High Ball Is Route To Glory

Feb 10 2008

ABERDEEN boss Jimmy Calderwood has been given the lowdown on Bayern Munich from an old school pal who has already done his homework on the German giants.

Ex-Bolton coach Ricky Sbragia was in the dug-out in Munich when his side snatched a point in the UEFA Cup group stages this season.

And Ricky - who grew up with Caldo in Glasgow and attended the same school - is advising his old pal to take a route one approach against Bayern.

The Sunderland coach said: "We played 4-5-1 at Bolton and caused them a lot of problems with our direct play.

"They're a big side but not physical. It's no use playing a passing game.You have to hit the front man and pick up the scraps."