Hitzfeld, looking characteristically thoughtful on the touchline, shook the hand off Alejandro Sabella – Argentina’s victorious manager – before greeting his fallen heroes with a hug and a word of commiseration. It seems very compact and tight. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. Bayern had been forced by Hitzfeld to banish the ghosts of 1999 before they methodically outplayed their torturers to run away 3-1 over two legs.Bayern stamped their authority on the ties in a sweeping manner which simply overwhelmed United.
However, the real test awaited Dortmund in the final;The final’s unforgettable moment was undeniably Lars Ricken’s sumptuous chip over Italian ‘keeper Angelo Peruzzi to restore Dortmund’s two-goal advantage and crown them Kings of Europe for the first time in their history. All rights reserved.FM Scout is the only community you can talk Football Manager in real time.
At heart, he was always a winner.
He was, at that stage in his career, an advanced student of the game and was not to be embittered by this dark chapter in Bayern’s history.Undeterred, Hitzfeld marched on.
Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox.Bayern Munich does not need to mourn the loss of "tactics freak" Pep Guardiola, according to former coach Ottmar Hitzfeld.Hitzfeld coached Munich from 1998-2004 and then 2007-2008 and won five Bundesliga titles and one Champions League crown.Guardiola is in his third campaign, winning two league titles and a DFB-Pokal crown, but will leave at the end of this season.Hitzfeld, who retired from football after coaching Switzerland at the 2014 World Cup, said the Spanish coach had proven no more successful than Jupp Heynckes, who Guardiola replaced in 2013, adding that he had failed to connect with his players.
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Ottmar Hitzfeld says Pep Guardiola is a "tactics freak" but believes he could still deliver Bayern Munich the Treble this season. Ottmar Hitzfeld was a genius. Legendary coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has labelled Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho "arrogant", "haughty" and "boorish" while calling his negative tactics "really shameful".
Hitzfeld used his time expertly in the weeks leading up to the game; he planned meticulously by identifying the weaknesses in the Serie A side’s game. Ottmar Hitzfeld born 12 January 1949 in Lörrach, Baden) is a German former football player (striker) and retired manager, nicknamed der General (“the general”).
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Just Wow. I acted and behold, service was joy.The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.
A day without football is a day lost. Hitzfeld drafted Paul Lambert in from Motherwell, knowing that the Scot’s no-nonsense style of midfield play would give his Dortmund side balance. "At this point, Jupp Heynckes is as successful as Guardiola, but he can still change that, he can still win three titles like Heynckes did. Hitzfeld peered into the distance, through the hordes of enraptured United fans and players and accepted to himself that sometimes that is how football goes. At heart, he was Der General.Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window),Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window),Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window),Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window),Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window),The tricks, trials and tribulations of Michel Bastos,Remembering when Bayern Munich played the Netherlands three days after losing the Champions League final,Remembering Vitali Daraselia, Dinamo Tbilisi’s Cup Winners’ Cup legend who died at 25,Why the Turkish Süper Lig is so much more than a retirement home for ageing stars. If we want to succeed, we have to accept risks. Hitzfeld had engraved Bayern’s name onto the trophy once more and placed himself alongside the legends of that ’70s team in the history of Germany’s most successful club.The point to remember was that Hitzfeld had only let the defeat to United strengthen him as a coach, remind him that in life there are bad times as well as good. Ottmar Hitzfeld masterminded the World Cup's first major shock when his Switzerland side defeated Spain and now the German coach has revealed how it can be done for the benefit of his countrymen. Indeed, Lambert’s performances against Manchester United were praised by Roy Keane while he effectively nullified the threat of,Hitzfeld had propelled a Dortmund side from languishing in mediocrity to hoisting the most coveted prize in the game above their heads, earning himself the official title of UEFA’s World Coach of the Year soon after. Online since 2004.This site is not endorsed by Sports Interactive or SEGA and is intended for entertainment purposes only.