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The 2025 Wings Cup<\/strong> is a pioneering youth football event, aligned with the ECA Youth Football Strategy<\/strong>, providing a unique platform for competitions and the exchange of expertise. Discussions on innovative player development strategies, innovation in training methods and data integration took place at the Red Bull Arena. Tomaz Morais<\/strong> (Sporting Lisbon), Andjelko Aivanjko (Dinamo Zagreb), Joris van den Besselaar<\/strong> and Jese Dercksen (PSV Eindhoven)<\/strong> shared their knowledge with the participants.<\/p>\n

The dominant figure at the meeting was undoubtedly J\u00fcrgen Klopp.<\/strong> The head of football at the Red Bull Group<\/strong> stressed, among other things, that the problem with the development of young players is not a lack of talent, but a lack of real opportunities. \u201cEveryone wants to find talent and then forget that they have to help them to the next step. It\u2019s a topic that doesn\u2019t get much attention because we like to see the final product. We like to see the best player in the world. How he got there, that\u2019s not our concern at the beginning. It\u2019s also the job of the coaches to find space, to create opportunities,\u201d<\/em> Klopp<\/strong> stressed, and went on to give the following advice to young footballers: \u201cYou have to learn to defend throughout your career. That\u2019s the foundation of every career. There\u2019s only one player on the planet who doesn\u2019t have to defend, Lionel Messi.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

* The Wings Cup<\/strong> involves footballing talents born in 2007-2008 from various international clubs and is held in a very original format. Teammates and opponents change after each match, while in addition to wins and draws, points are also awarded for individual performances. With the help of live data recording, players can view their match statistics as well as performance data on large screens next to the pitch.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\"\"<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Wings Cup 2025, held in Leipzig (April 22-24), by the ECA (European Club Association), in collaboration with Red Bull and RB Leipzig, was an ideal opportunity to exchange ideas, explore new approaches and gain valuable insights from some top players. 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