stadio.football

Jonathan Harding, the author of Soul: Beyond the Athlete, writes about what Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool tells us about modern coaching. Klopp's speech announcing his decision to leave Liverpool at the end of the season is enough source material for a thesis on holistic coaching. One passage in particular is worthy of assessing in terms of what Klopp's words say about the environment of elite coaching today.

Despite a flurry of Champions League goals, it’s been a difficult start to life in Manchester for their young striker, Rasmus Højlund. After he scored his first Premier League goal, Musa Okwonga writes about how this may just be the start of something. At long last, Manchester United’s Rasmus Højlund scored his first Premier League goal, a painfully public rite of passage that took him until winter of his debut season.

The stadium is tucked away, just off Budapester Strasse which forks away from the infamous Reeperbahn, and it’s appearance is casually unique. From the outside, it’s all old-school brick and glass. There’s a club bar on one side and a club restaurant next to that. Crowds of fans are outside, drinking beer, eating bratwurst, smoking, chatting, catching up. This is a Friday night and this is their club.