In the third part of our identity as a nation "series, we look at the Germans. The current German team provide an interesting lesson. Instead of a long tradition, they are a reflection of the power of vision of a man. The great Jurgen Klinsmann made his name as a world champion striker. Klinsmann was the spearhead of a German team described as disciplined defensively and ruthlessly efficient.
When Klinsmann became national team coach, many would have expected to follow tradition and hopes that a team of grinding results in the country hosting the 2006 World Cup. What happened was very different. Klinsmann and his assistant, Joachim Löw and modernizing the training philosophy of mind, identity and youth of a nation.
Klinsmann has released an interesting interview with the BBC, where he presented, how deep was his influence. "I had the opportunity to decide the direction they took when I accepted the German coach of the summer, when the current director Joachim Loew as my assistant," said Klinsmann. "Yogi and began a full recovery, trying to give an identity of our team. In the end, we decided to go down the route of the attack-minded, who runs the ball on the ground again in the forefront in the shortest possible time using calcium dynamic ".
Although this was a new direction, Jürgen Klinsmann got the players to buy into the plan and had a World Cup a huge success. Klinsmann has also made an effort to boost the training of young Germany, leaving a legacy and help to the success of future teams. In his interview Klinsmann explained that "the German Football Federation (DFB) helped us by putting enormous pressure on all teams in first division and second in the Bundesliga to build academic programs and ensure that young talented players have been through. "This philosophy reaped the rewards four years later, when young and talented Mesut Ozil and Thomas Müller Germany led a spectacular course.
