a écrit le 31 juillet 2013 à 18h08 And he irritated many a seasoned reporter fond of clichés by having the guts to say: 'It's boring to switch flanks and knock the ball from one wing to the other. We build through the middle, where there is little space.' When the writers would stare at him as if he was nuts, he explained: 'You play three or four short passes to lure the defence into what they think is the danger zone. And then you suddenly open up the game over the flanks - that's what is really dangerous.' Needless to say, he also did away with the most mythical of positions in the German game, that of the sweeper.
In August of 1993, Finke spoke to 50 top-level industry managers about how to turn the disadvantage of limited funds into an advantage. Then he set about proving even more experts wrong, namely those writers who said his approach might work in the 2nd Bundesliga but not against stronger opponents, not against the Bayern Munichs with their international superstars.
Well, in their first three seasons in the Bundesliga, Freiburg won every home game against Bayern, one by a score of 5-1, and even qualified for the Uefa Cup in 1995. With a team in which the most expensive player had cost 500,000 Marks. (Yes. Marks, not Euros.) About ten years after SC Freiburg had an average attendance of only 2,400 and used to be regarded as 'the other club' in the city by many fans who remembered the glory days of the older and posher Freiburg FC, Finke's team was the toast of the Bundesliga, no: the country. The side were called the 'Breisgau Brazilians' after the region around Freiburg and for their pleasing, technically impressive style of play.
In August of 1993, Finke spoke to 50 top-level industry managers about how to turn the disadvantage of limited funds into an advantage. Then he set about proving even more experts wrong, namely those writers who said his approach might work in the 2nd Bundesliga but not against stronger opponents, not against the Bayern Munichs with their international superstars.
Well, in their first three seasons in the Bundesliga, Freiburg won every home game against Bayern, one by a score of 5-1, and even qualified for the Uefa Cup in 1995. With a team in which the most expensive player had cost 500,000 Marks. (Yes. Marks, not Euros.) About ten years after SC Freiburg had an average attendance of only 2,400 and used to be regarded as 'the other club' in the city by many fans who remembered the glory days of the older and posher Freiburg FC, Finke's team was the toast of the Bundesliga, no: the country. The side were called the 'Breisgau Brazilians' after the region around Freiburg and for their pleasing, technically impressive style of play.
