How Germany’s greatest goalscorer is guiding the next generation

Miroslav Klose is using lessons from his own scoring career to develop young players at FC Nuremberg, who sit second in Germany’s 2. Bundesliga. He argues that teams need a striker in the penalty area and that scoring chances come from carefully practised deliveries, communication and an understanding between team-mates.

Klose says nearly all of his more than 300 career goals came inside the box. Germany’s all-time leading scorer won the 2014 World Cup at 36, after a career that began in amateur football; he points to Harry Kane’s development as an example of how players can keep improving through hard work. Nuremberg have the youngest average age in the division.