Comments on: Bundesliga Matchday 33: A Tale of two Cities http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html News from The German Bundesliga Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:57:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Juliet http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html#comment-29 Juliet Sat, 19 May 2007 16:02:38 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html#comment-29 Jan -- regarding Bremen, you've hit the nail on the head, so to speak. I'll look forward to watching them next year to see if they can settle their nerves and advance further in the CL. (and hope the fans embrace Herr Klose again) Jan — regarding Bremen, you’ve hit the nail on the head, so to speak. I’ll look forward to watching them next year to see if they can settle their nerves and advance further in the CL. (and hope the fans embrace Herr Klose again)

]]> By: Jan http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html#comment-27 Jan Thu, 17 May 2007 02:40:49 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html#comment-27 Hi Juliet, things didn't really go wrong after the Barcelona match for Bremen. I think that in retrospect what this match was proving is that this team doesn't yet manage the pressure of important matches. They went on to play impressively in the Bundesliga. They played the most beautiful football of any Bundesliga team, scored an awful lot of goals (lots of 6:0, 4:0 type results) and looked set to take the title. They somehow never managed to continue their run after the winter break. Lot's of finger pointing has been done concerning the ongoing Frings and Klose transfer rumours. But I don't really have an answer myself. You're right about Stuttgart. They enjoy a great run of seven consecutive victories. They generally managed a lot of come-from-behind victories. Difficult to believe that they might slip and let Schalke take the title. And yes, Gomez has been one of the positive surprises of this season. Too bad he was injured for some time. Would have been a serious golden boot contender... To Bob: thanks for the compliment! :-) Hi Juliet,
things didn’t really go wrong after the Barcelona match for Bremen. I think that in retrospect what this match was proving is that this team doesn’t yet manage the pressure of important matches. They went on to play impressively in the Bundesliga. They played the most beautiful football of any Bundesliga team, scored an awful lot of goals (lots of 6:0, 4:0 type results) and looked set to take the title. They somehow never managed to continue their run after the winter break. Lot’s of finger pointing has been done concerning the ongoing Frings and Klose transfer rumours. But I don’t really have an answer myself.
You’re right about Stuttgart. They enjoy a great run of seven consecutive victories. They generally managed a lot of come-from-behind victories. Difficult to believe that they might slip and let Schalke take the title. And yes, Gomez has been one of the positive surprises of this season. Too bad he was injured for some time. Would have been a serious golden boot contender…

To Bob: thanks for the compliment! :-)

]]> By: Bob http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html#comment-23 Bob Tue, 15 May 2007 22:55:18 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html#comment-23 Great write up, Jan. The Bundesliga has been awesome to follow this season. I'm secretly rooting for Schalke but don't tell anyone that! Great write up, Jan. The Bundesliga has been awesome to follow this season. I’m secretly rooting for Schalke but don’t tell anyone that!

]]> By: Juliet http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html#comment-22 Juliet Tue, 15 May 2007 20:01:06 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html#comment-22 It seems to me that Bremen has worn itself down over the last few months -- I don't see a lot of energy from them (of course, I haven't watched a lot of their games, either). I almost feel as if things have been sliding since the loss to Barcelona. I'm glad to see Stuttgart go top because I see them as the only team with the fight left in them. Maybe it's their Wild Young Ones II energy, but they've got a hunger that no one else is matching. And Mario Gomez just wants it *so much*, I love watching him. It seems to me that Bremen has worn itself down over the last few months — I don’t see a lot of energy from them (of course, I haven’t watched a lot of their games, either). I almost feel as if things have been sliding since the loss to Barcelona.

I’m glad to see Stuttgart go top because I see them as the only team with the fight left in them. Maybe it’s their Wild Young Ones II energy, but they’ve got a hunger that no one else is matching. And Mario Gomez just wants it *so much*, I love watching him.

]]> By: Jan http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html#comment-21 Jan Tue, 15 May 2007 15:18:34 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html#comment-21 Hi Lisa, hmmm, difficult question. There are a couple of unknown factors here: 1. It's actually only for the second time this season that VfB Stuttgart took the pole position. Both Schalke and Bremen were for a very long time battling it out for the first and second place. Both had to deal with the pressure and stumbled. So it will be interesting to see how Stuttgart is managing it's new role. 2. The key to Cottbus's success this season (=avoiding relegation) was highly organised defensive play. It's up in the air wether their manager Petrik Sander can motivate them to pull off a focused performance against Stuttgart. Though he already mentioned in a TV interview that he doesn't like to loose games and that they take the match serious. Still a win is unlikely. A draw would be doable (Bochum also came clase to draw against Stuttgart this matchday). 3. In case of a draw Schalke would still need to win their match against Bielefeld 4:0 to have the better goal difference. All in all: possible but not very realistic. Hi Lisa,

hmmm, difficult question. There are a couple of unknown factors here:
1. It’s actually only for the second time this season that VfB Stuttgart took the pole position. Both Schalke and Bremen were for a very long time battling it out for the first and second place. Both had to deal with the pressure and stumbled. So it will be interesting to see how Stuttgart is managing it’s new role.
2. The key to Cottbus’s success this season (=avoiding relegation) was highly organised defensive play. It’s up in the air wether their manager Petrik Sander can motivate them to pull off a focused performance against Stuttgart. Though he already mentioned in a TV interview that he doesn’t like to loose games and that they take the match serious. Still a win is unlikely. A draw would be doable (Bochum also came clase to draw against Stuttgart this matchday).
3. In case of a draw Schalke would still need to win their match against Bielefeld 4:0 to have the better goal difference.
All in all: possible but not very realistic.

]]> By: Lisa http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html#comment-18 Lisa Tue, 15 May 2007 12:49:39 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bundesliga-matchday-33-a-tale-of-two-cities.html#comment-18 You think Schalke still have a realistic shot at the title? How likely is an Cottbus win? You think Schalke still have a realistic shot at the title? How likely is an Cottbus win?

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