PROFESSOR Matthias Lochmann was the driving force behind huge changes in the way that children play football in Germany. He tells TGG the story, which started with a talk by Horst Wein more than 20 years ago.
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GERMANY has launched new regulations that will transform the way football is played by Under-11s in the country.
GERMANY will emphasise small-sided games and the spirit of the streets as they attempt to reverse the recent decline of their national teams.
WHAT links Arsenal, Red Bull Salzburg, LA Galaxy, FC Koln and the German national team? The answer is the US performance company EXOS.
DESPITE their humbling at the World Cup, Germany are determined to become the world's centre of excellence for football knowledge. At the heart of this is the Think Tank, headed up by Dr Thomas Hauser.
THERE are five managers in their thirties in the Bundesliga, led by Schalke's Domenico Tedesco. In England, there are none.
TACTICAL decisions during matches will soon be made using positional data and machine learning rather than a manager's subjective judgement, according to the head of scouting and analysis for the German national team.
GERMANY team manager Oliver Bierhoff says modern players are ‘independent entrepreneurs’ who will not accept the ‘command and control’ style of leadership.