Bundesliga Super-Thread warning post #4542

_Bella_ · 16-08-2010 1:19pm

Don't think its a great move but we will find out by Wednesday if it goes through because I doubt most clubs would want him after playing CL football for Werder. I assume he will be replacing Kaka for when he is injured, but once Kaka is back he will probably get very limited opportunities. Good buy for Madrid regarding the potential he has and the price he is available for. Even as an Arsenal fan I would have preferred to see him go to Man U where he would be guranteed more football.

_Bella_ · 18-08-2010 2:23pm

Good article here about the Bundesliga this year. Bayern have to be the favourites but I think Wolfsburg have a really good squad and could cause an upset on Friday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philminshull/2010/08/will_more_bayern_success_make.html

Also a bit of gossip

Former England manager Steve McClaren will offer midfielder Ryan Babel a way out of Liverpool after lodging a £9m bid to take the Dutchman to German side Wolfsburg.

Oat23 · 18-08-2010 3:03pm

LoL, Ryan Babel.

Oh, Shteeve.

Boskowski · 18-08-2010 4:47pm

Bit much for Babel, more like 3m I think.

TheTosh · 18-08-2010 5:25pm

Season long loan with the option to buy would of been better

Oat23 · 18-08-2010 9:41pm

The Bleacher Report have put up their Bundesliga Season preview. It's long but has the ins and outs of all the teams etc.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/437623-german-bundesliga-2010-11-season-preview

_Bella_ · 20-08-2010 5:16pm

Bundesliga kicks off tonight with Wolfsburg v Bayern.

What are your predictions? I'm going for 2-1 Bayern. Wolfsburg have a good new team and made some great signings this summer but I think the Bayern team are more familiar with each other. Ribery looks to have got his form back as well as Klose. Kroos is back from Bayer and Muller, Schweinsteiger and Lahm are coming back after a great World Cup though may lack fitness.

Oat23 · 20-08-2010 5:49pm

I bet on Bayern last night in my semi drunk state but I'm going to go with a 2-2 draw.
Wolves have put together a good team and Bayern haven't come out of the traps flying the last 2-3 seasons.

Nuri Sahin · 20-08-2010 7:24pm

Really looking forward to tonight's game.

Line ups -

_Bella_ · 20-08-2010 7:49pm

Great goal from Mueller! 1-0 to Bayern!\

Mueller and Kroos work really together!

Oat23 · 20-08-2010 7:50pm

Great play between Mueller and Kroos!(I think it was Kroos). He set it up well for himself.

Welcome to the Bundesliga, Shteeve :pac:.

_Bella_ · 20-08-2010 7:52pm

I bet your not regretting that bet anymore Oatesy

So far theres only been one team in it!

Töpher · 20-08-2010 8:07pm

That goal was amazing. The play between Muller and Kroos was awesome, but Mullers two touches were absolutely sublime. Certainly look threating every time they push forward.

_Bella_ · 20-08-2010 8:11pm

Ribery is really showing the season before lasts form. He's tracking back, getting past three defenders, putting in some excellent crosses and has cut in a few times to take shots. The Wolfsburg defence have no idea how to handle him.

Oat23 · 20-08-2010 8:18pm

I just noticed Dzeko is wearing the captains armband.
I don't know why McClaren gave the captaincy to someone who has said in the media that he wants out

.

Töpher · 20-08-2010 8:19pm

He said pre-match it was to because he felt it was the right time for Dzeko to develop as a leader. So, to keep him happy most likely!

TheTosh · 20-08-2010 8:32pm

Disappointed with Wolves, giving away a lot of cheap free kicks and haven't posed any kind of threat, Bayern have been excellent at closing them down. I hope Misimovic comes because they need a creative spark

On a side note I don't like Bayern's new jersey, then again I don't like Bayern

_Bella_ · 20-08-2010 8:33pm

Bayern really should have been 3 up by HT but at the moment Wolfsburg are still in it!

TheTosh · 20-08-2010 8:39pm

Yeah Müller should have at least 2

Oat23 · 20-08-2010 8:47pm

Wolves looking a lot better so far. Mandzukic off the post then Dzeko.

Oat23 · 20-08-2010 8:53pm

I think the crowd have went from saying ''Buuuuuuut'' when he touches the ball to ''Booooooo''

Nightmare 2nd half for the keeper so far.

Goal!

Dzeko!

Töpher · 20-08-2010 8:54pm

T'was coming for sure. Be interesting to see how Bayern react.

TheTosh · 20-08-2010 8:57pm

Butt isn't the best of goalies is he? No one on the front post call me old school but thats asking to be punished

_Bella_ · 20-08-2010 9:02pm

Yeah I'd say this is Butt's last season

SK1979 · 20-08-2010 9:02pm

More a part time watcher of the Bundesliga but how on earth does Butt still play in goal for Bayern? Surely they can buy someone better?

Butt is absolutely awful imo.

