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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 [...]
Category: Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern Munich, FSV Mainz 05, Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC Berlin, Matchdays, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, Werder Bremen
Tags: Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bruno Labbadia, FC Bayern Munich, FSV Mainz 05, Hamburger SV, Heiko Herrlich, Hertha BSC Berlin, Jerome Boateng, Matchdays, Thomas Tuchel, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, Werder BremenVideo: 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 [...]
Weekly Dose 21.10.09
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The merits and shortcomings of football’s hire and fire practices. (Deutsche Welle)
The merits and shortcomings of a controlled offense. (Guardian)
The merits of Werder Bremen and the shortcomings of Bayer Leverkusen. (Some People are on the Pitch)
The merits of having millers as ancestors. (ESPN Soccernet)
The shortcomings of publishing an interview with Thomas Schaaf that has been [...]
Bundesliga Matchday 9: Babbel Bobble
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Bayern were busy exercising control and dominance. Leverkusen were busy defending. Hamburg were busy passing the ball around. Creativity, inspiration and excitement were busy waiting for a date that would never show up. Not this weekend.
Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars. VfB Stuttgart will host Sevilla in the Champions League on Tuesday and then [...]
Category: 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Matchdays, SC Freiburg, VfB Stuttgart, Werder Bremen Tags: 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Cha Du-Ri, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Jupp Heynckes, Mario Eggiman, Markus Babbel, Matchdays, Romeo Castelen, SC Freiburg, Thomas Müller, VfB Stuttgart, Werder BremenThe Numbers Game: Matchday 9
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It wasn’t a good weekend for exciting football. It was a good weekend for exciting numbers. Or rather, a good weekend for those who can find numbers exciting.
619. Tim Wiese has kept a clean sheet for 619 minutes and counting. Remember, he did so while playing for Werder Bremen. Any other season this would [...]
Weekly Dose 07.10.09
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The next generation of hooliganism is digital. (ESPN Soccernet).
To attend Hertha’s home games in Berlin’s Olympiastadion just walk down Jesse Owens Alley and then turn left onto Mullholland Drive. (Ballspiel)
Tim Vickery gives his verdict on some of the Bundesliga’s South American imports. (Bundesliga Talk)
Bayern’s offensive troubles help illustrate Ernest Rutherford’s gold foil experiment – or [...]
Bundesliga Matchday 7: Ze Roberto to F4. Checkmate.
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Hamburg remain in control of the top, Hertha remain in control of the bottom and with his wins over Bochum, Dortmund and the Schalke fans Felix Magath is now in total control of the Ruhr Valley.
Battle Chess. When a commenter on one of Germany’s public broadcasters attempted to summarize and categorize the match between Hamburg [...]
Bundesliga Matchday 6 Wrap-Up
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Extra Time. We can end the debate about where the seven minutes of extra time came from in the Manchester derby. They were taken from the Bundesliga’s three Sunday fixtures, where the refs decided to call it a day after pretty much exactly 90 minutes. It’s not really a coincidence but rather an annoying habit. [...]
Weekly Dose 16.09.09
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Clean it like the Kaiser. (The Local)
Bayer may be only second in the Bundesliga but are top of the York Monday Six-a-side Football Leisure League. (The Press)
Horst Hrubesch’s crossbar challenge pwns Ronaldinho’s crossbar challenge. (FANartisch)
We’ve got our first title candidate (or second if you consider Bayern automatic seeds). (Ballspiel)
Werder coach Thomas Schaaf talks Europa League. [...]
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