Though there is no heavy-handedness about the new head of sport, he is already having an influence
There was, at last, a feeling of partial satisfaction and some optimism. A sixth defeat in seven games for lowly VfB Stuttgart is no reason for breaking out the party bunting but the manner, if not the result, felt like it might be a departure in the right direction.
To an extent, it’s an indication of just how bad it’s been around the place in recent months. On the final day of last season, as they gleefully threw cake, jelly, and whipped the tablecloths off at Bayern Munich’s title party with a 4-1 win, Stuttgart had positioned themselves at the gates of Europe. But then a late summer flounder became a full-blown autumnal panic, coach Tayfun Korkut was replaced by Markus Weinzierl, and the former Schalke boss had been unable to bring any sense of calm in nearly four months.
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40 years & 136 days.
Oldest goalscorer in Bundesliga history.
First player to score in the Bundesliga in 21 different calendar years.
Age is just a number for Claudio Pizarro! #werder pic.twitter.com/3huUtdc6go
Augsburg 2-3 Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg 3-0 Mainz (left), Vfb Stuttgart 1-3 RB Leipzig, Schalke 0-0 Freiburg, Hoffenheim 3-0 Hannover, Hertha Berlin 1-1 Werder Bremen, Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Fortuna Düsseldorf; (Monday) Nurnberg v Borussia Dortmund
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