Thalhammer: we was not awaiting to be nominated

September 21, 2017
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ThalhammerÂ guided contest debutants Austria to a European Championship semi-finals

The Vienna local has been in assign of Austria’s women’s inhabitant group given 2011

“I found out we was nominated in a content message”

Things are going good for Austria women’s group manager Dominik Thalhammer during present. His group achieved with self-assurance during a UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 in a Netherlands, where they done it to a semi-finals. It is therefore no warn that his work has held a eye and that he is among a nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach Award 2017.

“I found out we was nominated in a content summary when someone got in hold to honour me,” Thalhammer toldÂ FIFA.com. “I was unequivocally astounded given we wasn’t unequivocally awaiting to be on a shortlist.

“On a one hand, it’s a outrageous honour and approval for me personally, and on a other hand, it shows an appreciation of a work of a whole women’s dialect during a [Austrian] Football Association,” he continued. “It’s an endowment for a whole team. Without a staff and a players, it would’ve been unfit to pursue certain paths, objectives and visions.”

Fact file

Was conduct of a FC Admira Wacker Modling girl academy and in 2004, during a age of 33, became a youngest chairman ever to manager in Austria’s tip multiplication â€“ a record that still stands to this day
Has been in assign of Austria’s women’s inhabitant group given 2011
Thalhammer was also obliged for a country’s women’s U-17 side until 2016
Additionally, he is sporting executive of a Austrian FA’s manager training programme

His work has paid dividends. Reaching a European Championship semi-finals helped Austria stand 4 rungs to 20th in a latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking, their highest-ever placing. Furthermore, they started FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019â„¢ subordinate brightly with a 4-0 delight over Serbia.

“In terms of a result, it was a unequivocally good start,” pronounced a Vienna native. “The group showed majority to record such a large win, notwithstanding not putting in a best of performances. As such, we’re confident with a start.

“Our aim is to repeat what we gifted in a Netherlands,” Thalhammer continued. “Obviously, a chances of subordinate for a World Cup are smaller, though during a EURO, we were a ideal instance of what we can achieve, if we have dreams, targets and prophesy to go with passion and enthusiasm. It’s probable to do it again, and if we do it, would means an even bigger sensation.”

Thalhammer on his stream stand of players:

In serve to possessing vision, passion and enthusiasm, a 46-year-old, who describes himself as ambitious, level-headed and maybe even visionary, has achieved success interjection to his training philosophy.

“Really good though also unequivocally peaceful to learn”
“The players are always open to try new things and new ideas”
“They’re unequivocally self-critical and never rest on their laurels”
“There is never any clarity of station still; serve growth is possible”

“We have certain beliefs we wish to follow that come before anything else,” Thalhammer said. “That’s because we’re means to play with good coherence within a systems. It’s not a simple arrangement that’s wilful though these major principles, that can be implemented in each system. It’s critical for a group like Austria to surpass by a certain tactical flexibility in sequence to blow certain advantages other teams have.”

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