Sebastian deisler philipp lahm autobiography

Sebastian Deisler's soccer career has been ended by injuries and bouts of depression.

Date of birth/Age: Nov 11, (41) · Citizenship: Germany.

Lahm's autobiography "The Subtle Difference" is being serialized in Germany's top-selling tabloid daily Bild before its public release, and the.

Has often been used as a right-back under Klinsmann but now that Sebastian Deisler has been ruled out through injury he seems set to take his.

Stuttgart's brightest discovery of the season so far is arguably Philipp Lahm, who spent much of the previous two campaigns in FC Bayern.

Lahm's autobiography "The Subtle Difference" is being serialized in Germany's top-selling tabloid daily Bild before its public release, and the.!

The Weight of Expectation

The sad sight of Sebastian Deisler announcing his retirement on Tuesday brought to an end the career of a player not only tipped for greatness but one touted as a potential German legend.

While injuries and bouts of depression were certainly the main contributors to Deisler's retirement, could it be that the weight of such expectation also added to the premature end of such a promising career?

Deisler, known in the German game as "Das Supertalent," was lauded by everyone from coaches to journalists when he began his rise through the ranks at Borussia Mönchengladbach as an 18-year-old right winger blessed with acceleration, vision and a blistering shot.

Franz Beckenbauer said that Deisler was "physically and technically the best in Germany", while Rudi Völler said at the time that the youngster would be "influential for Germany for another ten years." The mass-circulation Bild newspaper famously exclaimed: "Basti Fantasti is magical!"

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