Meanwhile Roger Schmidt wins his Eredivisie debut as PSV Eindhoven beat Groningen. I think Ajax still have the most depth from the Big 3 clubs in Holland but PSV have a good young core. Hope they make a push for a title race.
Hannes Wolf has been sacked by Genk after their big defeat against the newly promoted Beerschot club. Not entirely surprising as his record has been pretty poor over in the Belgian league. His overall record as a professional coach continues to be underwhelming after also short stints at Stuttgart and Hamburg.
Things continuing to look bad for Tuchel... RMC claim PSG's squad is turning against Thomas Tuchel:- "Preferential treatment" for South American players- Confusion of his management of Icardi- Dismay at his insistence to play Marquinhos in midfield- "We play without tactics, with nothing…" https://t.co/6PWsk6Pul5— Get French Football News (@GFFN) September 16, 2020
Has anyone noticed that since Tuchel's arrival the amount of mediocre/average players signed by PSG has increased dramatically? It's as if Tuchel wants to prove that he can beat anyone with a squad made up of mediocre footballers as a testament to his prowess as a tactical genius.
I know you hate Tuchel so much, but this is too farfetched. I try to be indifferent here to Thomas Tuchel affair, but what you said is completely too much. There is no way PSG management allow him to do so even if you said is true. So Tuchel said that he could win UCL with Gonzalo Castro and the management just allow him to do so? And what do you mean by average players considering they have Mbappe, Neymar dan Di Maria as front 3, even with Icardi. Choupo Moting is mediocre but with Mbappe and Neymar, it is really hard to attract good talent just to sit on the bench behind Mbappe and Neymar. On the midfield they have freaking Marco Veratti and Ander Herrera. Defend they have Thiago Silva who will move to Chelsea, Kimpembe, Bernat, Kurzawa. Lets not forget it is not easy to attract good talent to play at French league. I really doubt Tuchel intentionally think just like what you wrote there. And don't get me wrong, I am not even saying he is the next Klopp or Flick, as a matter of fact I quite hate him with his atrocious man management.
In terms of talent on paper, PSG are firmly in the Top 6 or 7 among all clubs in Europe. So I wouldn't say their squad is full of mediocre players. Where Tuchel has done poorly is managing his players and getting the most out of them. PSG have also let tons of young prospects from their youth system go for cheap, many have flourished elsewhere.
I would blame the Financial Fair Play regulations more than Tuchel (without knowing what happens behind the scenes). Mbappe and Neymar have insane salaries. I would imagine some of the other players like di Maria, Cavani, Verratti, Icardi, Thiago Silva are/were also on quite big wages and because of the FFP rules and their revenue and debt, they have had limitations on the market. Without the FFP, I am sure Leonardo and the Sheikh would have invested in better fullbacks and midfielders. In hindsight, selling Lo Celso might not have been the best of decisions but I think(correct me if I am wrong) they sold him because they needed to balance the books. I don't think Ander Herrera is an elite player. He is not good enough on the ball as we saw in the final vs Bayern. But apparently he has had a fantastic influence in the dressing room since he arrived last summer. He should be a squad player, not a starter though. Paredes is 26 and has improved a lot after his initial struggles and played quite well vs Bayern in the first half. It remains to be seen but he may become a quality player. Guey is a good squad player. Also, I am not convinced that Kimpembe is good enough on the ball for the aspirations PSG have. Icardi is a pure poacher who contributes nothing outside of scoring goals. If you look at the recent winners of the Champions League, they all had strikers ( Lewandowski, Benzema, Firmino) who dropped deep and contributed a lot in the build-up play. Let's see if Florenzi will become a top right-back for them. He is talented. Ideally, PSG need to buy a top class CB to partner Marquinhos, 1 or 2(depending on whether Paredes pans out or not) top class CMs to play with Verratti and they should have bought a better all-round striker than Icardi. In conclusion, PSG are 4(possibly 5) players short of having top players in every position.
Letsch now 2-0 in the Eredivisie as Vitesse won again today vs Sparta Rotterdam Roger Schmidt's PSV also won
Haven't followed that aspect, but was there a goalie they were targeting but couldn't sign. Or are folks not convinced by Yvon Mvogo being on loan?
Klopp's additional signings are Thiago and Diogo Jota. Looks like he's sticking with the philosophy of versatile attacking forwards up top that interchange, along with adding in depth for the midfield. Still expect the EPL season to be tougher overall, today's match against Chelsea will be their first major test.
So far so good for Klopp's team. Ended up being a comfortable 2-0 win for Liverpool. Chelsea getting a player sent off early also helped too.
Peter Zeidler's St. Gallen begin the Swiss league season with a victory over FC Sion. They've lost several key players in the off seasion including their 2 top scorers, and are not as strong anymore. Will be interesting if last season's league runner ups can keep up with Young Boys and Basel.
Journeyman coach, Bernd Storck is now at Dunajska Streda, who are currently 1st place in the Slovakian league after 7 matchdays. They also recently won against a Czech side last week, and will be moving onto the Europa League 3rd qualifying round to face Austrian side LASK Linz.
just sack him already, lol. Such a shame that this club is down the toilet drain. David Wagner has been given an ultimatum in the build up to Schalke's match against Werder Bremen: if Schalke do not win, Wagner will be sacked. Jochen Schneider was also advised to contact potential replacements, such as ex-Mainz manager Sandro Schwarz. [BILD,🥈] #S04 pic.twitter.com/U0HFcyjMr8— Schalke Daily (@S04Daily) September 20, 2020 if he wins the title he'll make double history. DAC have never won Slovakian league and he would also be 1st German coach to win that league. More German records,let's go. also has Jannik Muller and Sidney Friede with him.
Torsten Fink leaves Vissel Kobe for family reasons. He helped them bring in the first two titles in club history, after winning the Emperors Cup and Japanese Super Cup last season. ありがとう、フィンク監督。一緒にタイトルを獲得できたことを我々は忘れません。Thank you Thorsten Fink!We will remember you forever. 🏆🏆#visselkobe #ヴィッセル神戸 pic.twitter.com/cqoUE0LmKQ— ヴィッセル神戸 (@visselkobe) September 22, 2020
Nope. This guy was Roger's choice. Dunno why the loan. Could be financial reasons, not having the money ready to buy.
Surprised that PSV have sold Sam Lammers. If they had patience and developed him out, he could potentially go for double or triple the value in a couple years. But perhaps they needed the money now.
German DOMINATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Top 4=German. BREAKING: Hansi Flick, Jürgen Klopp and Julian Nagelsmann have been nominated for the UEFA coach of the year award.— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) September 23, 2020 Rest of the top 10. pic.twitter.com/8Axi4TkwnV— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) September 23, 2020
Storck already making records. For the first time in the club's history, the #DAC will compete against a third opponent in one European Cup season. The LASK Linz-DAC clash for the 3rd qualifier of the Europa League will start at 8:30pm on Thursday.🟡🔵 #HajràDAC pic.twitter.com/O6A4653IpQ— DAC 1904 (@DAC_1904) September 23, 2020
Schmidt's PSV advance to the Europa League playoffs after today's 5-1 win vs Mura 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓 👣We enjoyed it tonight guys 🤙#MURPSV #UEL— PSV International (@psveindhoven) September 24, 2020
Ugly night for Storck as Dunajska Streda lost 0-7 to LASK Linz. Peter Zeidler's St. Gallen also lost 0-1 to AEK Athens. Well...time for both clubs to focus on their league campaigns.