Austria have been the most impressive team from the Group Stages of Euro 2024. Ralf Rangnick's team finished top of their group and are into the knockout stages.

The German manager seems to have put his difficult spell at Manchester United behind him, so how has he transformed this Austrian team and how far can they go?

Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic’s Seb Stafford-Bloor, Mark Carey & Mark Critchley to discuss.

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:10 Don't be surprised by Austria
00:01:10 Austria’s football style
00:02:21 Ralf Rangnick as a head coach of Austria
00:04:43 Tactics & principles
00:10:30 Austria needed a modern coach
00:18:05 Austrian player ratings
00:19:44 Rangnick's time at Man United
00:26:21 This team doesn't have egos
00:28:59 Reshaping a country's mentality
00:30:27 Why he didn’t take the Bayern job
00:32:40 Outro

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