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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.
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.
Cup Fever gripped Germany this week as the Second Round of the DFB Pokal took place on Tuesday and
Wednesday. The first round saw a few Bundesliga scalps claimed and a managerial casualty to boot.
While it is unlikely that any coaches will be tugging nervously at their collars today, there are a
few Bundesliga clubs who have a little more time on their hands thanks to dramatic defeats at the
hands of lower division teams.
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.
