My old teammate Miroslav Klose is bucking a trend in German coaching | Philipp Lahm

‘Miro’, now in charge at Nürnberg, knows the value of consistency and identity in an era of tinkering coaches who did not play professionally You learn the most from the best. The Champions League winners are Paris Saint-Germain, and they could achieve a historic hat-trick this s

‘Miro’, now in charge at Nürnberg, knows the value of consistency and identity in an era of tinkering coaches who did not play professionally You learn the most from the best. The Champions League winners are Paris Saint-Germain, and they could achieve a historic hat-trick this season. Since the tournament’s rebrand in 1992, they would be only the second club to accomplish this feat, after Real Madrid’s run from 2016 to 2018.

I see clear parallels between the two. For Madrid, nine players started in all three of their final victories. Similarly, PSG won their two finals with virtually identical lineups.

The only change came during their title defence in Budapest , where Gianluigi Donnarumma no longer featured in goal, Luis Enrique having parted ways with the Italian European champion. core players: about 70 to 85% each remaining regular starters: 50 to 60% each squad players: 40 to 45% each fringe squad places: sharing the remaining maximum of 20% Continue reading...