He helped me with a German perspective on the final of Euro 2008 when I was writing my book on Spain’s trophy treble, but you’re about to find out how much I didn’t know about Thomas Hitzlsperger.
In this, part one of our conversation, he breaks down his 11 years at the Bayern Munich academy, where he played alongside Philip Lahm. The courage and daring of his decision to quit the club, aged 17, will amaze you. Villa fans, listen closely.
We also touch on his part in Stuttgart’s Bundesliga title win in 2007. Thomas talks us through his decisive goal on the final day of the season, a stunning volley.
Finally … it’s time to get a little technical. A few listeners have not been getting the new episodes – Vialli parts one and two, plus today’s – flowing through to their apps. We’re working on a catch-all solution but, meantime, here’s a manual fix.
Most apps have a search function (often a + sign at the top right) that allows you to add a podcast manually using the RSS feed: http://rss.acast.com/thebiginterviewwithgrahamhunter
Add this and do a fresh search. Hopefully you’ll see the new episode.
Hitz part two is along on Saturday
Enjoy part one!
Graham
