Kevin Hatchard – Page 3 – The Offside Rule

Ingenious innovator Tuchel can prove there’s life after Klopp for Dortmund

April 22, 2015

By Kevin Hatchard. New Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel knows just what a tall order it is to follow in the footsteps of Jurgen Klopp, because he’s already done it. [...]

Panic-stricken Hamburg are hurtling towards first Bundesliga relegation

April 15, 2015

By Kevin Hatchard. After last season’s great escape, it looks like the German football institution is out of luck as HSV are on the brink of ending their 50-year [...]

Pep’s plan puts Bayern on course for title glory with Klassiker win

April 6, 2015

By Kevin Hatchard. In the long-distance race that is the Bundesliga season, Bayern Munich’s 1-0 win at old foes Borussia Dortmund was the moment when the leaders made their [...]

Kevin Wimmer: All you need to know about Tottenham’s new man

March 24, 2015

By Kevin Hatchard. FC Cologne defender Kevin Wimmer looks set to complete his move to White Hart Lane in the summer. Here’s all you need to know about the Austrian starlet [...]

Sinking Paderborn paralysed by the fear of failure

March 11, 2015

By Kevin Hatchard. Paderborn got off to a flying start by playing fearless and attacking football, and they will now need to recapture their bravery if they are to perform [...]

The race for the Bundesliga’s top four – the runners and riders

March 5, 2015

By Kevin Hatchard. The Bundesliga season’s entering the home stretch, and with Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg seemingly certain to qualify for next season’s Champions [...]

Lyon’s young title contenders are leading by example

February 26, 2015

By Kevin Hatchard. The transformation of Olympique Lyonnais into a club that bloods youngsters into the first team could culminate in winning Ligue 1 this season – and [...]

Alex Meier: An old-school gentle giant thriving in the modern Bundesliga

February 13, 2015

By Kevin Hatchard. There’s something delightfully absurd about the Bundesliga’s top scorer Alexander Meier. In an era of football where searing pace and mesmerising [...]

Bundesliga Transfer Window: The winners and losers

February 4, 2015

by Kevin Hatchard As the transfer window in Germany closed shut nice and early at 18:00 CET on deadline day, some Bundesliga clubs had their ideal signings neatly tied up way [...]

Champions League progress gives Schmidt and Di Matteo stamp of approval

December 12, 2014

By Kevin Hatchard A quarter of the Champions League’s last 16 teams hail from Germany, and Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp says the fact his side are currently 14th in [...]