for twenty years died five days before I turned thirty-eight?! Sorry if I'm the only one who's considerate of my best friend's feelings."
"We all are. But it's been two years," Krawietz objected. "If I'm right, Jurgen wouldn't mind too much if we had a party."
"He and his mom were like two peas in a pod."
"He also wouldn't want you to skip a milestone birthday for him."
Lijnders huffed, spinning on his heel and storming out of the room. "Excuse me, but I'm going to find somebody who actually cares about Jurgen like I do."
*
Lijnders finished his coffee in three gulps instead of two, immediately going for another refill. He actually drank less coffee when he was mad--and right now he was seething.
"Does Pete have no tact?!" he exclaimed to the trusty wall in front of him. "Losing a parent, that has to be one of the worst moments of somebody's life. Especially since Jurgen and his mother were so close--they got along perfectly. Can't he realize this?!"
"Whoo?"
"Pete, who do you think?!"
Another shrill hoot sounded from around the door, and that's when Lijnders realized nobody was in the room at all. Rather, he was talking to an owl--Klopp's owl, Ludger.
No matter how much Ludger hooted at him, Lijnders didn't even bother to try and communicate with the owl. That was Klopp's domain--and Ludger got along better with Klopp, anyways. When he wasn't hooting his head off, Ludger resided in Klopp's office, vibing to his own personal playlist.
Lijnders then realized that if Ludger was out of his cage, then Klopp was probably nearby. I'd better get to breakfast before Pete runs into me again, he thought, making his way down the stairs. Unlike Klopp, Lijnders had no issues with the stairs.
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Breakfast was...slightly interesting, considering Robertson and Alexander-Arnold had made breakfast. The two weren't exactly great cooks, and so had resorted to serving breakfast buffet-style, collecting a melange of leftover breakfast foods and letting everybody serve themselves.
Lijnders quickly served himself, taking his seat at the other end of the table. Klopp wasn't at the table, much to his surprise, leaving him in charge by de facto.
"Where's the gaffa?" Robertson asked through a mouthful of food. "He'll miss the potato scones."
"They're hash browns, Andy. HASH BROWNS." Milner shook his head, stabbing at a sausage. "I know you miss your Scottish food, but honestly I don't see why."
Robertson's glare could've burnt metal. "I'll have you know that my mum is an excellent cook of our Scottish cuisine."
"You mean potatoes and oatmeal. That's all you cook!"
"We also make haggis!"
"That's not food, that's an old boot stewed with sheep's heart!"
"It's called recycling!"
"Boys!" Lijnders blew on the whistle that he carried around for things like this. Eventually everybody settled down. "Leave it be. If Jurgen’s late, then Jurgen will be late.”
“Still, it’s not like the boss to miss breakfast. Especially on birthdays!” Alexander-Arnold argued. “Can’t we go check on him, just to make sure he’s alright? Please, Lijnders?”
For a moment, Lijnders was about to give in to Alexander-Arnold's huge brown eyes. Then he thought about Klopp...
Lijnders quietly padded into the room. It was four o'clock in the afternoon, but he didn't want to disturb Klopp. The German was curled up in his office chair, a quilt draped around his shoulders. The laptop and papers in front of him remained largely untouched, as they had for most of the day.
The events of the past few days had robbed Lijnders of his best friend, leaving behind a numb, empty shell. Klopp's usual vibrancy and life had vanished, and he'd seemed to age more rapidly in five days than he had in five years.
They'd been through so much together--losing major finals, injuries, bad press. He'd never seemed this broken before.
Wordlessly, Lijnders set a new mug of hot chocolate on the desk. It would probably end up cold, but it was the thought that mattered.
The muffled thunk of the mug seemed to alert Klopp of Lijnders' presence. He glanced up at Lijnders, who could say nothing except, "I dropped some extra chocolate in there."
It seemed to be the most pathetic, futile, unimportant thing in the wake of such a tragedy. But Klopp pulled the mug closer to himself, clasping Lijnders' hand.
"Danke, Pepijn.”
