Really happy for Edin. This habit of announcing new managers at the turn of the year is ludicrous and need to stop. Best of the luck to the man in the baseball cap.
A really spot on analysis. Certainly wasn’t in the plan but I think it is clear Rose objected to the criticism. How we managed to finish second is beyond me. A poor Bayern season meant the Schale was there for the taking. The teams below us must also be disappointed
Jude is our local hero. He went to school where my daughter now teaches and his family are about 3 miles from us. I ‘watched’ him grow through the Birmingham and England teams. He is unique and will, all being well, grow into one of England’s great players. I hope he sees out next season at BVB and, if we take the title, maybe more seasons. It will be interesting to see how the new coach deploys him in the 433 he used when last in charge. I’m in the strange position of having an affinity with Bayern too as I used to visit Munich regularly whilst working for BMW.
Love your analysis of what’s happened at BVB this week. There are lots of reasons and excuses as to why we didn’t do as well as we should have done but for me the key factor is this:
Most times when we came upon a decent side we looked badly prepared (even when most players were fit). And when we fell behind there wasn’t the response needed both on and off the pitch. When an 18 year old boy has to become an energiser and rallying point then something is wrong. I can’t say I like the choice of Rose’s replacement but we must give him a chance. If we are to become a major European team consistently we need to look outside of Germany for top class coaches - in my opinion. The football world is now a ‘global’ not parochial business.
Really happy for Edin. This habit of announcing new managers at the turn of the year is ludicrous and need to stop. Best of the luck to the man in the baseball cap.
A really spot on analysis. Certainly wasn’t in the plan but I think it is clear Rose objected to the criticism. How we managed to finish second is beyond me. A poor Bayern season meant the Schale was there for the taking. The teams below us must also be disappointed
Jude is our local hero. He went to school where my daughter now teaches and his family are about 3 miles from us. I ‘watched’ him grow through the Birmingham and England teams. He is unique and will, all being well, grow into one of England’s great players. I hope he sees out next season at BVB and, if we take the title, maybe more seasons. It will be interesting to see how the new coach deploys him in the 433 he used when last in charge. I’m in the strange position of having an affinity with Bayern too as I used to visit Munich regularly whilst working for BMW.
Love your analysis of what’s happened at BVB this week. There are lots of reasons and excuses as to why we didn’t do as well as we should have done but for me the key factor is this:
Most times when we came upon a decent side we looked badly prepared (even when most players were fit). And when we fell behind there wasn’t the response needed both on and off the pitch. When an 18 year old boy has to become an energiser and rallying point then something is wrong. I can’t say I like the choice of Rose’s replacement but we must give him a chance. If we are to become a major European team consistently we need to look outside of Germany for top class coaches - in my opinion. The football world is now a ‘global’ not parochial business.