TAKTIK

Sascha Funk
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Twenty years coaching team sport, now watching from Bangkok while Europe sleeps. A weekly coach's-eye look at German football — with detours into volleyball, the NBA, fight sport, and whatever else is worth watching. Ten minutes of recap, ten minutes of the coach's read, one closing segment on something a coach's brain can't ignore. Not tactical Xs and Os. Not hot takes. The show for people who want to understand what they actually watched. New episodes every week. Before Europe wakes up. Hosted by Sascha Funk, Professor, Coach, Fighter, & host of FUNK !T Mindful Media & Communication.

Episodes

  1. 5 days ago

    Bayern's Double, PSG's Final, the Spurs Save Basketball

    We're back after a week off. The football season ended without us — Bayern won the DFB-Pokal 3-0 over Stuttgart with a Kane hat-trick, PSG won the Champions League final on penalties against Arsenal, and Wolfsburg lost the relegation playoff to Paderborn. Three new clubs in the Bundesliga next season, including Elversberg, who play in a town of 12,800 people. The actual story of the past two weeks: the Spurs beat OKC 4-3 in the Western Conference Finals. Wembanyama outplayed SGA. Real basketball beat foul-baiting. NBA Finals start Thursday: Spurs vs Knicks. Spurs in six. Plus: Germany beat Finland 4-0 in a meaningless friendly (Finland aren't at the World Cup). A coach's-eye preview of what to actually watch for the German team in two weeks. AAA's mask-vs-mask match in Mexico on Saturday was the best wrestling storyline of the year — Chad Gable unmasked, gave a heartfelt speech, and we explain why this is a coach's-eye masterclass in commitment. Clash in Italy: Cody beat Gunther on a controversial finish, and Brock Lesnar is back winning. Again. Next week: World Cup is two weeks away. NBA Finals underway. Lots to talk about.

    30 min

  2. 11 May

    Bayern's Run Ends in Three Minutes, Strickland Did the Unthinkable, and Asuka Said Goodbye

    Bayern equalized in the 94th. They were dead in the 3rd. Dembélé scored before the Allianz crowd sat down, then PSG defended for 87 minutes — and we have a coach's-eye correction to do about last week's body-language read, because Luis Enrique just showed how a real coach manages his team's psychology at this level. Plus: Bundesliga matchday 33 produced relegation chaos - Heidenheim climbs, St. Pauli sinks, Wolfsburg ...stays. All three play at the same time Saturday. Eta got her first win. Riera might be done at Frankfurt. Stuttgart destroyed Leverkusen one week after Leverkusen destroyed Leipzig. The Bundesliga is now the most chaotic-at-the-bottom league in Europe. In the NBA: Knicks sweep Sixers, OKC about to sweep Lakers, Wemby vs Edwards is the next decade. UFC: Strickland upsets Chimaev. WWE: Asuka may have just said goodbye. PSG vs Arsenal in Budapest, May 30. Bayern in the DFB Pokal final on May 24. Bundesliga finishes this weekend.

    35 min

  3. 4 May

    Nine Goals in Paris, Boston Out, Dortmund Did Dortmund Things

    PSG 5, Bayern 4. Champions League semi-final, first leg, Paris. Nine goals. The match of the year. And somehow Bayern came out of it looking better than the team that won. That's a body-language story and we're going to do it properly. Plus: Bayern drew 3-3 at home to 18th-place Heidenheim because Kompany was already mentally on Wednesday. Leverkusen destroyed Leipzig 4-1 - apparently they heard us praise Leipzig two weeks ago and took it personally. Dortmund lost to Gladbach because Dortmund. Eta got her first points. The relegation race is now the best story in the league. In the NBA: Boston is OUT. The Lakers nearly bottled a 3-0 lead. The Pistons needed seven games against the 8-seed. SGA still flopping his way to the Finals. Wednesday: Bayern-PSG second leg. Need to win.

    25 min

  4. 27 Apr

    The Great Six-Year Pokal (Cup) Drought, Jokic Speedruns to a Fight, and Danhausen Cursed the Knicks

    Bayern were 3-0 down at Mainz on Saturday. So Kompany brought on a bench that costs more than Mainz's entire annual revenue. Bayern won 4-3. This is what Bundesliga football looks like in 2026 and we're going to talk about it. Also this week: Bayern in the DFB-Pokal final, ending the great six-year drought of mostly winning the Pokal. Eta still being asked the wrong question. Jokic finally found something he runs fast for. The Knicks were cursed by a wrestler on live TV — actual sentence. And the Pistons' team-basketball season meets an interesting test. Wednesday: Bayern at PSG.

    32 min

  5. 20 Apr

    Bayern 35, Leipzig's Paradox, and Eta Starts in the Deep End, Rodtang & ONE done, WrestleMania 42

    Bayern win the Bundesliga for the 35th time — with four games to spare. The real story is one club down the table: RB Leipzig. Hated by half of Germany, run better than most of the clubs that hate them. A coach's-eye case for separating what you dislike about a club from what it's doing right. Plus: Union Berlin hire Marie-Louise Eta, the first woman ever to head-coach a men's team in Europe's top five leagues. Rodtang settles with ONE. And WrestleMania 42 reminds us that Roman Reigns is the new John Cena.

    33 min

  6. 17 Apr

    Welcome to TAKTIK — Bayern, Madrid, Rodtang, and the FIVB losing it

    Welcome to TAKTIK — a coach's-eye look at sport, from Bangkok. This week: Bayern beat Real Madrid 4-3 to reach the Champions League semi-final. Güler scored two bangers, then got ushered out of the dressing room before Pérez came down to yell. We look at what that tells us about coaching — and why Kompany's Bayern is suddenly likeable. Plus: ONE Championship sues Rodtang in three countries. And the FIVB has announced the stupidest volleyball rule of the decade. ~30 min. Next week: CL semi-final first legs, Bundesliga, and what ever else catches the eye!

    33 min
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About

Twenty years coaching team sport, now watching from Bangkok while Europe sleeps. A weekly coach's-eye look at German football — with detours into volleyball, the NBA, fight sport, and whatever else is worth watching. Ten minutes of recap, ten minutes of the coach's read, one closing segment on something a coach's brain can't ignore. Not tactical Xs and Os. Not hot takes. The show for people who want to understand what they actually watched. New episodes every week. Before Europe wakes up. Hosted by Sascha Funk, Professor, Coach, Fighter, & host of FUNK !T Mindful Media & Communication.

Information

  • Creator
    Sascha Funk
  • Years Active
    2k
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Sascha Funk
  • Show Website
    TAKTIK