Lijnders came out of his reverie, glancing at the clock. They had two hours before the day's training began. "I still don't think we should disturb him, Trentski. Why don't you all hang out and get ready for training?"
"That's right!" Robertson exclaimed. "After all, we don't want to skip Plan L, right?"
The other players and staff at the table nodded cryptically, as if they had a secret. Lijnders didn't even bother asking about it. He had no time to interpret secrets--the only thing he had to interpret was the training plans Klopp had written in advance.
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Lijnders sat at his desk, scanning the plans for that day’s training. Nothing had changed on the plans at all—in fact, they looked like the same plans from the day before. That’s because they are the same plans, Lijnders realized with a start. Jurgen didn’t even write new plans. And they look so normal—there’s nothing having to do with Thiago and a ball cannon!
Because the plans weren’t new, Lijnders decided that he would just relax before training started. He would pour himself a cup of coffee, and maybe treat himself to something from the cafeteria.
He stood in front of the pastry display for a long time before finally selecting a Dutch apple tart. It was covered with clotted cream and apple filling and would probably add a few pounds onto him, but it was worth it.
“Pep!” Krawietz strode through the door, exaggerating his walk with a few comically-failed high kicks. “So what colors are the balloons going to be, huh? Red, or black, what do you think?”
“Invisible color, please,” Lijnders retorted, turning his back on the Pole. Normally he got along with Krawietz, but this was getting ridiculous. “Leave me alone now, Pete.”
“You should go easy on the apple tart,” Krawietz went on, swiping some of the pastry from Lijnders’ plate. “We’re going to have a buffet later today at your birthday party.”
“Will you just shut UP?!” Lijnders yelled, taking back his dessert. “You know very well why I’m not celebrating my birthday—I just told you earlier. That’s also why I’m trying to get everybody to forget by not blabbing about it every minute!”
“You can’t make everybody forget your birthday because Jurgen’s mom died five days before!”
“It’s called empathy, you idiot!”
“And for the first year or two, it’s fine. But there has to be a time to move on, right?”
“Well…”
Krawietz huffed, setting down the plate of dessert. “Don’t worry, Pep. I’m going to have a conversation with Jurgen about this, and then we can get on with Plan L.”
Oh, how Lijnders wanted to slam a fist into Krawietz’s face now. “Do not loop Jurgen into your mess!”
“My mess?! YOU’RE the one who started this!”
“What in the Bundesliga is going on here?”
Lijnders groaned, silently wishing that he could disappear into thin air. “I think we need to talk.”
*
Lijnders had worried about what Klopp would say to all the brouhaha, especially considering the nature of it. His concerns had only increased once Klopp directed both him and Krawietz to his office.
“So, let me get this straight.” Even after hearing both sides of the story, Klopp still appeared calm. He’d let Krawietz go back to his activities, but had retained Lijnders. “You wanted to skip your own birthday party because you thought it would make me feel better?”
Lijnders shrugged, unsure what to say. “Well, the first time we already had a game the next day. And then the second time we were flying back from London, so…I decided to give you some breathing room.”
“Pep.” Klopp hesitated for a bit before going on. “I never told you that we’re skipping your birthday. I never, ever said that.”
“I know you didn’t. I just thought it would be for the best.”
Klopp walked around the desk, motioning for Lijnders to stand up. The Dutchman hadn’t even been up for half a second before Klopp engulfed him in one of his trademark bear hugs.
“Pete really put his foot in his mouth today, that’s for sure. But I will tell you one thing that he got right: you are worth celebrating every day of the year. Especially on your birthday; that’s the day the world blessed us with you, after all.”
“I wasn’t intending to skip it entirely,” Lijnders confessed, kicking at the ground. “Just the party, and whatever Plan L is.”
“Pepijn Lijnders.” Klopp rolled his eyes in mock exasperation, rummaging through his desk drawer. He triumphantly pulled out a sheet of paper, showing it to Lijnders. “Plan L is your birthday party. And it was my idea.”
“What?!”
“You look like you though we weren’t planning anything at all,” Klopp joked. His expression grew serious, yet gentle. “You’re a thoughtful soul to think so unselfishly. I’m returning the favor, by celebrating you.”
