The Nowak era turned out to be way crazier than anyone thought, but we can only go up from here...right?
The date was June 12, 2012. I was watching a surprisingly entertaining game between Denmark and Portugal during the group stage of the European Championship when I casually picked up my phone and learned that Peter Nowak had been fired. The decision was not particularly surprising to me. The team was on their way to an eighth place finish that season, which was a disappointment after an impressive third place finish in the club's 2011 season.