“And sometimes I have to tell the players: It's a game—it's sport.”— Oliver Bierhoff, espn.comTagged: Game, Sport, Lighten Up
“One of my main jobs is to take out the drama a little bit. You can't let the emotions get too close to you, especially those that come from outside the team.”— Oliver Bierhoff, espn.comTagged: Drama, Crisis Prevention, emotions, Teamwork
“We have found that players like communicating via their digital devices. So with the help of our technology partner, we came up with an app that allows us to send short clips of analysis to individual players or groups of players from different parts of the team. Every player gets a couple of exampl…”— Oliver Bierhoff, espn.comTagged: Technology, apps, soccer, Football
“We want to win the trophy, at all cost, of course. But anything can happen in semifinal or a final. You can be at your best and still lose. Or you can win with a bit of luck. The difference between the teams is so small.”— Oliver Bierhoff, espn.comTagged: Winning, soccer, Football, Luck