Lijnders hadn’t thought of it that way. “I’m sorry for all the trouble I caused.”
“It happens.” Klopp opened the office door, letting in all the chaos of the Kirkby Ground. “Now let’s get to training, shall we?”
*
Everybody was out for training exactly on time. As was the team’s custom, they sang the birthday song in every one of the languages the staff and players spoke. That included German, which several of the players knew despite not being from Germany, and Dutch.
Lijnders and Klopp stuck together through the whole training session, giving orders and directives as usual. And when, after training everybody blindfolded Lijnders and dragged him to a dark room, he pretended not to know what was inside.
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lmb15 · 10 years ago
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Nein, ein Rücktritt war nie ein Thema. Er hat sich sicherlich einmal die Frage gestellt, ob er das Problem sein könnte und es an ihm liegt. Dass man darüber nachdenkt, liegt in meinen Augen in der Verantwortung der Cheftrainer-Position. Doch sowohl er als auch Zeljko Buvac und ich haben nach den Niederlagen relativ schnell damit begonnen zu strukturieren, was das Problem des vergangenen Spiels war.
Pete Krawietz auf die Frage, ob Jürgen Klopp an einen Rücktritt gedacht habe
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lmb15 · 10 years ago
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Unsere Fans haben uns wahnsinnig gut unterstützt, weil auch sie mit der Zeit gemerkt haben, dass es nicht am fehlenden Willen oder falschen Schwerpunkten lag, sondern wir einfach in Schwierigkeiten waren. Trotz aller Probleme ist es absolut beeindruckend, wie der Verein in dieser Phase zusammensteht.
Pete Krawietz über das Verhalten der Fans während der Krise
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lmb15 · 10 years ago
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Mit dem Bewusstwerden der Krise hat sich in unserem Stadion eine sehr gute Wettkampfatmosphäre entwickelt. Dortmund hat uns enorm geholfen, auf Anhieb in den richtigen Modus zu kommen. Das ist dann ein Faktor, der bei einem Heimspiel in einer solchen Situation Kräfte freisetzt und sehr viel stärker greift als sonst. Am Ende dieser langen Hinrunde kam in den Auswärtsspielen hinzu, dass uns dort körperlich wie mental die Körner gefehlt haben. Dadurch hat der letzte Tick gefehlt, um die Partien in unsere Richtung lenken zu können.
Pete Krawietz & der Faktor des Westfalenstadions in der Entschlüssung der Heim- & Auswärtsdiskrepanz
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lmb15 · 10 years ago
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Es geht aber nicht um die bloßen Ballbesitzzeiten, sondern um die Qualität des Ballbesitzspiels: Wie zielstrebig kann ich sein, wenn ich den Ball habe? Man kann gegen einen tief stehenden Gegner auch so arbeiten, dass man ihn überrascht. Das ist zwar nicht so einfach, wie wenn große Räume bei einem Schnellangriff zur Verfügung stehen, aber Spielverlagerungen oder Tempovariationen sind beispielsweise ein gutes Mittel dafür.
Pete Krawietz auf die Frage, ob man gegen tiefstehende Gegner ein dominantes Ballbesitzspiel plane
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lmb15 · 10 years ago
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Unser Portfolio an taktischen Maßnahmen hat natürlich auch dafür Lösungen. Wir sind komplett davon überzeugt, dass all unsere Maßnahmen dazu geeignet sind, auch solche Kontrahenten in enorme Schwierigkeiten zu bringen. Gerade gegen einen tief stehenden Gegner sind Gegenpressing-Maßnahmen absolut spielentscheidend. Dies wieder besser aussehen zu lassen, gehört unter anderem zu den Punkten, an denen wir arbeiten.
Pete Krawietz auf die Frage, ob Dortmunds Stärken bei tiefstehenden Gegnern anwendbar seien
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lmb15 · 10 years ago
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Wir sind jetzt gefordert, unsere Stärken wieder zu unseren Stärken zumachen. Denn je intensiver wir sie einsetzen können, desto mehr stellen wir den Gegner vor Aufgaben, die er nicht lösen kann - obwohl er sozusagen weiß, was passiert.
