Trappa on Classical Music
“A man who understands Mozart can also play better football. Mozart teaches you about tension, tempo, rhythm, structure. In his music you can learn the logic to read a game.
“For me in any case, that was a big experience. I believe that through music I grew as a player and a man.
“Young players no longer have the patience for a symphony, which takes an hour and which one must hear several times to understand.
“Sometimes the concentration would do them good. They think their whole lives happen on the pitch. They don’t realise that they could learn a lot in the real world to improve their game.
“They sit with their MP3 players in the bench, in the dressing room and are much too nervous before the game. I say to them sometimes ‘why don’t you listen to Bach?’ But it gets harder to appreciate the classics in this culture.
“The best players know the real world, they find inspiration for their game in their lives away from the field.”
Trap on his selection criteria
"But in my team, you need balance. It is important to have balance. It's very important. And I like the physical condition also. Today it is very important in modern football, the build and physical condition. We need strong players as well as the technical and stylish players."
from http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...e-1462235.html
Mushrooms to blame for bad mentality
From todays Indo...
"I gave them carte blanche when it came to their diets," says Trapattoni. "I did not want to change their established habits.
"However, I saw the players eating mushrooms before a friendly, and I was stunned into silence for several seconds. I then told them that mushrooms are banned on matchdays -- both for breakfast and for dinner.
"I need time to change my players' mentality. But I was pleased to see some of them waste a few seconds after we went 1-0 up against Georgia. Little details like that can make all the difference."
