The Kaiserslautern Sentinel
Market28 Aug 2034
Aaron Ramsey hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Kaiserslautern can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout28 Aug 2034
Filip Stanković says Kaiserslautern went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad28 Aug 2034
Filip Stanković stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Market28 Aug 2034
Eyes on Kodai Sano again
The phone has started ringing about Kodai Sano again, and this time the name on the line is Darmstadt 98. Kaiserslautern are listening politely and promising nothing.
Transfer targets28 Aug 2034
VfL Bochum tell Kaiserslautern: Diant Ramaj is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market28 Aug 2034
Only the photograph left for Christian Rasmussen
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Christian Rasmussen will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Kaiserslautern the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Boardroom28 Aug 2034
Graduation day at Kaiserslautern
12 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
The dugout28 Aug 2034
No hiding place for Jon Karrikaburu
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jon Karrikaburu, and the manager let it.
Squad28 Aug 2034
Tempers go at Kaiserslautern
Leonardo Vonić was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
In brief
- Market Kaiserslautern promote Marcel Otto from within
- Match A bad afternoon for Kaiserslautern against Eintracht Frankfurt
- Player ratings Kodai Sano beats them one at a time