“Top teams in the Champions League have first-class players in seven, eight positions – we don’t. Other clubs have a system, a philosophy, and buy the players accordingly. We don’t. It’s not enough to buy good players, one has to develop a team.” The team this quote references is having a rough go of things [...]
Archive for November 11th, 2009
Can You Hear the Lahms Screaming?
Posted in Bundesliga, tagged Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Philipp Lahm on November 11, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Is This the Future of Football? Part Three
Posted in General on November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today we present the third in a multipart series of articles focused on some of the financial problems facing football leagues across the world- especially those in smaller countries. By the end of the series it will become clear that many of these financial problems are the result of a century and a half old [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in English Premier League, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, South America, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday’s events at Hannover 96 of the Bundesliga have cast a pall over the already morbid subject matter of this week’s challenge, so I’m going to keep it short and sweet. Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) Celtic F.C. (Scotland) Perugia Calcio (Italy) NK Zadar (Croatia) Arsenal F.C. (England) Motherwell F.C. (Scotland) S.L. Benefica (Portugal) Associação [...]
