Here is Part 2 of our interview with Bayern Munich Head of Coach Development & Playing Philosophy Rene Maric. In this second half, Rene told us how he kickstarted his career with the tactics blog Spielverlagerung, about coaching Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham at Borussia Dortmund, and about his brief spell as assistant at Leeds United.
SHOW NOTES =>
01:44: Reaction to announcement last night (February 21st) that Thomas Tuchel would be stepping down as Bayern Munich manager at the end of the season.
03:44: Start of his relationship with Tuchel, via his Spielverlagerung blog.
11:11: Meeting Marco Rose - a pivotal relationship in his career. Approach to social media and content creation nowadays.
18:24: Experiencing the Red Bull philosophy at RB Salzburg.
24:50: Onto first-team staff at Salzburg at 23; then onto Borussia Monchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund.
27:15: Being one of the 'laptop coaches'. "It would be pretty stupid nowadays if you don't use a laptop."
28:03: Working with stars like Dominik Szoboszlai, Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland.
36:08: Joining Leeds United in July 2022.
38:06: Jesse Marsch seemed a great fit after Marcelo Bielsa. Why didn't it work out?
43:36: Ambitions for the future?
45:50: 'Tactics don't exist, you have decisions of players.'
50:03: What type of Head Coach would you be?
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