Alexander Meier

1 hour ago, Edinburgh said:

https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/video/meiers-first-interview-club

 

Giving 100% percent in training, on the pitch and off the pitch: ABJ must be wondering what on Earth AMFG is talking about.

We all talk about how German players are influenced by Thomas Broich to move to A-league  looks like Meier's quick research on A-league Broich's name was one that influenced him to come to Australia

1 hour ago, Sithslayer1991 said:

We all talk about how German players are influenced by Thomas Broich to move to A-league  looks like Meier's quick research on A-league Broich's name was one that influenced him to come to Australia

I suspect that those who were directly influenced are few in number (unser Helde Jerome Polenz being an obvious example). Now I would expect it's just a name check as two of the leading reasons we are getting a few Deutschies are Babbel & Kurz. The combination of established channels into the German speaking football markets (thus including Switzerland and Austria) and the desire to play for German gaffers who want them here will have a far greater pull than Big Nose Broich

In Football God We Trust 

On 24 September 2019 at 3:41 AM, Sithslayer1991 said:

We all talk about how German players are influenced by Thomas Broich to move to A-league  looks like Meier's quick research on A-league Broich's name was one that influenced him to come to Australia

Who needs Google if you can have a chat with your ex team captain and old friend Pirmin Schwegler about your prospective new employer? 

After reading this, it makes me feel a lot better about whats to come

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/give-me-time-says-wanderers-marquee-man-meier-20191015-p530wl.html

1 hour ago, THEWANDERERSPOST said:

After reading this, it makes me feel a lot better about whats to come

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/give-me-time-says-wanderers-marquee-man-meier-20191015-p530wl.html

 

With injuries and others trying to get match fitness. I hope our season is not over before it comes.

At least he managed to do one thing better than Piovaccari.

Exactly Mack, Pio was happy to turn up to training every day & give zero ****s. Happy to pick up his pay cheque whilst giving everyone his middle finger.

19 hours ago, mack said:

At least he managed to do one thing better than Piovaccari.

Credit to the guy knew he just didn't have it in him anymore

He retired from football today, so that just confirms he knew it was over

Football God to Quag(Meier). Another player struck by the Wanderers curse.

We really did our due dil

12 hours ago, wswnick said:

He retired from football today, so that just confirms he knew it was over

wow we really did our due diligence on that one didn’t we

51 minutes ago, StringerBellend said:

wow we really did our due diligence on that one didn’t we

It was always going to be a risk bringing over a 36 (now 37 year old). We had tried our first through tenth choice & this guy came up on the radar. He had the pedigree, experience & type of player we are looking for but he was too old.

There is literally zero chance of asking players to come out here for a trial, you’ve got to put your money on the table & hope that things work out. He had been training in the U.S so you’d think he’d aclimatised (somewhat) to the hard pitches & hot climate.)

Then throw in there were some personal issues going on behind the scenes (and his family weren’t able to get visas to be with him in Australia). It’s obvious in the end his body just wasn’t able to do what was needed (I still maintain that he wasn’t used in the right way, playing midfield, chasing lost causes, running channels etc).

I’d say that he was a high risk signing but there were forces at play that were bigger than any scouting report could highlight but all that doesn’t matter if you don’t use a player in the right way. At least he had the honor to call it a day, could have easily just sat back & took the money, he didn’t.

I thought he might have a run in Bundesliga 2 with St.Pauli or some Bundesliga 3 club as the second option.

Thanks for the memories, Meier! 

These two pages encapsulate the entire Babbel era. From high hopes to no hope.