⚽ Champions League final, Klopp’s next stop and more

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Most of their squad are viewing this as the chance of a lifetime. For Marco Reus, in particular, it can crown an unfulfilled career. The one player who stands out in this sense is actually the player who went from Dortmund to Madrid. This is Jude Bellingham’s first Champions League final, and he is really feeling the gravitas of it all, since this is specifically why he came to the Bernabeu. There is still of course the belief this will be the first of many, especially as Madrid look to have set up another glory era. It is remarkable they may well win two Champions Leagues in what is almost the transitional period between Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe as their true galacticos. And yet there is one element that may affect whether it is Bellingham’s only final this summer. He has been carrying an injury for the past few weeks. It won’t put his place under threat, since he has persevered, but even Carlo Ancelotti spoke after the semi-final about how it maybe affected performance. It’s still going to take something gargantuan for Dortmund to beat Real Madrid. We arguably haven’t seen an upset in the Champions League final since 2005, which was maybe the last time there was such a gap between the teams. Even Internazionale were champions of Italy last season. That 2005 game was of course when Liverpool came back from 3-0 to beat an AC Milan side managed by… Ancelotti. That would go beyond a dream for Dortmund. The simple numbers say enough, before you even go into the financials are anything like that. Madrid are looking for their 15th Champions League, and their sixth in 11 years. Dortmund are looking for just a second crown in their history. Coaching market calms, but rumours still swirling Some of the managerial pieces started to fall into place this week, with Chelsea settling on Enzo Maresca and Bayern Munich confirming the appointment of Vincent Kompany. Both are of a certain style, and there is now a view in football that it has never been a better time to be seen as a disciple of Pep Guardiola. All the better if you’ve actually worked with him. This is the profile so many major clubs are going for, as they merely seek a specific tactical style to fit into a bigger structure. It is something that has been raised in this newsletter before, but it is ironically much closer to the role of managers a century ago. That doesn’t mean there is that much more certainty about the future. Put bluntly, the feeling in football is of everyone waiting to see whether these set-ups actually work, and how patient clubs will be. There is another murmur doing the rounds at the Bayern job now. It was reported here last week that a series of managers turned it down because the German club were only willing to offer a one-year deal, which ensured there was surprise at Kompany’s three-year deal. There is still a belief that Bayern are “lining up someone big” for next year. That need not be a concern for Kompany, since there is also this corresponding view that everything might align. If Pep Guardiola does indeed leave City, Kompany might just step right on. As regards who Bayern have in mind, more and more people are talking about Jurgen Klopp… if that were to happen, a lot more than a few pieces would have to fall into place. Ten Hag still there, as United alter recruitment While INEOS are attempting to take the dispassionate medium- to long-term view with everything at Manchester United, there is no doubt that last Saturday’s surprise FA Cup victory has changed things around their big manager decision. It just makes things that bit more complicated, especially given Erik ten Hag’s renewed popularity with the fans. INEOS are aware that can be a fickle thing, since the general mood was that he should go after that dismal 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace. They want to look at things in those macro terms, but the reality can be different. It’s also not the only factor that has meant there is no firm decision on the job yet. One is that Ten Hag does have very senior INEOS figures arguing his case. They accept the arguments he has made about injuries and off-field issues, and believe he warrants another season. There is a view that it can be compared to Mikel Arteta’s 2020-21 campaign at Arsenal, where they also finished eighth. One argument from the other direction is that Ten Hag hasn’t quite shown signs of a tactical idea being instilled, in the way that Arteta clearly did. If anything, the approach against Manchester City was almost completely divorced from what his supposed ideal is at United. The long-term plan is not to sit deep and break like that. The other factor, however, is that United aren’t completely convinced by the potential alternatives. The one INEOS really want is Gareth Southgate, and he would obviously be open to it… but in the future. It is politically almost impossible to make something happen before the end of Euro 2024, which would potentially bring us into mid-July. United do plan to make big changes to recruitment regardless of what happens, with a pivot towards younger talent. It would essentially be following the Real Madrid and Manchester City approach. The considerable modern irony is that this could squeeze out clubs that have specialised in this like Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla and Porto. Premier League looks to two big decisions Next week is supposed to be one where football notionally quietens down in the lull before Euro 2024, but it could of course have