A bit of a short extension it seems. I mean it's almost 2015. How long did the original contract run for?
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A bit of a short extension it seems. I mean it's almost 2015. How long did the original contract run for?
I didn't write that either
, any way enough of this - I will watch every BL match from now on as I am converted by your supreme knowledge and eagerly anticipate the end of the season when the excitement really begins - to find out whether Bayern will squeeze over the line just in front of the onrushing hordes of BL teams threatening to wither down their fragile lead through their highly technical ability and superstar squads. As for next season I cannot wait as the suspense will be incredible but I'll make a daring prediction that Bayern might win it again next year, and the year after and the year after....To check that I recommend you to another forum called the "Beulenforum" where mainly Gays discuss the size etc. of German footballers and from other Leagues, too. I am pretty sure there is a british equivalent...
About Bellarabi. It was not an "active" extension. He was loaned to Braunschweig before and just came back. He had a clause in his contract that Leverkusen now made effective in which the contract does not run out in 2015 but 2017. But there will be talks about another extension with a better contract in the next weeks.
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Well it looks like someone cares about how a player behaves off the pitch
You did read my 'as long as he performs'? Boateng being a bit troubled isn't exactly new, but somehow that didn't matter for his agent or Schalke when he was a 'star' at Milan. And I still don't think that Schalke will buy Stindl as a starter.
Didn't Dutt get bored after 6 months working as a director of football for the German FA and told everyone that he has to work as a coach and needs to work directly with the players? All of a sudden he's back in that role at what looks like the most chaotic club around these days. Well done Stuttgart, sounds like a brilliant idea.
Mismanagement seems to be a recurring theme around these German clubs.
. I wouldn't rule it out that he becomes interim manager with 5 or 6 games to go this season, if Stuttgart still is deep in the relegation battle.Neither Götze nor Lewandowski are struggling. I'm not entirely sure what kind of performances people expect from us. Our attack is incredibly well balanced and the goals are shared almost equally between a number of players (Lewandowski, Götze, Müller and Robben). There's no way Lewandowski can stand out in our team the way Aguero does at City for example, that's the nature of our tactics and the quality we have in attack. The same is true for Götze, who excelled at Dortmund when the game completely ran through him. That just won't happen when Robben and Ribery are carrying the ball forward down the wings.Gundogan, getting even back to 80% of his best would be an immense signing.
That last bit is quite interesting. Never thought of it that way. Sahin, Shinji is who I'm guessing "failed". Lewandowski and Gotze aren't going too badly, are they?
I haven't followed Bayern in the Bundesliga much but always just assumed Lewa isn't a Pep type of forward and that he would struggled. Maybe @Balu can drop me a PMDon't want to derail the thread.
Regarding Sahin. He was never really that good, he had one great season at Dortmund but at the same time always failed to perform for the Turkish nationalteam, which says a lot. He was unlucky with injuries at Madrid and god knows what Rodgers thought when he played him out of position all the time, but I'm not really surprised that his stupid decision to go to Madrid hurt his career. Kagawa is a different story, it's really weird what happened with him.
Gündogan was often excellent in a completely different system in the nationalteam and I wouldn't be worried about his quality if he leaves Dortmund. But so far he hasn't been back to his best and it's difficult to say if he's really past his injury for good and can regain his previous form. There's definitely some truth to it that Klopp got the best out of his players, but I don't see why another top manager can't do the same.
Balu!
Thanks for the write up, and the time man. Appreciate it. I was more curious to find out how the 2 Munich guys were doing tbh. I haven't watched any Bundesliga.
and to be honest, I've never been the biggest Gotze fan. Whenever I have watched him, I've hardly seen what the fuss was about - but I obviously watched him mainly in the UCL, and if (almost) everyone else rates him extremely high - I'm in all probability the one who is wrong.And I agree with Bayern's style of play. The goals are spread well, which is a good thing, because if you lose any one of your attackers (injury, suspension etc.), the team doesn't lose much, if any, quality or goal threat. I think Lewa would probably have scored more, from an individual POV, had he gone to Chelsea/City etc. But at Bayern, he's fulfilling more of a team role etc. Is he an automatic starter in your strongest XI? For that matter, is Gotze even?
I'd say we played our best football so far in the following line-up:
------ Lewandowski - Müller ------
-------Götze ------------- Robben
Bernat - Alonso ---- Lahm --------
---- Alaba - Boateng - Benatia ----
------------- Neuer --------------
But it's impossible to say what exactly our best line-up will be if everyone is fit. Since Lahm and Alaba are injured, Götze often played in CM next to Alonso and Ribery returned on the left, but it never looked as great as the 334 above. Now Schweinsteiger is back as well. If Martinez and Thiago return in time for the run-in, it'll be even more difficult to pick the best line-up.
Balu!
Thanks for the write up, and the time man. Appreciate it. I was more curious to find out how the 2 Munich guys were doing tbh. I haven't watched any Bundesliga.
