Last night, Dimitar Berbatov scored for Tottenham Hotspur in a thrilling 4-4 draw with Chelsea at White Hart Lane. However, it was his glaring miss in the last minute that will live longer in the memory. I’ve never rated the Bulgarian top class as this article from three years ago this month while he played [...]
March 20, 2008
Behind The Wall: The Referee’s a Hoyzer!
Fans everywhere like to think that referees are inherently corrupt. Such thinking helps mask the painful truth that their team is not up to much. But in 2005, German fans were sadly right…
Brian O’Driscoll, our man in Berlin, recounts a tale of bent refs, flat-screen TVs, and Hamburger relish!
The Referee’s A Hoyzer!
Sex sells! Now, [...]
March 20, 2008
Behind The Wall: The Decline and Fall of the German Footballer
Four years ago, German football reached its nadir with not one Nationalmannschaft player making the top 50 list in Europe. With Germany now favourites to win Euro 2008, it’s worth remembering that the foundations for glory in Austria and Switzerland are so newly set…
Brian O’Driscoll, our man in Berlin, looks at the alarming decline of [...]
March 20, 2008
Behind The Wall: Biting Wolves & Sleeping Giants
When Wolfgang Wolf coached Wolfsburg, copy writers everywhere rejoiced. When he was sacked, they, er, howled. But as the Wolves found out in November 2004, the first bite is the deepest…
Brian O’Driscoll, our man in Berlin, finds fairytales come true in the Bundesliga after a weekend that saw the big bad Wolf in savage form, [...]
March 20, 2008
Behind The Wall: Hertha’s Heimsieg
In October 2004, Hertha BSC were once again struggling to kick-start another mediocre season. I was in the German capital on a rare good day for Berlin’s biggest club…
Brian O’Driscoll in Berlin visits the Berliner Olympiastadion to witness Hertha’s first home win of the season, in his new weekly Bundesliga editorial.
Homely Hertha Banish Past Ghosts
It’s [...]
March 20, 2008
Behind The Wall: Kung-Fu Kahn Strikes Again
As the 2007/08 Bundesliga season comes into the finishing straight, I will be publishing new editions of my popular Behind The Wall articles each month. In the meantime, here’s the inaugural Behind The Wall published by Goal.com in October 2004…
Brian O’Driscoll in Berlin hails the return of Kung-Fu Kahn in Bremen on Saturday, in his [...]
