Finding hunger in paradise in the search for an edge

Edge, by definition, is a margin of superiority, a quality or factor that provides an advantage over rivals. Managers, coaches, players will do everything they can in order to get that ‘marginal gain’. When Thomas Tuchel was appointed Borussia Dortmund manager in 2015, headlines hailed the now PSG boss as a “rule-breaking tactician and innovator”.

During his last season at Mainz, Tuchel was the first sporting leader to address a fascinating group of disruptive innovators called the Rulebreaker Society. Among its members was Walter Gunz, who set up Media Markt, Europe’s largest retailer of consumer electronics. The mission statement of the organisation, founded in Switzerland in 2013, was to “bring people together to innovate and inspire through their visions”.