Europe: Heartache for McClaren, but great prizes beckon for Wolfsburg and Bordeaux
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- Written by Darren Douglas
This past weekend certainly had a lot of storylines across the major European leagues, and so I thought it would be most appropriate to give a general review of how things are panning out for some of our continental neighbours. In Germany and France there has been no absolutely dominant force, meaning that the excitement has built as their domestic leagues are taken to the wire.
Netherlands
Firstly a look at Steve McClaren and his team FC Twente for the final time this season. After what has been a very positive and successful first year in the Netherlands. Unfortunately for McClaren his first season in the Eredivisie came agonisingly short of a fully triumphant riposte to his critics. On Sunday night FC Twente eventually lost the KNVB Beker (Dutch Cup) 5-4 on penalties, after a 2-2 draw with Heerenveen.
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