Five Conclusions From Matchday 9
In absence of any real competition, Bayern turn to the record books. Manuel Neuer is still in the hunt for Timo Hildebrand’s Bundesliga record. Bayern are on a good way to break their own record of...
View ArticleBayern’s Run of Clean Sheets Ends With an Own Goal
This feels like the only fitting way. Put the ball in the back of the net yourself, if no other team is able to. Holger Badstuber put it there – under pressure – to Napoli’s credit. Philipp Lahm...
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Niklas Wildhagen recalled his traumatic experience, when Otto Rehagel left Bremen for Bayern. (Regista) Jonny Eyres looked at how Bundesliga promotion hopefuls Fortuna Düsseldorf slowly worked their...
View ArticleFive Conclusions From CL/EL Matchday 3
Bayern signing Jupp Heynckes was the best thing to happen to Toni Kroos. The prototypical wunderkind to come out of Germany’s reformed youth system, needed Heynckes to pop up at Leverkusen, to finally...
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Michael Rensing’s Yellow Nightmare
Poor Michael Rensing. Alone, abandoned, faced with an onslaught of yellow players, bravely keeping the scoreline down to five. The only Cologne player who cared to show up on Saturday. Scenes from a...
View ArticleFive Conclusions From Matchday 10
Maybe Dortmund just weren’t angry enough. Following through with this theory, I can’t tell you what made them so angry last season. But they certainly felt pretty good about themselves, and their...
View ArticleFive Conclusions From Matchday 11
Bayern home games have a fascination of their own. For the past couple of seasons I developed the habit of watching the first half of a FC Barcelona game to cap off a hectic and unpredictable day of...
View ArticleFive Conclusions From Matchday 12
Those were 150.000 Euros not well spent for Wolfsburg. Felix Magath loaned Aliaksandr Hleb from Barcelona for a special €100k per game and €50k per goal fee. Thus, Magath’s total expenses for...
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Kyle Barber wrote a review of Ronald Reng’s recently translated book about Robert Enke. (Bundesliga Lounge) Nick Amies examined the reasons behind Mario Gomez’ Super Mario form… (Deutsche Welle) Ryan...
View ArticleFive Conclusions From Matchday 13
There are ways to make life easier for referees. This weekend was dominated by a lot of talk about the difficult and ungrateful job a referee has to make. There has been a lot of talk about pressure....
View ArticleFive Conclusions From Matchday 14
Bayern are catching up with Barcelona. Philipp Lahm may speak the truth but his sense of timing is really a bit off this season. Whether it is publishing memoirs in the middle of his career, or making...
View ArticleFive Conclusions From Matchday 15
The Bundesliga doesn’t get the concept of extra time. On paper the Bundesliga referees get it. It’s up to them to decide, how much time was wasted through substitutions, injury delays, time wasting or...
View ArticleFive Conclusions From Matchday 16
Bayern Munich are Autumn Champions. Barring a highly unlikely flurry of goals for and against the right teams. More than the virtual trophy, Bayern will cherish the three-point gap, they opened up at...
View ArticleFive Conclusions From Matchday 17
Na tactics can compensate for individual mistakes. Bayern’s 3-0 win over Cologne was rich in absurdity. Ribery blew a fuse. The match ball blew out. Cologne blew a one man advantage. You could add...
View ArticleSchalke’s Team Goal vs Stuttgart
Draxler cuts the pass → Marica → Raul → Draxler → Raul → Huntelaar → Draxler → Goal! This is one of the better team goals you’ll see this season. And what makes it even more remarkable, is the small...
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Photo: Starry Eyed
Gladbach coach Lucien Favre is visibly delighted with his team’s performance against Bayern Munich. (Photo by Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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Five Conclusions From Matchday 18
Marco Reus finds all the right answers to Bayern’s trash talk. Reus’ announcement to move to Dortmund in the summer, triggered a series of trademark taunts from down south during the winter break....
View ArticleFive Conclusions From Matchday 20
The big freeze produced one big winner. Germany’s winter so far: a mild December was followed by a warm January was followed by a frigging cold February. It’s probably some strange global warming...
View ArticleBorussia Mönchengladbach’s First Half Performance vs. Schalke
Impressions are still fresh, which makes it easier to indulge in hyperbole, but during the first 45 minutes against Schalke, Gladbach delivered some of the finest team football the Bundesliga has seen...
View ArticleFive Conclusions From Matchday 21
Dortmund have the right backups for a successful title defense. Dortmund had already benefitted from Robert Lewandowski’s and Felipe Santana’s breakthrough performances in the absence of Lucas Barrios...
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