Comments on: Manuel Neuer overcomes Bayern Trauma – Bayern overcome Klinsmann Trauma

By: diana

diana — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:03:19 +0000

I had read about what Neuer did. Now at least there is a video to what happened eight years ago. Thanks for that, Jan.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:10:37 +0000

Yup, Manuel Neuer is probably one of the rare cases where a player is actually a die hard fan of the club he plays for.

We’ll see how the team reacts to the sacking. You often see many players putting in more effort because there’s a chance for a new hierarchy and starting XI under a new coach. But I doubt Heynckes can solve some of the more fundamental problems with this team in such a short time. Hitzfeld couldn’t do it either last time around.

By: Juliet

Juliet — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:48:42 +0000

Thanks for explaining that, Jan. On Saturday morning, drinking my increasingly bitter coffee, I had wondered why Neuer performed that celebration. Fitting, really. I don’t blame him a bit, and actually admire his devotion to his club.

Can’t say I’m surprised Klinsi’s out. From the words of Hoeness and Rummenigge, I had thought he’d had a 50-50 chance of lasting the year, but with the way the team has been playing I suppose they had to let him go before the fans came for them. I don’t care at all about winning the league — holding on to the CL spot is key.