Bundesliga
2022-23 Report Cards: Schalke 04
Having returned to the Bundesliga at the first time of asking following their relegation in 2021, this wasn’t the way it was supposed to go for Schalke, even though the writing was on the wall […]
Thomas Reis
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
The Bundesliga sack race: Did the coaching changes pay off?
There were a total of nine Bundesliga coaches sacked during the past season (not including interim trainers). The trainer is always the one to ultimately carry the can for under-performing players, but while a change […]
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga matchday 34 pre-match presser
As the legendary former national team trainer Sepp Herberger once said: “Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel” (after the game is before the game). One game finishes, and another arrives hot on its heels. […]
Bundesliga
He said what? The Bundesliga Matchday 33 trainer soundbites
The final whistle blows, and the dust settles on the previous ninety minutes. But the press soon wants to get the opinions from the Bundesliga trainers whether they have won, lost, or drawn. Here’s what […]
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga matchday 33 pre-match presser
As the legendary former national team trainer Sepp Herberger once said: “Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel” (after the game is before the game). One game finishes, and another arrives hot on its heels. […]
Bundesliga
He said what? The Bundesliga Matchday 32 trainer soundbites
The final whistle blows, and the dust settles on the previous ninety minutes. But the press soon wants to get the opinions from the Bundesliga trainers whether they have won, lost, or drawn. Here’s what […]
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga matchday 32 pre-match presser
As the legendary former national team trainer Sepp Herberger once said: “Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel” (after the game is before the game). One game finishes, and another arrives hot on its heels. […]
Bundesliga
Is the ‘Great Escape’ on for Schalke?
Although we’re not likely to see Thomas Reis jumping barbed wire fences on a motorbike, the ‘Great Escape’ is very much still on for a Schalke side, who looked dead and buried at the end […]
Bundesliga
He said what? The Bundesliga Matchday 31 trainer soundbites
The final whistle blows, and the dust settles on the previous ninety minutes. But the press soon wants to get the opinions from the Bundesliga trainers whether they have won, lost, or drawn. Here’s what […]
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga matchday 31 pre-match presser
Bayer Leverkusen v Köln (Friday) Xabi Alonso: “Tomorrow, we’ll take the first step in a decisive month. We only have four games left in the Bundesliga. If we want to achieve our goals of moving […]