Bundesliga review part 2. the new one :)

[supercrystal7]

we will buy a second goalkeeper, a right back, a left winger, if Draxler leaves and a second striker, if Szalai goes.
we have 7 CBs: Matip, Höwedes, Santana, Papadopoulos, Ayhan, Kolasinac, Kirchhoff. I can´t imagine, we buy a new one.

No good having 100 centre backs if none of them are good enough. It's about squad management. You sell the bad players to buy ones that are actually good. Not one of your centre backs has any leadership or organisation skills with the exception of Santana, but he is bad. Nor do you have a proper defensive midfielder.

We have both given our opinions on the matter, but the only thing that matters is the board. In my opinion without experience and leadership the team will continue to win nothing and be hammered by any decent team they face.

 

[Ruhr]

great atmosphere on the weekend. 120th lower saxony derby: Eintracht Braunschweig 3-0 Hannover96
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOooARFiYWw[/youtube]

 

[bayern blade]

great atmosphere on the weekend. 120th lower saxony derby: Eintracht Braunschweig 3-0 Hannover96
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOooARFiYWw[/youtube]

Mrs BB was there and very cute she looked too in her Braunschweig shirt. Needless to say she is delighted, more than I can say for the Hannover fans in my local !

 

[supercrystal7]

Dortmund showed midweek just how good they can be. Reus for me is the Bundesliga player of the season. Not only has he consistently carried Dortmund this season, but has really stepped up when they have needed him. With injuries to key players and Lewandowski sulking at the start, it's Reus that has dragged them to a decent season. It's unbelievable that he got any criticism when the Dortmund fans should have been praising him no end for what he has done for them.

It's good for the German side that the golden generation are now starting to become leaders and winners. Muller was a natural leader and winner ever since he broke into the Bayern side, but he is a freak. Neuer matured very young, but now Hummels, Reus and even Boateng are becoming real winners. Players who stand up in the tough moments, inspire others and take control of games. I think the world cup is too early, but 2016 and 2018 seem like they will go to Germany.

On a similar note, Mourinho's criticism seems to have struck a cord with Schurrle. Mourinho basically called him a coward and in the last couple of games he too has taken responsibility. He may be the least taletented out of the golden generation, but I am impressed with how he took the game by neck both on Saturday and PSG. For the PSG game especially there was real pressure on him and he was replacing Chelsea's best player. Schurrle is by no means the best player out of the bunch, but I think the penny may have dropped with him.

Other players like Kroos, Ozil, Lars Bender, Sven and Gundogan (if he ever gets fit) need to step up too. The even younger players like Werner, Draxler, Goretzka and Meyer need proper coaching to fulfill their potential or else may stagnate.

 

[sam-caddick]

It would not surprise me 40-50m being put on the table for Reus in the Summer and it would be interesting to see what Dortmund do because his release clause of a much lower fee could be triggered the Summer after.

Reus does look happy at Dortmund though so I don't see there being a reason for him to move although winning trophies is going to be hard with Bayern looking so incredibly dominant.

I would love him at City, either him or Pedro.

 

[baildon blue]

I would love to see that Reus at City . He looks the dogs bollocks .

 

[supercrystal7]

Schalke won again and Meyer scored again, but it was aimless football with no real strategy. They will probably get third, but that should not save Keller's job.

Bayern were Pep's Bayern. At least they had over 70% of possession. Dortmund did what they had to do and unlike the first game were clinical. They did it without Lewandowski too. Bayern as expected struggled with having nothing to play for. I wonder if some Bayern fans will now realise that the collapse of other Bundesliga clubs means Bayern will collapse too.

 

[bayern blade]

Schalke won again and Meyer scored again, but it was aimless football with no real strategy. They will probably get third, but that should not save Keller's job.

Bayern were Pep's Bayern. At least they had over 70% of possession. Dortmund did what they had to do and unlike the first game were clinical. They did it without Lewandowski too. Bayern as expected struggled with having nothing to play for. I wonder if some Bayern fans will now realise that the collapse of other Bundesliga clubs means Bayern will collapse too.

Bayern obviously didn't give a shit. Pep's "The league is over" speech had the wrong effect, the performance was a joke.

 

[supercrystal7]

Schalke won again and Meyer scored again, but it was aimless football with no real strategy. They will probably get third, but that should not save Keller's job.

Bayern were Pep's Bayern. At least they had over 70% of possession. Dortmund did what they had to do and unlike the first game were clinical. They did it without Lewandowski too. Bayern as expected struggled with having nothing to play for. I wonder if some Bayern fans will now realise that the collapse of other Bundesliga clubs means Bayern will collapse too.

Bayern obviously didn't give a shit. Pep's "The league is over" speech had the wrong effect, the performance was a joke.

The problems with Bayern run a lot deeper and are more serious than just the team not caring that the league is over. I brought them up right from the start and now most people are in agreement. The matches against United and Arsenal (both with very weak line ups) was not convincing.

That's not to say that winning the league so early does not cause a problem with motivation. This is precisely why Bayern ruining the competition in the Bundesliga comes back to haunt them. Klopp, Reus and Hummels are the only things keeping Dortmund going. If those three go then the Bundesliga becomes easier than Ligue 1. Bayern just won't have enough challenging games to be ready for Europe. We saw it with PSG against Chelsea. Worse unlike PSG, Bayern don't have massive wages or a glamorous city to attract players. They will really struggle to attract the big names from other parts of the world, because the Bundesliga is so weak.

 

[Maldeika]

Schalke won again and Meyer scored again, but it was aimless football with no real strategy. They will probably get third, but that should not save Keller's job.

Bayern were Pep's Bayern. At least they had over 70% of possession. Dortmund did what they had to do and unlike the first game were clinical. They did it without Lewandowski too. Bayern as expected struggled with having nothing to play for. I wonder if some Bayern fans will now realise that the collapse of other Bundesliga clubs means Bayern will collapse too.

Bayern obviously didn't give a shit. Pep's "The league is over" speech had the wrong effect, the performance was a joke.

The problems with Bayern run a lot deeper and are more serious than just the team not caring that the league is over. I brought them up right from the start and now most people are in agreement. The matches against United and Arsenal (both with very weak line ups) was not convincing.

That's not to say that winning the league so early does not cause a problem with motivation. This is precisely why Bayern ruining the competition in the Bundesliga comes back to haunt them. Klopp, Reus and Hummels are the only things keeping Dortmund going. If those three go then the Bundesliga becomes easier than Ligue 1. Bayern just won't have enough challenging games to be ready for Europe. We saw it with PSG against Chelsea. Worse unlike PSG, Bayern don't have massive wages or a glamorous city to attract players. They will really struggle to attract the big names from other parts of the world, because the Bundesliga is so weak.

Bayern has the players they want. Did you know of anybody in the recent years they really wanted and did not get?

The City? Why does a player go to Manchester then? Or Milan - or Torino? Munich is a fabulous city. If the EPL is so great why does none of the German player - or Barcelona or Real players - really leave to the EPL? They leave the smaller clubs but not the bigger clubs. Maybe Bayern would not attract the players that want to have a big social life in London or want to earn the absolute super star wage - I am not so sure this players are really wanted - everybody else they can get.

Right now I am a little bit insecure about the Bayern fate - the last 20 months have shown me that even if they show some slumps - they always do when it does not really count. When it counts they always were there - or atleast had the necessary luck (or will) to still get through. They might need that. I could think false, but who knows that at the moment.

The biggest threats to ball possession teams are parked busses with great counter attacking players or teams that are good pressing teams with great counter attacking players. In this matches you have to be fully concentrated and not go into them with half speed or half will.