Frank Rijkaard News, Pictures & Buzz

Ranking the five goalkeepers with most clean sheets in Champions League history  The Football Faithful

As big as it gets: Three legendary games between Bayern Munich and Barcelona  Bavarian Football Works

Do I have to call you coach now?  MARCA.com

Ajax's 1995 team of 'Super Invincibles' – What happened next?  Squawka

Barcelona vs Bayern Munich Champions League Quarterfinal Preview  High Press Soccer

Barcelona star Messi will need treatment but not in danger for Bayern clash, says Setien  Goal.com

Quarter finals for the 13th season in a row  FC Barcelona

'Not impressed' by Lampard, Ole is not 'the one' and more mails...  Football365.com

Lionel Messi's ten stages of greatness  The Athletic

Will Messi, Ronaldo meet in Champions League final again? Don't count these legends out  ESPN

In Pictures: When John Hume brought Ronaldinho and star-studded Barcelona to Derry City  Derry Journal

Pause, rewind, play: Ronaldinho – the magician who made people fall in love with Barca and football  Scroll.in

Laurent Blanc Offered As Setien Replacement At FC Barcelona By Super Agent Mendes, Claims Report  Forbes

Where are they now? The 14 Barcelona kids given debuts by Pep Guardiola  PlanetFootball

Is a paucity of young players hurting Barcelona?  Sportskeeda

The Contenders to Replace Quique Setién at Barcelona - Ranked  90min

Netherlands 6-1 Yugoslavia at Euro 2000: the rout that had a continent purring in anticipation  These Football Times

The chaotic clash between Germany and Holland at San Siro: Frank Rijkaard spits on Rudi Voller  CricketSoccer

Italia 90 – Jack Charlton says he has no plans of stepping down after World Cup adventure  The Irish Sun

World Cup songs: Italia 90's best and worst tracks  The Set Pieces

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This is a bit long - so do read. As a coach, Rijkaard's essential philosophy is to guide his team towards playing attack-minded football as a cohesive unit. In doing this, he believes a team can achieve the dual objectives of winning games and ensuring the audience's enjoyment of the spectacle. This follows in the best coaching traditions of Rijkaard's countrymen and forebears Rinus Michels and Johan Cruijff. In this light, it is notable that Michels coached both Cruijff and Rijkaard during their respective participations with the Dutch national team, and that Cruijff himself went on to coach Rijkaard. Nonetheless, Rijkaard believes in working within a contemporary football context and is not out to imitate the styles and tactics of past masters. In his own words: “ ...you gain many impressions from the past. You still have it in your mind when you become a coach, and if something happens you can recall how it was dealt with. But I strongly believe that you cannot copy anyone. The decisions that a great coach made years ago will not necessarily work today. " Rijkaard has evidently learned to curb the quick temper of his playing days and is often a portrait of calm and stability in training and along the touchline. He rarely courts controversy in the media and is more apt now to promote a positive environment and let his team's play speak for itself when faced with intense rivalry or criticism. The tactics used during his tenure as manager of Barcelona best exemplify Rijkaard's commitment to playing stylish attacking football. During the team's 2004–05 and 2005–06 campaigns, the coach frequently fielded a 4–1–2–2–1 formation, a system which encouraged the creativity of the players in the front third of the field and created optimal interplay between the midfielders and forwards during attacks. Within this system the four defenders also tended to play in a relatively high position on the pitch to support the midfield which frequently advanced to participate in the attack. The team generally focuses on maintaining possession in the opponents' half of the field, applying pressure in order to force the opposition to make errors in defense and offensive counter-attacking.

Rijkaard sounds indian and he looks indian

Rijkaard loves to play attacking football and Liverpool fans are dying to see that.

I was just wondering I thought they had done well under him no? but obviously they are still doing very well with Pep Guardiola

I might have spelt his name wrong btw so my bad. my bad, wrong section. Im so used to puttin g my question here lol