Michael Ballack was tired of listen the criticism, especially last speeches of one of the “bosses” from Bayer Leverkusen, Holzhauser Wofgang deeply wounding him, saying that among other things “Ballack project” has failed. The former international with 98 presences in national team, told to the Sky television station that: “It is not nice to hear such claims, and my situation is not simple, but I will persevere in training so that until the last day of contract to be pleased of football and to manage the performance of which is expected from me.”
Hertha: Doll or Balakov?
The Berlin club remains in attention and in looking for a coach is a priority in its management. Many names have been rumored, the latest being discussed that of Thomas Doll, a former international, “Bild” claiming to know that it would be discussed on the phone with those responsible. Doll, who worked in the Bundesliga, among others at Hamburg and Dortmund, and last at Halil Al-Riyadh in Saudi Arabia is currently without commitment.
The National team without four players
During the campaign EURO-2012, Germany will hold on February 29 the first test meeting at Bremen, the French national. Is already known that the team will be free by some players, including Per Mertesacker, Bastian Schweinstiger, Lukas Podolski and Mario Gotze, all unavailable. Joachim Löw’s team remains still strong enough, other players having the chance to prove.
Certainties and uncertainties at Dortmund
A few coaches are so confident on their chair, like Jurgen Klopp from Borussia Dortmund. Hans-Joachim Watzke manager, said that: “Few things are excluded in this world, one thing is sure: the coach Jurgen Klopp will not be dismissed by me never”. Uncertainty reigning at champion team about the Polish Robert Lewandowski, the scorer of the team now does not want to sign a new contract.
