Frank Rijkaard News, Pictures & Buzz

Rangers almost took Lionel Messi to Ibrox thanks to Football Manager and nearly ended up with Andres Iniesta,  talkSPORT.com

Georginio Wijnaldum puts pressure on Liverpool to provide update as contract plan emerges  Mirror Online

Romano provides a contractual update on Liverpool star Wijnaldum  Rousing The Kop - Liverpool FC News

‘After 7 months of negotiations…’: Fabrizio Romano updates Liverpool fans on £25m maestro  HITC - Football, Gaming, Movies, TV, Music

Avram Grant: Chelsea's nearly man, Abramovich's friend  The Athletic

How Rangers pursued Barcelona star Lionel Messi as replacement for Barry Ferguson  HITC - Football, Gaming, Movies, TV, Music

Barcelona Transfer News Roundup: Premier League star set to join Barca, Blaugrana star offered to West Ham and more- 17 January 2021  Sportskeeda

More than just the Supercopa de Espana for Barcelona  Football Espana

Spanish football morning headlines: Torres joins Atletico B, Inter delay Hakimi payment and it's more than the Supercopa for Barcelona  Football Espana

Transfer news RECAP: Look back over Sunday's rumours and done deals  Scottish Daily Record

Lil Wayne releases ‘Green and Yellow’ remix ahead of Packers playoffs push  TechnoCodex

Liverpool Transfer News Roundup: Reds eye move for French defender, clarity on Wijnaldum's future, and more - 16th January 2021  Sportskeeda

West Bromwich Albion Sink Wolves To Seal First Win Under Sam Allardyce  TechnoCodex

Liverpool midfielder will not resume his stay at Anfield beyond the summer  The Top Flight

How Monchi built a stunning Sevilla side that fell just short of a quadruple  PlanetFootball

How Guardiola's Barcelona inspired Chelsea star Mount  Goal.com

PSG Appoint Pochettino: Mauricio's Messi Dream Could Come True In Paris  beIN SPORTS USA

Barcelona record lowest goals tally since Rijkaard era  MARCA.com

Barcelona Presidential Candidate Laporta Believes He Can Convince Messi to Stay  Sports Illustrated

Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola Named 'Coach Of The Century' By Globe Soccer Awards  SPORTbible

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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