Club legends, and even those quite far away from that status, are often asked their opinion relating to what’s going on at their former side.
These days they’re often paid to enhance those thoughts into controversy, with the quotes then sent out across news organisations with a request for a betting company to be mentioned as the source.
Aston Villa has a few, but for authentic, no-need-to-pay legends giving options it’s hard to compete with Bayern Munich. Near enough every big name who has appeared for the Bavarian giants has something to say about the club’s decisions, and perhaps none more so than Lothar Matthäus.
Frustrated by that plan to only appoint a German speaking manager, and with Bayern having a distinct lack of options in that regard, Matthäus added: “Roger Schmidt (currently at Benfica Lisbon, and not doing great) still has two years left on his contract, so he would cost a transfer fee. I don’t think Bayern would do that. That’s why Ralf Rangnick is currently my favourite if it has to be a German-speaking.”
Thankfully for Aston Villa, Unai Emery can’t learn German overnight, but it’s worth checking his phone for Duolingo.
