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There is a good reason why I'm a mere football blogger and Louis Van Gaal is a successful football
manager and here's it is. When the news broke that Arjen Robben was signing for Bayern Munich I
scoffed. "Pah!" I said "What do Bayern need another winger for. They need an attacking central
midfielder, not competition for Franck Ribery.
Der Karlsruher SC macht Ordnung. Neuer Trainer ist da, scheinbar ein Mann mit Erfahrung, Markus
Schupp mit Namen. Weil niemand ihn wirklich kennt, wird er kurzfristig zum Wunschkandidat erklärt,
der badische Traditionsverein legt doch seine Mannschaft nicht in jedermanns Hände. Keeper Miller
endlich wieder da, wo er hingehört, nämlich im Tor.
Public displays of fake unity are never entirely convincing. Take Brown and Blair in the 2005
election campaign or Ritchie and Madonna in the final days of their marriage. However, the
post-goal celebration between Franck Ribery and his boss Louis van Gaal was
positively coital in its intensity.
When Thomas Tuchel took charge of Mainz on the eve of the Bundesliga season, eyebrows
were raised and concerns expressed. What chance would a newly promoted club have? What chaos must
they be in to change managers before a ball is kicked? Well, it looks as though we needn't have
worried.
There is something reassuring about a 1-0 win, particularly in top of the table clashes. 1-0 says a
keenly-contested game between two well-matched teams. 1-0 says attrition, tension, hard work and
good defending. 1-0 says a hard-fought, well-earned win. Unlike your 4-3 which says knockabout
hi-jinks and grown men wearing party hats.
