"The most important advice I would give to parents of young footballers? Take a step back, let the kids play and let their coach guide them!". In the era of 'Mbappé projects', Jurgen Klinsmann, the former coach of Germany (2004-2006) and the United States (2011-2016), took advantage of an interview to deliver a message to the families of registered youth players. For the man who was world champion in 1990 with Germany, "the more you try to influence him, the more you harm your own child. My father always came to my matches but I was very lucky because he never said a word. That helped me a lot". The former Stuttgart, Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan striker takes the opportunity to repeat his message "let the educator and the child do what they have to do".
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Jurgen Klinsmann's last coaching experience was with the South Korean national team (2023-2024) / ©Icon Sport