It's only weird if you don't work for the DFB, which is why we can assume he does.
German Football 20/21
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Flick opening with the Rose Gambit accepted?
Of course, what did you think "ob" stands for...
'DOtsche.OßballBund'?
I always assumed it stood for "ohne Binde".
I never thought people could get so worked up by someone using an official name.
just teasing
Oliver Bierhoff. There, I lifted his cover.
No need to get insulting.
ok so Leipzig have signed Brian Brobbey, kid striker from Ajax.
Good for him. Guess he didn't see a clear path to a starting place with Ajax buying Haller, and Leipzig do need a goal-scoring striker, and they play and develop youth. I don't know about Brobbey's potential and what else Leipzig will be doing, but on paper, this is a sensible.
Much simpler. But so who is @do.omb then?
That appears to be a dedicated fan of mine.
For the NT, I will duplicate the Bayern tactic as much as possible especially when we have 6-7 German starters and Bayern are one of the best teams currently, Just like Spain 2010 did with Barcelona
-Sule-Boateng-Hummels-Gosens
---Kimmich--Goretzka(Kroos)
------------Muller(Gundogan)
Sane---Harvetz---Gnabry(Werner)
First subs in Bracket
Another option might be to play Gnabry as False 9 to accommodate Werner
-Sule-Boateng-Hummels-Gosens
---Kimmich--Goretzka(Kroos)
------------Muller(Gundogan)
Sane---Harvetz---Gnabry(Werner)
First subs in Bracket
Another option might be to play Gnabry as False 9 to accommodate Werner
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Rumors of Rangnick to Schalke
Commenced by Bild, by the looks of things
I wonder if he's tempted to bring a big club back up. What makes this even more tempting is the potential for him to have near total control over the football operations.
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Funke are now in on it as well. Claiming a group of influential businessmen has already worked out everything with him. They have a members meeting coming up this summer, I wouldn't be surprised if Tönnies is trying to come back on Rangnick's back.
Elsewhere Bochum against Hamburg will kick off in half an hour. The hosts - being 5 points clear of 3rd placed Hamburg - can put their hand on the door handle of the first division, whereas Hamburg - not having won in their last 5 matches - would be at serious risk of spending another season down south.
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This is absolutely astonishing news and I'm very excited to say the least! Ralf Rangnick in such an influential position at Schalke is basically a dream coming true. I was always a great fan and since his departure after his depression/burnout/mental health problems I was always hoping for an opportunity to get him back. This is a very interesting move and in my opinion a clear message to the fans, the players, the club itself and to the upcoming rivals: Schalke has definitely enough ambition to go all out to win the second division next year and not stay there for longer than one season. I was very skeptical regarding the next season since the club is such an insane mess, but getting Rangnick - imo one of the best football experts and allaround football business knowledge experts in the world - is making me really confident that there is a strong possibility to be part of the 1st Bundesliga in 22/23 again.
Plain awesome!
Plain awesome!
I mean Rangnick sure is the best man they could get for the job and an amazing catch for Schalke in their current situation. But I half expect him to be the door opener for Tönnies to finally buy in permanently. And with great hopes and great ambition also comes great pressure and great risk. It would be quite like Schalke to start a hype train (that is disconnected from the playing strength of their squad) based on hiring a board member only to wake up next spring, with one or two coaches sacked and Rangnick worn down by the club and the impatience that results from what you've just described and most of the money burned.
feck this
You think this will mean Flick is going to switch his Mannschaften?
I mean Rangnick's unique vision, experience and leadership is sorely needed at the German national team
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Schalke issued a statement that reports about a preliminary agreement with Rangnick are NOT TRUE X
However given that half of the board that issued the statement have their seats up for a vote soon it doesn't matter much what they think or say. The members would probably vote in a line up of Stalin, Hitler and Markus Merk, if that was what it takes to get Rangnick with a bunch of money.
Müller to Goretzka - 1:0
Goretzka almost returning the favour a minute later
Goretzka almost returning the favour a minute later
Awesome goal, another Müller assist - Gnabry with the second
What a moment for Mustafi, first he earns himself the pre-assist by setting up the cross and then he scores the header himself.
Nobody. He's got a point, you must be indoctrinated by the DFB. Nobody uses that joke of a marketing name.
Just cos the DFB wants it to be the official name doesn't make it the name everyone accepts. It's like English football fans running around saying things like "Yo, have you seen The Team (c) play yesterday? I thought The Team (c) was really good." Makes you wonder if you should pay licensing fees just to use the name. It's also highly arrogant as it implies that it's the only team on the planet. There are other teams as well.
For the life of me I will never understand the obsession with that name.
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Schalke are so...
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Why is short-passing and passing out of defence such a popular approach among teams that can't hit a teammate five feet away?
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fecking bad...
Why is short-passing and passing out of defence such a popular approach among teams that can't hit a teammate five feet away?
Guys. I think Schalke might get relegated this year.
I usually don't like to talk about my emotions, especially when it's connected to admitting a sense of weakness and powerlessness, but it would really, really be,.. not good, if Flick were to leave us.
What are you on about? Are there talks of him leaving?
Lewandowski finally...
A certain vacancy has come up that does carry some attraction for German coaches
Haha, come on... Being Bayern-manager beats any National Team.
Why did Schalke have to win that one game...
It does, right?
I'm not being polite... It does. It really does. He can give the NT a go in five or ten years. What he has now at Bayern is special, and he's too clever not to realize this, I feel.It does, right?
Actually, Rangnick aside (and even he appears to be working on a move elsewhere) he seems to be the only one who really wants it.
Because they are so bad that they can't even succeed in catastrophic failure.
From your lips to the ears of god, dear Sir.
The NT manager job is very, very prestigious in Germany, and there's been a lot of noise about it which has been wearing me thin, so thanks for these words like a warm cuddly blanket.