Kevin Hatchard

Bundesliga: As Bayern’s rivals gamble, the champions have a seemingly strong hand

June 20, 2017

With another season of Bundesliga action out of the way and Carlo Ancelotti picking up his first major trophy in Germany, Kevin Hatchard looks at Bayern’s stability as [...]

Bundesliga: Jonker must arrest Wolfsburg’s steep decline

February 28, 2017

The lustre of Wolfsburg’s golden era is beginning to fade, writes Kevin Hatchard. In 2009, the Wolves stunned German football by winning their first ever Bundesliga title. [...]

Bundesliga: Ghost of Guardiola still looms over Ancelotti’s Bayern

January 31, 2017

As has become the norm in recent years, Bayern Munich are top of the Bundesliga and on course to win the title. However, Kevin Hatchard believes all is not well with the [...]

Bundesliga: The German top flight’s rising stars – part two

December 15, 2016

Kevin Hatchard looks at the Bundesliga’s most promising Under-21 talents in the first part of his monthly column. The German top flight is bursting with young talent, so [...]

Bundesliga: The German top flight’s rising stars – part one

December 6, 2016

Kevin Hatchard looks at the Bundesliga’s most promising under-21 talents in the first part of his monthly column. As a Bundesliga commentator and columnist, I’m [...]

Bundesliga: Gamblers Ingolstadt might have taken one risk too far

November 15, 2016

Lowly Die Schanzer’s punt on unknown manager Maik Walpurgis could end in relegation disaster, writes Kevin Hatchard We live in the era of the super-coach, and there is a [...]

Bundesliga: Under-fire Weinzierl can’t afford favour for former club Augsburg

October 11, 2016

Markus Weinzierl went to Schalke this summer with a reputation as one of Germany’s brightest young coaches. As Kevin Hatchard explains, he desperately needs a victory this [...]

RB Leipzig may win titles, but they’ll never win a popularity contest

September 13, 2016

A new name is making waves in Germany’s top flight, but as Kevin Hatchard explains, the rise of RB Leipzig is a divisive and complex phenomenon. As the clock ticked into [...]

Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund the only threat to Bayern’s Bundesliga dominance

August 16, 2016

Dortmund could stand in the way of Carlo Ancelotti’s men marching to a fifth straight title this season, argues Kevin Hatchard ahead of the big kick-off on August 26. The [...]

Bundesliga: Premier League clubs ploughing fertile German ground

July 19, 2016

With their coffers swelled by eye-watering amounts from television revenue, Premier League clubs are increasingly scouring the Bundesliga for talent. Germany’s top-flight [...]