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Matchday 19: Kroos Control
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Bayern spend another 24h in first place, but Bayer Leverkusen aren’t ready to end their long term relationship with the top of the table just yet. Dortmund meanwhile emerge as a dark horse candidate from the chasing pack.
Leverkusen. “Kroos is so good, he’s putting free kicks in spots where even Sami Hyypiä can score”, twittered [...]
Category: Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC Berlin, Matchdays, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen
Tags: Armin Veh, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC Berlin, Matchdays, Toni Kroos, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder BremenWeekly Dose 23.12.09
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Klose on the keys, Lahm on the drums and Gomez takes the lead. (Kickette)
“Sausage Uli” lives up to his nickname. (Dirty Tackle)
They miss Mad Jens in England. (Telegraph)
The fact that Leverkusen won it shows, that the Autumn Championship isn’t for real. (Guardian)
The topsy-turvy managerial career of Leverkusen’s Jupp Heynckes. (Times Online)
Some of the best goals [...]
Matchday 17: Autumn Champions
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When the temperatures drop to minus 10 to 20 degrees Celsius, when the pitches are frozen and the snow is falling and when Christmas is right around the corner, then you know that it’s time to crown he Bundesliga’s Autumn Champions (Herbstmeister). If you think this term came about in days past when the Bundesliga [...]
Weekly Dose 02.12.09
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Bayer Neverkusen? Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.’ (Telegraph)
Bochum’s coach Heiko Herrlich brings lessons from fighting cancer to the Bundesliga. (Deutsche Welle)
Michael Ballack takes pride in the words: Ich bin ein Londoner. (Times Online)
Bayern Munich is the FC Uli Hoeness in disguise. (Guardian)
The life and times of said Uli Hoeness. (ESPN Soccernet)
A couple of transfer rumors for [...]
Matchday 14: Bayern Bounce Back
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Bayern Munich couldn’t ask for much more. Bordeaux saved their Champions League campaign. The AGM turned out to be a peaceful teary eyed farewell party for Uli Hoeness (swaps general manager for president) and Franz Beckenbauer (swaps president for honorary president). The Bundesliga sent flowers in the form of dropped points. The football could be [...]
Category: 1. FC Cologne, 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Matchdays, VfB Stuttgart Tags: 1. FC Cologne, 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Matchdays, Robert Enke, VfB StuttgartThe Numbers Game: Matchday 14
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This week we pay tribute to the Fibonacci sequence and wonder what Hertha has to do with it.
0. Bayer Leverkusen haven’t lost a game in the Bundesliga yet. They are the only undefeated team. It’s still a bit early to say the title is their’s to lose, but the doubts concerning the team’s title credentials [...]
Matchday 12: Captain Future
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The clubs at the top of the table keep crawling along. The clubs at the bottom keep sinking. Referees had a forgettable weekend and in between a player and a coach dropped bombshells.
Philipp Lahm. Bayern’s disappointing draw at home against Schalke. Robben’s moment of madness for which he should have seen a red card. Luca [...]
Matchday 11: A Day at the Snail Races
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The top of the league collectively dropped points, allowing Hoffenheim to close the gap but not much more. The bottom of the league collectively dropped points, allowing Hertha to keep dreaming about Bundesliga survival but not much more.
Rookie Coach of the Year. Also known as the Markus Babbel Trophy. Mainz 05’s coach Thomas Tuchel had [...]
Video: Toni Kroos’ Volley vs Schalke
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A few years ago Toni Kroos was hailed as the next big thing in German football. He won the best player award at the 2007 U17 World Cup, joined Bayern Munich and was promised the #10 jersey. Far from claiming the shirt he instead commuted between Bayern’s bench and the reserves. Meanwhile other next big [...]
The Numbers Game: Matchday 11
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We keep it strictly binary this week.
0. The combined number of goals Bayern’s strike duo Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni scored so far this season.
1. The number of goals former Bayern striker Lukas Podolski scored so far this season. Lukas Podolski joined Cologne in the summer, after Klose and Toni were continuously given the nod [...]
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