Pete Krawietz
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lmb15 · 10 years ago
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Das war den jeweiligen Ausgangslagen vor den Partien geschuldet. Es war uns nicht möglich, in einer englischen Woche drei Mal in Folge dieselbe Startelf aufzubieten. Also mussten wir Veränderungen vornehmen und schauen, in welcher Konstellation aus unserer Sicht die größtmögliche Aussicht auf Erfolg besteht. Wir hatten dann rund um das Heimspiel gegen Mönchengladbach eine Phase, in der wir uns sagten: Wir brauchen jetzt feste Abläufe. Da hatten wir das Gefühl, dass wir eine Konstellation gefunden haben, auf die wir immer wieder zurückgreifen können - wenn sich kein weiterer Spieler verletzt. Doch dann fielen Sokratis und Sven Bender aus, wenig später kam noch Marco Reus dazu. So konnten wir dieses Vorhaben leider nicht wirklich umsetzen.
Pete Krawietz auf die Frage, warum man nicht auf ein festes System gesetzt habe
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lmb15 · 10 years ago
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Krawietz: Zunächst muss man festhalten: Unsere grundsätzliche Spielidee hat sich dabei ja nicht verändert. Die maßgebenden Kriterien sind immer Fragen wie: Was bietet uns in der jeweiligen Personalsituation und angesichts der Spielweise des Gegners die größte Aussicht auf Erfolg? Wer steht uns zur Verfügung, wer ist frisch und wie kann diese Spielerkonstellation im Verhältnis zum Gegner am besten funktionieren? Das ist die Basis einer jeden Entscheidung. Die unterschiedlichen Systeme waren jeweils unsere Antworten auf diese Fragen. Wir haben versucht, den Spielern mit der Variante, mit der wie sie aufs Feld stellen, Hilfestellungen zu geben.
Pete Krawietz auf die Frage nach den vielen Systemwechseln in der laufenden Saison
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lmb15 · 10 years ago
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Krawietz: An den ersten beiden Tagen nach dem Spiel ist mehr oder weniger komplette Ruhe angesagt, die sogenannte erweiterte Regeneration. Man lässt Bewegungsmuster ablaufen, ohne zu sehr zu belasten. Dann bleibt noch das Abschlusstraining am Dienstag. Wenn es ein Mittwochabendspiel ist, reißt man Mittwochvormittag noch bestimmte taktische Dinge an. Über diesen Status sind wir quasi nie hinausgekommen.
Pete Krawietz über den Trainingsablauf in englischen Wochen
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lmb15 · 10 years ago
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In allen Varianten. Die Analyse des Gegners findet immer vor der ganzen Mannschaft statt. Macht man eine Nachbetrachtung, kann es vorkommen, dass man beispielsweise nur mit der Viererkette über spezielle Abläufe spricht. Oder aber der Cheftrainer setzt sich mit einem einzelnen Spieler zusammen und arbeitet mit ihm ausgewählte Szenen zu seinem eigenen Spielverhalten auf, um ein Bild des eigenen Spiels zu schaffen.
Pete Krawietz über die Theoriesitzungen vor Spielen
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lmb15 · 10 years ago
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Das Ganze stand natürlich unter dem Eindruck, dass wir mit der Zeit festgestellt haben, das eine oder andere Problem zu haben. Wir glauben fest daran, dass sich das mit Training hätte beheben lassen - doch diese Möglichkeit hatten wir nicht. Unter dem Strich gibt es drei Mittel, die ein Trainerteam zur Verfügung hat: Training, um Dinge zu verändern. Kommunikation. Und die Analyse, wie wir uns im letzten Spiel verhalten haben und was uns der nächste Gegner abverlangen wird. Der Faktor Training ist leider mehr oder weniger komplett weggefallen. Es ging meistens nur um Regeneration, um sich für das nächste Spiel wieder irgendwie aufzustellen. Wir haben daher im Vergleich zu früheren Spielzeiten verstärkt auf die beiden anderen Aspekte Wert legen müssen.
Pete Krawietz über den Faktor Training
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