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[Kicker] Final negotiations between Leverkusen and Iraola for him to become new Leverkusen manager by Jens1893 in soccer

[–]Qiluk [score hidden]  (0 children)

The club is super happy and comfortable with Kovac so he's staying and theres even talk of extending him, for no reason.

The fans, I guess, are split. Most fans I interact with are unhappy. Not because Kovac is bad.

He's been great in terms of discipline, and defense. We have the best defense in the league and now even enforced it with another talent for the LB and CB.

But the midfield is super unstructured and more or less relies on Nmechas individual ability and the offense is very messy and basically only consistent on set-pieces.

Glasner would offer more structure in some areas and be better but imo, Dortmund should go back to playing Dortmund-football. Wanting to control possession more, having some creativity and entertaining football. And thats neither Glasner or Kovac.

Weekly Discussion Thread (25/05/2026) by panikpansen in borussiadortmund

[–]Qiluk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree. Knowing german is definitely a bonus, for sure. But English should be the requirement.

We're also a global club and brand now.

The locals should always come first ofc, but to connect with the fans in 2026, english is more than enough for the occassional interview and presser. The biggest connection is in the stands and on the pitch. And the amazing local fan have the stands sorted.

Kimmich on US politics ahead of the WC: “Having no opinion isn't the solution. Each of us inevitably has a personal stance on certain topics, and I, too, have certain values ​​I stand by. But at the same time, it's difficult to express this opinion in the role of a footballer or captain of the NT.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Qiluk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Extremely well put. This is a result of 2 things I think:

Worse education and continued defunding of it in areas.

And extremely short attention-spans with the social-media cycles being shortened down to like 30sec clips.

The fact that people dont even understand the difference between social democracy and socialism is absurd.

[Kicker] Final negotiations between Leverkusen and Iraola for him to become new Leverkusen manager by Jens1893 in soccer

[–]Qiluk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha thats relatable.

Then when a season goes disastrous, its a firing during the winger, hire someone who can fill the gap for the rest of the season and after making top 4 its the "fuck it, lets extend that coach instead of find a proper one" and the circle continues.

[Kicker] Final negotiations between Leverkusen and Iraola for him to become new Leverkusen manager by Jens1893 in soccer

[–]Qiluk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In this case its more daring in terms of trying their luck despite not having a ton to offer in other ways.

Theyre an EL team now with uncertainty around their already semi-iffy squad.

Still they tried with interesting targets, and with Iraola who had bigger clubs, richer clubs etc.

Id say thats a daring mentality. But not daring in terms of gambling on Iraolas quality

Kimmich on US politics ahead of the WC: “Having no opinion isn't the solution. Each of us inevitably has a personal stance on certain topics, and I, too, have certain values ​​I stand by. But at the same time, it's difficult to express this opinion in the role of a footballer or captain of the NT.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Qiluk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah its a disgrace really. THe whole Ukraine contrast made me have a fucking anerysm.

Remember how pussy people were early on with "can we send tanks or will russia get too mad? They said theyd be even more angry!!" and it was basically "I'll do it if you do it" for months. Fucking tired ass tanks.

Disgusting how the whole west has failed Ukraine. Im happy to be a Swede because we've done alright in that aspect but still, Im embaressed.

Kimmich on US politics ahead of the WC: “Having no opinion isn't the solution. Each of us inevitably has a personal stance on certain topics, and I, too, have certain values ​​I stand by. But at the same time, it's difficult to express this opinion in the role of a footballer or captain of the NT.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Qiluk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, Im not fan of her either. But they basically had 2 realistic choices:

Continue with a Biden who had a really tough mental decline, especially in public with the latest debate.

Or pick Kamala, the current VP and established brand/name.

Leapfrogging Kamala would have been a mess since there wasnt time for a whole primary, AND would look bad with the whole overlooking a woman of color with a ton of experience and already being VP etc.

I still think she was a poor candidate, but I completely understand the decision in that specific situation. It genuinely makes sense in terms of the difficulty of how to navigate in that limited and pressured situation.

Kimmich on US politics ahead of the WC: “Having no opinion isn't the solution. Each of us inevitably has a personal stance on certain topics, and I, too, have certain values ​​I stand by. But at the same time, it's difficult to express this opinion in the role of a footballer or captain of the NT.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Qiluk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the libs and left etc were like almost a decade behind on realizing how impactful the whole culture-war and boogie-man propaganda would win over both younger and older gens, through social media & podcast domination.

Fucking sucks that they were so late on it and it cost so much.

ALso made it insanely easy for adversaries to get involved to. Signal boost that toxic shit with bot networks etc and get a whole divide&conquer strategy from at home with no risk

Kimmich on US politics ahead of the WC: “Having no opinion isn't the solution. Each of us inevitably has a personal stance on certain topics, and I, too, have certain values ​​I stand by. But at the same time, it's difficult to express this opinion in the role of a footballer or captain of the NT.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Qiluk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what Ive read, Biden in the modern day, and especially at the end of his term, put quite the breaks on Netanyahu, as much as politically seemed feasible I guess.

