BAYERN’S KOMPANY MAN
While Bayern’s decision to employ a man who masterminded Burnley’s relegation from the Premier League with 24 points as their new manager has prompted many to question the sanity of those who stalk the corridors of power in Munich, it might not be as stone-hatchet wild a decision as appears on first view. Like the role of designated driver, coal mine canary or traffic warden, it seems nobody else wanted the job and Bayern had reported overtures for – deep breath – Xabi Alonso, Julen Lopetegui, Jürgen Klopp, Oliver Glasner, Julian Nagelsmann, Ralf Rangnick, Roger Schmidt, Alan Curbishley and old Uncle Tom Cobley rejected. Indeed, such were the levels of desperation plumbed by the German club’s overlords that they briefly explored the humiliating possibility of having Thomas Tuchel replace himself, only to have him laugh them out the gate as well.
