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Not only is the Bundesliga the place to be for talented young footballers, it is also becoming a home for young coaches to cut their teeth with only three technicians currently over the age of 50.
Bo Svensson masterminding Mainz’s great escape While not mathematically guaranteed, Mainz all but secured their top-flight status on Monday night. In doing so, head coach Bo Svensson has helped mastermind the greatest escape of the Bundesliga era. Mainz have picked up 29 of a possible 48 points since Bo Svensson took over in Janaury. At the halfway stage of the 2020-21 Bundesliga campaign Mainz looked destined to have their second stint in Germany’s top tier end after a run of 12 seasons. Now they’re on course to pull off arguably the greatest escape since the Bundesliga’s inception ...
Games between Mainz and Leipzig had produced 44 goals in the previous nine meetings in the Bundesliga and both sides looked intent on continuing that free-scoring run from the get-go. Marcel Sabitzer dragged a shot wide just minutes before the scoring was opened after 15 minutes: Sabitzer's rocket-shot bounced down and out off the crossbar and was poked home by Adams on the rebound for his first in the German top-flight. Nine minutes later and the scores were level, though, as Leipzig conceded from a set piece for the first time this season: Moussa Niakhate smashed the ball home after Dominik...
Three coaches under increasing pressure in the Bundesliga Hertha Berlin’s Bruno Labbadia, Cologne’s Markus Gisdol and Hoffenheim’s Sebastian Hoeneß all need to turn things around soon. The Canadian Press Bruno Labbadia Markus Gisdol Sebastian Hoeneß , The Canadian Press BERLIN — Five coaches have already lost their jobs in the Bundesliga this season and three more need a quick change in fortune to avoid joining them. Hertha Berlin’s Bruno Labbadia, Cologne’s Markus Gisdol and Hoffenheim’s Sebastian Hoeneß all need to turn things ar...
MATCHDAY: Virus-hit Man City at Chelsea; Barça plays Huesca By The Associated PressJanuary 3, 2021 GMT Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola gives instructions during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Dec., 26, 2020. (Clive Brunskill/ Pool via AP) Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola gives instructions during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Dec., 26, 2020. (Clive Bruns...