a écrit le 31 juillet 2013 à 18h13 In part, that was because people had begun to take Finke and Freiburg for granted. The small, smart and loveable club had joined the establishment, at least when compared to the even smaller newcomers like Ulm, Unterhaching, Cottbus or Mainz who now took turns catching the imagination. By 2002, the Freiburg Way had become so accepted that very few eyebrows were raised when Finke kept his job despite a second relegation. (Of course his team came straight back.) Ditto when he remained at the helm after Freiburg went down a third time, in 2005. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung referred to this as the 'sacrosanct serenity' the club had turned into a trademark. You don't panic, you keep the ball on the ground, and Volker Finke will oversee it all until judgement day.
Which, at last, leads us to what could have become the finest story of the 2006-07 season.
Freiburg started this campaign in catastrophic fashion. On December 11, they were beaten at home 4-0 by Karlsruhe and found themselves level on points with the team in 16th place. Almost half of the season was over, Freiburg were staring relegation to the third division in the face. Two days later, the club sent out a dazzling press release.
Which, at last, leads us to what could have become the finest story of the 2006-07 season.
Freiburg started this campaign in catastrophic fashion. On December 11, they were beaten at home 4-0 by Karlsruhe and found themselves level on points with the team in 16th place. Almost half of the season was over, Freiburg were staring relegation to the third division in the face. Two days later, the club sent out a dazzling press release.