And I agree with Bayern's style of play. The goals are spread well, which is a good thing, because if you lose any one of your attackers (injury, suspension etc.), the team doesn't lose much, if any, quality or goal threat. I think Lewa would probably have scored more, from an individual POV, had he gone to Chelsea/City etc. But at Bayern, he's fulfilling more of a team role etc. Is he an automatic starter in your strongest XI? For that matter, is Gotze even?
The strongest XI looks probably different whoever builds his team. Depends a lot what tactics Guardiola plays and if it is 3 or 4 "strikers" (Guardiola calls them this) out of Ribery, Robben, Lewandowski, Müller and Götze.
A big question is if he puts Lahm and Alaba back into a fullback position if everybody is available again... 3 or 4 in the back etc. I guess it is not really a paradise for Guardiola if everybody would be available for a longer time...
Amazing options!
Thanks for the responses guys!
Yeah, the injuries have almost been a blessing in disguise (up until this point) for Pep. I can imagine all those big names would hate missing out in "important" matches.
Why I'm not surprised by this. Müller should have pushed him a bit further and taken the punch, pretty sure Dante would have felt better afterwards and I doubt Müller holds grudges. He certainly didn't when Robben choked him in 2011.
Ricardo Rodriguez extended his contract until 2019. Good news for Wolfsburg even though there's most likely a buyout clause in the contract.
Supposed to have a release clause for around 30m that can be triggered from 2016 onwards. It's still a good deal, 30m for a leftback is still a lot and he's definitely staying next season.
Hany Mukhtar from Hertha will sign for Benfica in July. Has been confirmed. Benfica tracking german market pretty intensively with links for Gerhardt from Koln and Karius from Mainz. Is he any good?
Difficult to judge as he didn't play a single Bundesliga minute yet. The coach didn't use him at all this season. He was a starter in the U19 Euro team though that won the cup and he scored the winning goal iirc. I think he didn't really see a future at Hertha and left, not sure if he'll be able to play much for Benfica just yet.
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I was just about to post, that I don't remember him playing for Hertha at all.
Thanks for the info mate. If he is good, he will play. Benfica have just announced that they will take Sporting's approach of promoting players from their academy because of financial constraints. So no more fund backed big transfers. From what i read in the portuguese papers he was hightly rated on the german youth ranks, that's why i asked. They also have one or two more bundesliga players under radar. Curious who they are.
Benfica bouth Kevin Friesenbichler from Bayern's U23 last year, too - and then they loaned him to Gdansk... - they are a little bit like Chelsea... Bargaining on talents.
Yes they did. But he expected to play for their main team and when he saw that he was going to play for Benfica B, he asked to be loaned.
Also former Bayern (probably B team) player Lukas Raeder is playing for Vitória de Setúbal. Think i never saw so many german players coming here.
Smart decision. There are many good and young German players around these days and most of them are cheap compared to other markets.
I think many Hertha fans were unhappy that he wasn't given a chance, will be interesting how he does.
Btw is Djuricic rated highly over in Portugal? Mainz loaned him from Benfica this year. He reminds me of our loan Ola John last season, to say he's underperformed would be an understatement.
Nope. Both him and Ola John were big flops at Benfica. Ola John had some decent games but Djuricic was worse. One dimensional footballer, lack of pace and with weak mentality. As soon as he saw he couldn't get into Benfica's lineup, he sulked. Jorge Jesus gave him plenty of chances (even in the Champions League) but he just couldn't take it. That's why he was loaned. I don't think he's very good. At least in our football (at the Eredivisie he was alright).
Djuricic looks good technically, but he really can't cope with the level of speed and physicality required.
Marcell Jansen is a big Benfica target too
Fair assessment.
It was for January but he choose to stay at Hamburg. Jorge Jesus is a fan of him but he doesn't want to leave Germany.
I would be over the moon but I can't see it happening. I rate Drmic very highly, he was my dream signing last season.
I think Rodger Schmidt is making a mistake long run if he wants to offload Drmic, especially in favor of keeping Kiessling.
Belgian international Junior Malanda of Werder Bremen died yesterday in a car crash. Malanda, who was 20 years old, was one of Belgiums biggest talents.
Also, rumours of United approaching Hummels at the end of the season have reappeared. Couldn't locate the exact source. Hummels might well look for a way out should BVB miss international club football for next season.
Also, rumours of United approaching Hummels at the end of the season have reappeared. Couldn't locate the exact source. Hummels might well look for a way out should BVB miss international club football for next season.
Agreed.
Nastasic to Schalke done. On Schalkes homepage.
A loan till the summer then a buy option for around 12 million according to some outlets.
He is young, a City player and Matteo wants him. Sound interesting.
Any opinions about him here?
A loan till the summer then a buy option for around 12 million according to some outlets.
He is young, a City player and Matteo wants him. Sound interesting.
Any opinions about him here?