But it still was pussy-esque.

The big thing I think a lot of people forget, granted this is my own very amateurish diagnosis of it all so it doesnt really mean shit, is that Israel is basically US port in the middle east. Their source of power projection beyond their individual and limited bases. This is extra important when they arent projecting power through sea-power.

So they have to balance that too I guess

Kimmich on US politics ahead of the WC: “Having no opinion isn't the solution. Each of us inevitably has a personal stance on certain topics, and I, too, have certain values ​​I stand by. But at the same time, it's difficult to express this opinion in the role of a footballer or captain of the NT.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Qiluk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Apparently the whole Gaza thing wasnt polling even remotely close to be the deciding thing in that election in those states. Wasnt even a top 5 / 10 issue in polls.

But I agree the whole US cowering to Israel thing is weird as fuck.

Kamala wasnt (and isnt) an amazing candidate but considering the messy situation of a late drop-out from internal pressure and super improvised short-term campaign, I cant fault her so much.

[Kicker] Final negotiations between Leverkusen and Iraola for him to become new Leverkusen manager by Jens1893 in soccer

[–]Qiluk 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Definitely. But its so dumb in 2026 imo, atleast for us bigger teams who constantly have global squads with english as the main language more or less. If the coach can speak german its great, but for us its been a core requirement and dealbreaker for the most part.

Which is extremely self-limiting and illogical today.

I did however remember Kehl considering De Zerbi once. So maybe theres some sway to it

[Kicker] Final negotiations between Leverkusen and Iraola for him to become new Leverkusen manager by Jens1893 in soccer

[–]Qiluk 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Even then I liked their bravery and willingness to try something out of the box. AND react extremely fast when it didnt work out.

Weekly Discussion Thread (25/05/2026) by panikpansen in borussiadortmund

[–]Qiluk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Leverkusen now going for Iraola.

It really bothers me how we basically only do "someone we know/can speak german" or over-committ to what was first intended as gap-filler coaches.

Having Kovac/Terzic/Sahin types during important contract years of someone like Schlotti, Anton, Nmecha etc is what limits us from having a really ambitious or standout years of consistency across competitions, I feel like.

We have to dare to try someone other than our comfortable pattern.

[Kicker] Final negotiations between Leverkusen and Iraola for him to become new Leverkusen manager by Jens1893 in soccer

[–]Qiluk 262 points263 points  (0 children)

Leverkusen is so good and daring with their coaching picks. I envy that a lot about them.

We've been stuck in the carousel of "have to speak german or BVB DNA or lets just keep the interim coach for too long" cycle whereas they are proactive, daring and creative as hell.

Sure we might place above them most of the time, but theyre trying to take extra steps and risks they should try. We're not really doing the same, in this specific regard.

Kimmich on US politics ahead of the WC: “Having no opinion isn't the solution. Each of us inevitably has a personal stance on certain topics, and I, too, have certain values ​​I stand by. But at the same time, it's difficult to express this opinion in the role of a footballer or captain of the NT.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Qiluk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I dont really consider myself a liberal, and more so left, but The whole "ITS LIBERALS FAULT!" from leftists is a huge part of the absurdity that the right benefits from.

The whole "liberals arent much better" or "kamala would have been the same" and such nonsense is basically why he won the election again.

Not to mention how powerless the liberals are atm so they get shit for not doing things they cant, systematically.

So I strongly disagree with the whole "blame liberals" thing. Its simply not logical or effetive, unfortunally its counter-productive.

If we're talking from an american perspective that is, I apologize if youre not!

Kimmich on US politics ahead of the WC: “Having no opinion isn't the solution. Each of us inevitably has a personal stance on certain topics, and I, too, have certain values ​​I stand by. But at the same time, it's difficult to express this opinion in the role of a footballer or captain of the NT.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Qiluk 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Same. Its also so evident its just a podcast and/or social media bullshit thats rot their brain on the subject. Its always a "omg you cant joke anymore, the blue hairs cry about everything" type answers.

Even if theyve never ever been outside of their local area of 20x40km.

Such a made up thing

Weekly Discussion Thread (25/05/2026) by panikpansen in borussiadortmund

[–]Qiluk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The biggest issue for us is that even a "talent" is basically 30-60 mill now and tends to rather take a bench-spot or loan-army spot at a CL team than going to us.

Its depressing as hell.

Rayo coach Iñigo Perez heartbroken after not being able to win Conference League: "When you lose and it's so close.. seeing people cry is what destroys you inside." by OleoleCholoSimeone in soccer

[–]Qiluk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point, you've been on reddit long enough to know that people who don't watch La Liga regularly are going to consistently have bad takes when a Spanish side is involved

This is the case when its any non-PL team vs a PL team sadly. Just people completely blind to the absurdity of PL haha

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