huge headlines - and repercussions for the future. The game doesn’t stop in that sense. The Premier League’s annual general meeting is taking place and there are two major issues to be discussed in the future of the financial regulation… and VAR. While there is hope the “anchoring” proposal will advance, where the figure that any club can spend is linked to the club that receives the lowest TV income, of much more interest is the future of VAR. Wolves have brought the proposal and have also sent out a six-page briefing document that has 10 points of argument. That has intrigued many clubs although the widespread view is that the system just needs to be improved and fine-tuned rather than scrapped, although that is difficult when any body using VAR has to stick to IFAB regulations. There’s also another element to this. Many Premier League changes often take multiple votes to go through. That is almost the intention with this proposal. It is to get people discussing the issue properly, with the potential for future change.   Top football features ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPEiEP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvcmVhbC1tYWRyaWQtYm9ydXNzaWEtZG9ydG11bmQtY2hhbXBpb25zLWxlYWd1ZS1maW5hbC1iMjU1MzY3Mi5odG1sP2xpZD0xbmtzZ2I0enF3Z2omdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzEtMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlGEw1lmXZMwsVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj [Real Madrid have fashioned a world to suit themselves – but is it harming the rest of football?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPEiEP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvcmVhbC1tYWRyaWQtYm9ydXNzaWEtZG9ydG11bmQtY2hhbXBpb25zLWxlYWd1ZS1maW5hbC1iMjU1MzY3Mi5odG1sP2xpZD1vb2MyNDl6MG5hY2YmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzEtMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZlGEw1lmXZMwsVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPEiEP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvY2hhbXBpb25zLWxlYWd1ZS1maW5hbC1wcmV2aWV3LXJlYWwtbWFkcmlkLWJvcnVzc2lhLWRvcnRtdW5kLWIyNTU0MzUzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWNsNHp2amdybXVzNSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAzMS0wNS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUYTDWWZdkzCxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [Why we’ll never see a Champions League final like Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund again](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPEiEP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvY2hhbXBpb25zLWxlYWd1ZS1maW5hbC1wcmV2aWV3LXJlYWwtbWFkcmlkLWJvcnVzc2lhLWRvcnRtdW5kLWIyNTU0MzUzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXcwMnB1NHZrdHMwZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAzMS0wNS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmUYTDWWZdkzCxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   Miguel's Dispatches Often with big events in London, the city is so spread out you can easily escape the atmosphere, but that doesn’t feel the case the day before the Champions League final. There was already a buzz, and the typical who’s who of football royalty flying in from Thursday. A mere walk around Mayfair will see you bump into numerous famous faces. The real atmosphere will likely be around Trafalgar Square, where Borussia Dortmund fans are going to gather. There is a certain pressure on both Wembley and Uefa for this match, given the Euro 2020 final was the start of a series of big games where complications and troubles were encountered. That showpiece, which saw people without tickets pushing in for severe overcrowding, was followed by severe problems at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris and then numerous logistical issues at the 2023 event in Istanbul. Uefa has faced criticism for how its organisational teams have changed under Aleksander Ceferin. Last week’s Europa League final in Dublin at least went off very smoothly, while Bilbao, the host city for the 2024/25 Europa League final, successfully held the Women’s Champions League final between Barcelona and Lyon. A Champions League final with one huge travelling fanbase attending, however, is a very different story. Wembley has taken on some improvements. There’s to be a wider outer perimeter, and the ticket gates have been improved to prevent tailgating.   QUOTE OF THE WEEK     “We played a game in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk. Very good team, Roberto De Zerbi was their coach. What he was doing with full backs, and different positions, really good. But I said to my players, they want you to press. Don’t press. If you press they will pass the ball around you. Don’t press, and they will give the ball to you. We didn’t press — and we won 5-0.” Carlo Ancelotti with a telling quote on his tactics in an interview with The Times   Reading the game quiz Since the founding of the modern Champions League in 1992, 10 German players have won the competition with a club from outside Germany. Name them. As a little nod to this weekend, three have won it with Real Madrid. Another is a former Borussia Dortmund player. ([You can find out the answers here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPEiEP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWlndWVsLWRlbGFuZXktbmV3c2xldHRlci1xdWl6LWFuc3dlcnMtYjIwNzc5NjguaHRtbD9saWQ9bGpraXUzbGd0Mms2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMxLTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZRhMNZZl2TMLFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). 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