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Originally Posted by Damien
Firstly because the Premier League is kind of a basket case at the moment. Struggling to dominate Europe is the way it did a few years ago and rampant and uncontrolled raises in wages and ticket prices which is not so pronounced in Germany. Then he wouldn't have confidence he would have the time needed to build the kind of team he is expected to build at either club, he would be under more pressure (although Munich isn't exactly pressure free). Finally he has hit out at City and Chelsea before and thus it might have appeared hypocritical for him to then go there.
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Simply put it's probably that Germany is now a more attractive league now. They're doing better in the Champions League, they have an attractive footballing culture (loud fans buying cheap tickets), they have exciting teams and great managers. Klopp vs Guardiola? Nice.
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Well German clubs are doing alright in Europe but since 2001 we have won the CL 3 times and Germany has not won it once.
2001–02 Spain Real Madrid 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Germany Hampden Park, Glasgow 52,000
2002–03 Italy Milan 0–0*[H] Juventus Italy Old Trafford, Manchester 63,215
2003–04 Portugal Porto 3–0 Monaco France Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen 52,000
2004–05 England Liverpool 3–3*[I] Milan Italy Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul 72,059
2005–06 Spain Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal England Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,500
2006–07 Italy Milan 2–1 Liverpool England Olympic Stadium, Athens 74,000
2007–08 England Manchester United 1–1*[J] Chelsea England Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 67,310
2008–09 Spain Barcelona 2–0 Manchester United England Stadio Olimpico, Rome 62,467
2009–10 Italy Internazionale 2–0 Bayern Munich Germany Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 73,170
2010–11 Spain Barcelona 3–1 Manchester United England Wembley Stadium, London 87,695
2011–12 England Chelsea 1–1*[K] Bayern Munich Germany Allianz Arena, Munich 62,500