cambridgeshire canary 6,853 Posted July 31, 2022 4-0 up just 30 minutes into his first competitive match for Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach. Good for him, Farkeball in full flow it would seem. Hope he enjoys his time there, sure deserves it. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
essex canary 515 Posted July 31, 2022 Irrelevant. Not a great test. Farke may do very well back in Germany. He didn't understand the physicality of English Football at top level albeit that his style at second tier level was great. Simple! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,611 Posted July 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: 4-0 up just 30 minutes into his first competitive match for Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach. Good for him, Farkeball in full flow it would seem. Hope he enjoys his time there, sure deserves it. 5-0 now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,611 Posted July 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, essex canary said: Irrelevant. Not a great test. Farke may do very well back in Germany. He didn't understand the physicality of English Football at top level albeit that his style at second tier level was great. Simple! I'm sure he understood it; he simply didn't have enough players who could cope with it in the Premier League. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Virtual reality 760 Posted July 31, 2022 6-0 at half time 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted July 31, 2022 I'm guessing this is a cup tie against some minnows? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 6,061 Posted July 31, 2022 1 minute ago, TeemuVanBasten said: I'm guessing this is a cup tie against some minnows? Correct. They're facing SV Oberachern, of the Regionalliga Baden-Württemberg. Pretty much their fifth division, and probably about equivalent in standard to the Northern Premier League. Similar to when we played Paulton Rovers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,229 Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) You need to look into how the early rounds of the German cup work. Gladbach are playing a team from the regional leagues, so probably a 5th tier side. As a Gladbach supporter I'm pleased they're doing well but the league is a much better judge of performance. Edited July 31, 2022 by A Load of Squit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,235 Posted July 31, 2022 Farke should do well there in theory, I hope he does Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,890 Posted July 31, 2022 Their opponents are in the fifth tier, and for context, there are five regionalised leagues at the fourth tier, so god knows how many there are at the fifth. It's like Leicester or West Ham taking on Swaffham Town. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Worthy Nigelton 1,084 Posted July 31, 2022 56 minutes ago, essex canary said: Irrelevant. Not a great test. Farke may do very well back in Germany. He didn't understand the physicality of English Football at top level albeit that his style at second tier level was great. Simple! Wrong. He had awful players. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,559 Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, essex canary said: Irrelevant. Not a great test. Farke may do very well back in Germany. He didn't understand the physicality of English Football at top level albeit that his style at second tier level was great. Simple! Not so simple. It wasn't any lack of understanding, it was lack of decent enough players at his disposal to make his style work at the top level. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repman 636 Posted July 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, lake district canary said: Not so simple. It wasn't any lack of understanding, it was lack of decent enough players at his disposal to make his style work at the top level. While the signings last season weren't good enough, he had already had one attempt and it was clear throughout both campaigns that he couldn't organise the side defensively to the level required for the PL. In Germany now he has for the most part much better players than us, and in a league which is much poorer defensively. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,890 Posted July 31, 2022 The match finished 9-1. Those old defensive failings cropping up early I see... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, cambridgeshire canary said: 4-0 up just 30 minutes into his first competitive match for Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach. Good for him, Farkeball in full flow it would seem. Hope he enjoys his time there, sure deserves it. Please dont Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,229 Posted July 31, 2022 The Gladbach twitter feed (which is very good) has embraced Farkeball. 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,491 Posted July 31, 2022 🤣🤣 just imagine Dean Smith managing in Germany 😂😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grando 283 Posted July 31, 2022 Eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,229 Posted July 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, Grando said: Eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer. Yann Sommer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Mass Debater 1,104 Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, A Load of Squit said: You need to look into how the early rounds of the German cup work. Gladbach are playing a team from the regional leagues, so probably a 5th tier side. As a Gladbach supporter I'm pleased they're doing well but the league is a much better judge of performance. I am also a Gladback supporter. Well, as of around 2 months ago. I mean I follow them on Twitter... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Mass Debater 1,104 Posted July 31, 2022 Just now, A Load of Squit said: Yann Sommer? Indeed - my wife is very pleased Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Mass Debater 1,104 Posted July 31, 2022 Tim Krul was her favourite from the Norwich squad. Not really but I made her pick someone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,503 Posted July 31, 2022 You can only beat what is in front of you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Mass Debater 1,104 Posted July 31, 2022 21 minutes ago, The Real Buh said: 🤣🤣 just imagine Dean Smith managing in Germany 😂😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Mass Debater 1,104 Posted July 31, 2022 Would the German be 'Arbeit!'? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Mass Debater 1,104 Posted July 31, 2022 1 minute ago, shefcanary said: You can only beat what is in front of you. I do most nights Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 3,795 Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Their opponents are in the fifth tier, and for context, there are five regionalised leagues at the fourth tier, so god knows how many there are at the fifth. It's like Leicester or West Ham taking on Swaffham Town. Could you see Dean Smith managing either of those two sides to a 9-1 win at Swaffham? 😏 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Tea 105 Posted July 31, 2022 I hope he wins big over there. regardless of who didn’t do what and who’s fault it was that guy gave me some of the best footy to watch whilst in a Norwich shirt and for that I’ll always thank him. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny Foggo 1,118 Posted July 31, 2022 The obsession with Farke is the reason people won't give Smith the time the "saviour" got. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,491 Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Kenny Foggo said: The obsession with Farke is the reason people won't give Smith the time the "saviour" got. Even in Farkes first season you could see he was building something, trying to put an identity on the team Smith has no identity. He’s an off the shelf, shît manager. Edited July 31, 2022 by The Real Buh 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
