Summary: At a key juncture in the early 2015 calendar not only do we examine the restart of the Bundesliga into its second half of the season with so many questions to answer past the halfway point, but also we take a look back at the AFC Asian Cup from the perspective of one of the tournament surprises in China who were not expected to get past the group stage, much less win their group, and whether the South Korea may have emerged as its next closest model. Joining Anto in segment one is new Shanghai SIPG assistant and U-23 manager Mads Davidsen who has served as special assistant Sven-Goran Eriksson at each of his clubs in the Chinese Super League and we take a deeper look into what worked for the Chinese at the tournament and whether this progress can be seen as the launching pad for 2018 World Cup qualification. We also examine the performances of South Korea, Australia in terms of style and limitation, as well as competition darlings UAE who finished a surprising third as West Asian phenomenon Omar Abdulrahman lived up to all the expectations and pre-tournament billing. We also discuss the challenges at Shanghai SIPG this season and the objectives for the club, as well as what head coach Alain Perrin did to turn the fortunes for the sleeping giants of the Far East and how this team was brought together. In segment two, David Raish of Football Collective joins Anto from Germany with a number of talking points surrounding quick rising Wolfsburg, some surprising results near the bottom of the Bundesliga table with some big club names in German football featuring prominently at the wrong half of the table, along with ongoing questions about Pep Guardiola and his future at Bayern, rumors of disconnect with sporting director Matthias Sammer and a look into whether Julian Green and Fabian Johnson are finding any comfort or progress at their clubs in 2014-15.
