Chris Mcquade

Manager Michael Skibbe has it all to prove at Frankfurt after failing to impress at managerial positions with Germany, Bayer Leverkusen and Galatasaray. After an average league finish with Frankfurt in the 2009-2010 season, Skibbe will need to bring a little bit more to the table this term if he has any designs on retaining […]

Manager Thomas Tuchel heads into Mainz's second consecutive season in the Bundesliga knowing that it will be a struggle to keep the side in the top-flight for another term. Tuchel, who was appointed head coach in August 2009 after Jurgen Klopp led the side to promotion in the 2008-2009 season, is very inexperienced at the […]

Schalke's new signing, the legendary Spaniard Raul, made his first huge impact for his club and immediately endeared himself in the hearts of Koenigsblauen supporters. In a friendly match against German champions and last year's Champions League losers Bayern Munich, Raul smashed in a wonderful brace and Schalke walked away with a 3-1 victory. Schalke's […]

English manager Steve McClaren has spent the summer constructing a squad that will compete for a Champions League berth this season, and so far things are looking rosy for the ex-Twente manager. Die Wolfe's transfer market activity could destabilise the squad, but with McClaren at the helm, Wolfsburg fans can be confident that their new […]

After a disappointing pre-season loss today to Bundesliga rivals Schalke, Armin Veh and Hamburg have their work cut out for them. After finishing in a rather unemphatic 7th place last season, Veh will be looking to take the club to Europa League qualification at minimum this season. By many fans, the appointment of Veh as […]

Stuttgart coach Christian Gross will be looking at the upcoming season with improvement being the main objective. After a 6th-placed finish last season in the Bundesliga, Stuttgart managed little more than a Europa League third-placed playoff round, due to the fact that both DFB Pokal finalists were qualified for the Champions League. Gross should be […]

Stuttgart's Sami Khedira caught the attention of European giants Real Madrid after a very successful World Cup tournament, where the young midfielder impressed with battling displays in midfield. Now, he has completed a move to the Bernabeu for a reported 15 million Euros. At first glance, many will simply congratulate Khedira on securing a move […]

Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp achieved his greatest success last season when he lifted the club to an impressive 5th place which would secure Europa League football for the coming season. Although Klopp is relatively inexperienced, his enthusiasm and thirst for success will spur his side on to greater success. Klopp has quite a squad at […]

During the excellent world cup coverage on my home channel RTÉ, two ex-footballers decried the rise in the defensive midfielder. Johnny Giles and Liam Brady are two certified legends of Irish football both won multiple trophies at club level and Brady is currently the director of Arsenal’s famed youth system. Both were also midfielders who […]

Leverkusen manager Jupp Heynckes has quite the task ahead of him if he has any chance of finishing 4th this season in the Bundesliga. Heynckes, who is known as 'Osram' by some in Germany, for the way his face goes red while under stress on the sidelines, will be looking to continue his success with […]

World football legend Raul, who made his name playing for Spanish giants Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, has completed a transfer to Schalke in the Bundesliga. The ex-Real Madrid man is an absolute icon of Spanish and European football. Over what has been a stellar career, Raul has managed 554 league games for […]

Manager Thomas Schaaf will be delighted with the fact that many of the youngsters under his wing have sprung to worldwide success in South Africa this summer during the World Cup. Mesut Ozil, in particular, was a massive success. Schaaf will be confident in his ability, and his players' abilities, to challenge for domestic honours […]

Manchester United are becoming ‘ze Germans’ of club football. Regardless of their squad’s supposed weaknesses, debt-worries or the omens of bad form, United are always there-or-thereabouts when it comes to the title. This season shall prove to be no different. Sir Alex Ferguson is the longest serving in the Premier League for a reason; he […]

Felix Magath made a stunning start to his Schalke career after baffling critics and defied expectations after leading Die Konigsblauen to a second-placed Bundesliga finish last season. The season prior to last, Magath was with VfL Wolfsburg and managed to win the Bundesliga that year. Certainly, Magath is capable of the absolute best and he […]

The Bundesliga's reigning champions and last year's Champions League finalists will be raring to go this season after experiencing so much success under Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal last term. The Dutch tactician has made clear that he will not be at the Allianz Arena for much longer as he feels he is ready to […]