Ilkay Gundogan: My game in my words
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“There is one word that coaches use again and again when describing Ilkay Gundogan: intelligence. Whether it is Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola or Hansi Flick, they all praise Gundogan’s tactical cleverness, the way he leads and organises on the pitch. It is an approach to the game that marks him out as a future coach. Having come through Vfl Bochum before FC Nurnberg, he joined Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund in 2011 and was pivotal to the Dortmund side that toppled Bayern Munich in the 2011-12 season to win a domestic double. The following year, they reached the Champions League final. By then, he was an established German international. …”
NY Times/The Athletic (Video)
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