Jens Kellers tröja

Kanske har Schalkes dåliga form vänt -- fyra matcher i rad utan förlust i ligan, och senast en tung derbyseger mot Dortmund. Men inte desto mindre fascineras jag fortfarande av Raphael Honigsteins historia på Guardians fotbollsblogg för en månad sedan om hur Kellers auktoritet som manager för Stuttgart för tre år sedan underminerades av den tröja som han bar på presskonferensen där han presenterades som ny tränare.

"Most neutrals are convinced that Keller, 42, knows his stuff but the supporters simply do not believe in him as a leadership figure. The former Under-23 coach at S04 lacks charisma and gravitas. What's worse, he doesn't seem to get lucky. And that's where the jumper hoodoo might come in. The former VfB midfielder took over from Christian Gross as caretaker of Stuttgart in October 2010. At the presentation, he wore a chequered brown and beige number that screamed loads of things – retirement home, medieval court jester, free jazz – except football manager. Keller never recovered from that false start and was replaced by Bruno Labbadia after two months of bad results."

Raphael Honigstein, "Schalke in 'mega-crisis with Jens Keller's sartorial misadventures", 4 februari