Hitzfeld insisted on a bad system and poor attitude. 2 defensive players in the middle of a filed in a 4-4-2 is a definite mistake/dead end.

The wonderfulness of Klasnic’s recovery cannot be understated. It makes his departure that much more difficult to deal with.

Hopefully we’ll get to see a bit more of the youngsters next season, there really are quite a few.

Sure, money buys championships (and a spot in Europe and the Bundesliga) but league wide, the Bundesliga is in great financial standing. Attendence, TV, regulations against clubs having a single dominant bankroller – these things lay the groundwork for stability for the future.

And although not a mean Dortmund fan, I would also like to congratulate Schalke on 5o years of futility.

On the tops list…it did also mentioned Cottbus coach Bojan Prasnikar. Patrick Sander got the sack, Prasnikar was an unknown but…he managed to turn the club around.

On the flops list, there are even more I have to add.

Hooligans. I can never forget what happened when Eintracht Frankfurt was playing Nuremberg. The Nuremberg fans throwing flares and rockets (as according to Goal.com) on the pitch and the match had to be called off for a while. And all along I thought German football don’t have a reputation for that. Hooliganism rearing its ugly head.

Raphael Schäfer. As a Stuttgart fan, sigh.

And I am not sure where to put Karlsruhe. They had been a revelation at the first-half of the season, but stumbled in the second-half.

‘All credit goes to Stuttgart’s Mario Gomez and Dortmund’s Sebastian Kehl. They expanded the repertoire of body parts which players can use to score goals.’
I just can’t stop giggling. Enough!

Kahn ended on a high, Adler & Neuer are showing some real talent, and the likes of Miller, Benaglio & Rost were all well-above average.

Bad season arguably for some of Klinsmann’s WM2006 charges – Podolski, Lahm & Schweinsteiger and Klose all had indifferent seasons.