Borussia Dortmund, Champions of Germany

The Floyd p

Congratulations to them. They won the league after beating Nuremberg 2-0

TheTownie

The Floyd p wrote: »

Congratulations to them. They won the league after beating Nuremberg 2-0

Now let the player raiding begin ! :pac:

Mushy

TheTownie wrote: »

Now let the player raiding begin ! :pac:

I believe its called raping now.

mike65

Impressive season albeit they made slightly heavy weather of recent away games I think as goals dried up a bit.

Nalz

Mushy wrote: »

I believe its called raping now.

who told you that?

flahavaj

Delighted for Dortmund, a really talented young team. It'd be nice to see them stay together for another year and see what they could achieve in the CL. Themselves and the likes of Porto will be strong additions to the competition next year.

~Rebel~

TheTownie wrote: »

Now let the player raiding begin ! :pac:

For Liverpool I call;
Subotic, Hummels, Sahin, Gotze and Kagawa!

Blatter

Well done Dortmund. They seemed to go off the rails there for a few years, flirting with relegation at times iirc.


Great turnaround, looking forward to seeing them in the CL next year. An entertaining team by all accounts.

Pepe LeFrits

mike65 wrote: »

Impressive season albeit they made slightly heavy weather of recent away games I think as goals dried up a bit.

I don't think Kagawa injured help them much. What a bargain he was for them.

mink_man

Jan Koller and was a great player a few years ago for him, and they had some speedy partner for him aswell. was a good partnership.

Paully D

Great club with great fans.

I love the German model of football and would love to see Dortmund get back to their glory days.

Well done to them!

ShamoBuc

well done indeed - they are a good club with a great fan base.

Lawrence1895

I still can't believe what happened...it's just amazing

Heja BVB :cool:

dsmythy

If you want to raid the German champions these days you better be offering huge transfer fees.

Nuri Sahin

Absolutely delighted for the club, the players and the fans. One of the best stadiums in Europe too. They were really on the ropes for a few years and it's great to see them where they are today. One of the most entertaining teams throughout Europe notable the first half of the season.

Losing Kagawa very early this year lost them their spark I feel, he linked up well with all around him, his off the ball movement and his ability ghost in between defenders and pick up dangerous positions was missing for BVB.

Fatigue on the young side plus a couple of niggling injuries for key players also was reason for them stumbling over the line.

Really hope they can keep the spine of the team next season -Subiotic, Hummels, Sahin, Bender, Kagawa and Barrios as well as Gotze. But keeping Klopp namely cannot be overstated.

It'll be interesting the see the ins and outs during the summer.

Lawrence1895

Apart from Dede and Sahin, I hope, the team will stay together. Borussia needs a strong squad with the CL coming up, and the Bundesliga title to be defended.

But let's think about that in a few days, that title has to be celebrated first :cool:

Apanachi

A well deserved Champion, they played amazing football this season, a few harmless slip-ups, thankfully including the 2:0 against Werder on the 2nd last BL match of the season, securing Werder's place in the league for the next season

I dare say this was the best Dormund team ever and Jürgen Klopp is a fantastic trainer, he did a great job with Mainz a few years back, but I think he's more suited in a team like Dortmund

Lawrence1895

Apanachi wrote: »

A well deserved Champion, they played amazing football this season, a few harmless slip-ups, thankfully including the 2:0 against Werder on the 2nd last BL match of the season, securing Werder's place in the league for the next season

I dare say this was the best Dormund team ever and Jürgen Klopp is a fantastic trainer, he did a great job with Mainz a few years back, but I think he's more suited in a team like Dortmund

I guess, the players had a bit of a hangover, when they lost the match in Bremen

But still, the crowd in Bremen gave Borussia a nice reception and it was great to see Werder staying up.

Anyway, it's now back to the Champions League, the squad needs some extra players (just in case) and hopefully there will be some more celebrations next year :cool:

Apanachi

Lars1916 wrote: »

Anyway, it's now back to the Champions League, the squad needs some extra players (just in case)

They're looking to land Ivan Perišić from FC Brügge

as for celebrations next year, they're more than welcome to be vice champions behind Bremen (if we ever get back to our earlier form - not looking good at the moment though, will have to wait and see what (or who) Allofs/Schaaf come up with)

Lawrence1895

Apanachi wrote: »

They're looking to land Ivan Perišić from FC Brügge

as for celebrations next year, they're more than welcome to be vice champions behind Bremen (if we ever get back to our earlier form - not looking good at the moment though, will have to wait and see what (or who) Allofs/Schaaf come up with)

That's it, we have to wait and see

34 matches can be a long way to retain the title, considering Borussia has to play the Champions League, plus maybe one or two DFB-Cup matches, as they are prone to be dumped out by some minor teams quite early :rolleyes:

And new players? I heard about that guy from Brugge, plus two from France, plus (please don't...) Miroslav Klose

Apanachi

Lars1916 wrote: »

plus (please don't...) Miroslav Klose

There's been talk of him going to Dortmund, but Klopp doesn't seem to want him, he doesn't fit in with the team, Barrios on the other hand, would love to have him in the team (it's a good thing it's not his decision )

Personally I think it would be a bad move to sign him

Lawrence1895

Klose won't come to Dortmund, this is totally ruled out. I was talking to a mate in Germany and he got it from different websites.

*phew*