Ottmar Hitzfeld hopeful of attacking football in the Bundesliga next season- Bundesliga news
Former Bayern Munich manager Ottmar Hitzfeld has stated that he is looking forward for a great Bundesliga. He claimed that the German football has surely excelled in the past few years and that last season witnessed the emergence of some very good teams.
The tactician stated that German football is on its way up and the attendance average last season was brilliant. Bundesliga had the highest average attendance last season in Europe which is a huge achievement considering Premier League is said to be the most watched League in the world.
Hitzfeld insisted that he is looking forward to some brilliant attacking football in the German League. He stated that Borussia Dortmund had set the benchmark last year when they played attractive football and were the youngest side in the first division.
The former Dortmund manager admitted that the Borussians had heavily impressed him with their football and he wants to see the likes of Bayern and Leverkusen do the same. However, he was unsure whether Jurgen Klopp’s side would be able to handle the pressure to defend the title in the next campaign especially after losing their star player http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nuri-Sahin-c28251 to Real Madrid this summer.
“I’m looking for attractive, attacking football. Like Dortmund, Leverkusen and Bayern last season, partly practiced. I'm curious how Dortmund cope with the pressure of the master. I'm also curious about the new Bayern defence,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
Bayern Munich scored a staggering 81 goals in the League last season compared to 67 by Dortmund and 64 by Leverkusen. The Bavarian giants, however, also conceded 40 times in comparison to 44 goals to Leverkusen and an impressive 22 by Borussia Dortmund.
Ottmar Hitzfeld is widely regarded as the most successful German manager. He has won a collective two UEFA Champions League titles, seven Bundesliga titles and three German Cups with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. The manager has also had immense success in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Switzerland-c3016 and has won five Swiss Super League titles with three different clubs.
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