Oliver Glasner was also present in Frankfurt as a speaker. “For me, he is currently one of the most exciting coaches in Europe,” enthuses Rangnick, remembering a joint jogging session in Salzburg in 2012. Glasner, who was still the sports coordinator in the office at the time, offered to be Roger Schmidt’s assistant. Rangnick was surprised and quickly convinced: “Now he’s a top coach because he only made the right decisions.” Ried, then LASK, Wolfsburg and Eintracht – Rangnick: “A prime example of developing a coaching career that you didn’t have before better write on a piece of paper.”