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Jan 12, 2022 · Domenico Tedesco took over as Leipzig head coach just about five weeks ago. In an interview, the 36-year-old spoke about having the best full-time job in the world, his excitement at playing in a sold-out Red Bull Arena and what makes him a stereotypical Italian
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When RB Leipzig appointed Domenico Tedesco in November, the club were in the bottom half of the Bundesliga having apparently lost their way since Julian Nagelsmann’s exit. His arrival changed everything. Leipzig are now into the top four.
At 36, Tedesco is among the more fascinating coaches at the top end of the European game. Born in Italy, he grew up in Germany, a football obsessive known to play Football Manager even while he was leading Schalke to second spot in the Bundesliga.
He is speaking to selected international media, reflecting on his experiences at Schalke, Spartak Moscow and Leipzig. He will reveal how he celebrated Italy's 2006 World Cup win in Berlin and what he had to change to arrest his team's slide under Jesse Marsch.
Asked specifically by Sky Sports to explain his philosophy, his answer is unusually pragmatic for this new generation of coaches. "My idea of football is that you have to adapt to the kind of players that you have, the strengths you have inside the squad," he says.
"At Schalke, we had many physical players, we played a lot of counter-attacks and got second behind Bayern Munich because of a lot of matches where we defended very compact, lots of counter-attacks, corner kicks, free-kicks, goals after free-kicks and corners.
"At Spartak Moscow, I had a completely different team. We had the youngest team in Russia with really good guys who were technically strong on the ball. We had 70 per cent of possession each game. I have to be flexible as a coach, I have to adapt.
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Domenico Tedesco (Italian pronunciation: [doˈmeːniko teˈdesko]; born 12 September 1985) is an Italian-German football manager who is currently the head coach of the Belgium national team. In 2017, he took over as manager of Schalke 04 and guided them to a second place finish in the Bundesliga in his debut season.
Dec 10, 2021 · The German-Italian was announced as the new head coach of RB Leipzig yesterday. After signing the contract, he got to know the team before holding his first press conference and finally his first training session at Cottaweg.
Dec 9, 2021 · Domenico Tedesco is the new RB Leipzig head coach! The 36-year-old was officially presented at a virtual press conference alongside Oliver Mintzlaff and Christopher Vivell. They took questions from journalists.
Feb 8, 2023 · Former Schalke, Spartak Moscow and RB Leipzig boss Domenico Tedesco has been appointed Belgium head coach. The 37-year-old, who was born in Italy but also holds German citizenship, has signed a...
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Mar 21, 2022 · Tedesco has completely restructured Leipzig from a struggling side from mid table form into top four contenders. They are also still in two cup competitions including, the semi final of the DFB Pokal and the last 8 of the Europa League.