Raskolnikov · 20-08-2010 9:11pm

Dzeko is just a class act. I can't believe the likes of Ribery gets talked about as being a £50 million player when he isn't half as good as Dzeko.

TheTosh · 20-08-2010 9:14pm

Misimovic has the changed the game, Kjaer doesn't look comfortable at all

Raskolnikov · 20-08-2010 9:22pm

TheTosh wrote: »

Misimovic has the changed the game, Kjaer doesn't look comfortable at all

Madness why he didn't start, when he actually bothers, he's one of the best in Germany.

Raskolnikov · 20-08-2010 9:24pm

Ridiculous dribbling skills from Misimovic there.

Raskolnikov · 20-08-2010 9:26pm

Grafite on, goal please.

Raskolnikov · 20-08-2010 9:29pm

ffs

2-1

Oat23 · 20-08-2010 9:29pm

Schweini

Legend :pac:.

2-1 Bayern in injury time.

Töpher · 20-08-2010 9:30pm

Wow.

SK1979 · 20-08-2010 9:30pm

Great ball by Ribery.

Raskolnikov · 20-08-2010 9:30pm

More flapping, this time from the Wolves goalie.

TheTosh · 20-08-2010 9:32pm

Defence went asleep

Oat23 · 20-08-2010 9:33pm

Can't wait for tomorrow now.

The best league in the world is back!

Best in my opinion.

Raskolnikov · 20-08-2010 9:36pm

Good enough game. Wolves definitely look more organised under McLaren, but it seems to have come at a cost, because their kamikaze moments last year were great to watch.

Typical Bayern though, they can just grind out results when they have to.

_Bella_ · 20-08-2010 10:01pm

Hee hee my prediction was right

Kjaer is going to need to improve a lot. Bayern need to get themselves a good goalkeepers and some CBs that can actually defend if they want to do well in the CL as well.

Minstrel27 · 21-08-2010 11:27am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANAg7LCVgTE

Goals for anyone that didn't see them.

Boskowski · 21-08-2010 12:22pm

Decent enough opener although first half was pretty crap. Nice goal by mueller. Wolfsburg came out a bit in the 2nd half and were unlucky in the end to get beaten by another excellent goal.

Bayern backline all over the place couple of times.

S.R.F.C. · 21-08-2010 3:14pm

Bremen falling apart at the moment, 3-1 down before HT, bollox, 4 now.

Oat23 · 21-08-2010 3:17pm

It's hilarious to watch, sorry!

RichTea · 21-08-2010 3:29pm

S.R.F.C. wrote: »

Bremen falling apart at the moment, 3-1 down before HT, bollox, 4 now.

Bizarre. They were quite impressive against Sampdoria.

Yesterday's match between FC Bayern and Wolfsburg was a terrific curtain raiser. Müller has carried his momentum from last season and the World Cup over and is looking set for another great season.

Oat23 · 21-08-2010 4:21pm

Big win for St Pauli today. 3 goals in the last 7 minutes put them 3-1 up away to Freiburg.

jester77 · 21-08-2010 4:28pm

Woohoo, go St. Pauli. Nice return to the Bundesliga

Oat23 · 21-08-2010 7:38pm

HSV 2-1 Shalke
We were fantastic in the late game today. Fully deserved to win even before they got a man sent off. Ruud scored 2 which is great to see, he also hit the bar in the first half.

Elia was great when he got the ball, he put in dangerous crosses all game and he put in the cross for the first.

Zé Roberto too old?

:eek:

I'm very optimistic for this season if we can continue to perform like we did today!!

monkey9 · 21-08-2010 8:59pm

Oatesy23 wrote: »

HSV 2-1 Shalke
We were fantastic in the late game today. Fully deserved to win even before they got a man sent off. Ruud scored 2 which is great to see, he also hit the bar in the first half.

Elia was great when he got the ball, he put in dangerous crosses all game and he put in the cross for the first.

Zé Roberto too old? :eek:

I'm very optimistic for this season if we can continue to perform like we did today!!

Yeah, he didn't look too old getting up that left wing and into the box to assist the goal for Van Niistleroy in the last few minutes.

Just got ESPN today, mainly for the Bundesliga (the other leagues are a bonus as well). Put the match on just before Schalke equalised.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Elia play this season. He's only come to my attention playing for the Dutch side and even then, he's just been coming of the bench. But he's always impressed whenever i saw him, the first time was when he played and scored against Scotland last year.

So yeah, can't wait to see him in the nitty gritty action of club football.

_Bella_ · 21-08-2010 10:17pm

Really good performance from Hamburg, I really hope Bayern don't win the league this year.

Ouch Werder have drawn Bayern in the next round of the Pokal cup.

monkey9 · 21-08-2010 10:32pm

S.R.F.C. wrote: »

Bremen falling apart at the moment, 3-1 down before HT, bollox, 4 now.

Third goal was a joke, in fairness. Frings was clearly fouled in the build up.

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