Das wichtige WM Qualispiel gegen Russland steht vor der Tür und eines ist so sicher wie das
Amen in der Kirche die unumgängliche Torhüterfrage. Alle reden sie von Adler, Enke, Wiese und
Neuer. Aber was ist mit Hans-Jörg Butt, dem alten Haudegen, der sich zur Zeit einen Stammplatz bei
den Bayern erkämpft hat und Michael Rensing ausgestochen hat?
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2008 beendete Oliver Kahn seine Karriere. Die Nachfolge im Tor des FC Bayern wurde bereits zuvor
dem damals hoffnungsvollen Talent Michael Rensing versprochen. Doch Michael Rensing schien mit dem
Druck nicht wirklich klar zu kommen; und patzte immer wieder. Vor dem Spiel in der Champions-League
gegen den FC Barcelona degradierte ihn dann sein damaliger Trainer zur Nummer Zwei – und der
vorherige Ersatztorhüter Hans-Jörg Butt durfte das Tor der Bayern hüten.
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Anybody who uses the phrase "Hat's off!" is my kind of fella. That's why I like
Mainz coach
Thomas Tuchel. Not only has he taken control of his squad with less than a week's notice
prior to the start of the season following the dramatic dismissal of his predecessor, but when he
masterminded his team's magnificent 2-1 victory over the mighty
Bayern Munch at the weekend,
he proudly uttered the words "Hats off to my team".
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I had a long conversation with Mani Honigstein, who is the brains behind the football social
networking site Footbo. An avid Bayern Munich fan, I talked to him about the summer transfers and
his views on the season ahead for the Bavarian giants.
Tell us a little about Footbo, and what you are trying to accomplish with it.
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Well, the Business-Punchinellos in the Bundesliga management decided before that season that it
would be a great idea to bring back the 1991 abrogated relegation play-off games, meaning that the
16th of the Bundesliga plays the 3rd of the 2nd Bundesliga in back-to-back matches. We now get
treated with soccer-istical dainties such as Cottbus against Nuremberg.
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Well, the Business-Punchinellos in the Bundesliga management decided before that season that it
would be a great idea to bring back the 1991 abrogated relegation play-off games, meaning that the
16th of the Bundesliga plays the 3rd of the 2nd Bundesliga in back-to-back matches. We now get
treated with soccer-istical dainties such as Cottbus against Nuremberg.
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Well, the Business-Punchinellos in the Bundesliga management decided before that season that it
would be a great idea to bring back the 1991 abrogated relegation play-off games, meaning that the
16th of the Bundesliga plays the 3rd of the 2nd Bundesliga in back-to-back matches. We now get
treated with soccer-istical dainties such as Cottbus against Nuremberg.
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The Wolfsburg v Bayern game was always going to be a classic. However, none who sat down to watch
the game could have anticipated what was to follow. The home sides 5-1 victory was an act of
deconstruction topped off by a moment of sporting genius.
Christian Geltner got things kicked off before Luca Toni equalised.
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The best of the worst Bundesliga "hair cuts". (BILD.de) Six goals and two assists in five
Bundesliga matches = Hoffenheim's Vedad Ibisevic. (SoccerBlog.com) Olli Kahn: where has all the
testosterone gone? (DW Ballspiel) Want to know more about how Stefan Effenberg mate poached Thomas
Strunz's wife?
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You call this a formation? Seven notes on Werder dismantlement of FC Bayern at the Allianz. 1.
Stereotyping A defensive player usually makes an attack-minded coach and an attacking player
usually makes a defense-minded coach. Granted, there are exceptions such as the Bruno Labbadia's of
this world, but the general rule of thumb holds enough merit to [.
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When Tim Borowski went to bed last Friday, he may have dreamed about scoring two goals for Bayern
against his old team Werder Bremen the following day. If so, his dream did indeed come true as he
scored a second half brace at the Allianz Arena. As long as we finish the story there, we can all
rest assured that occasionally people's dreams do become reality and learn the true meaning of the
Oktoberfest.
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I followed Bayern Munich's 5-2 humiliation by Werder Bremen last weekend with strangely mixed
feelings.
On the one hand, like most fans here, I relished the spectacle of the arrogant Bavarian giants
getting their clocks cleaned at home. On the other, I have young Bayern keeper Michael Rensing in
my fantasy football team, and his bad day at the office brought back unpleasant memories from the
late '70s of the Bristol Blue Devils being thrashed by the Damariscotta Lions 8-nil –- with
yours truly in goal.
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Having had the time to digest Bayern's 2-5 mauling by Bremen (no need to rehash things here, if you
need a refresher check out the excellent post at Deutsche Welle's Ballspiel or the video highlights
at 101 Great Goals), I wanted to know exactly how bad it was for the Bavarians. No matter what
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Bayern Munich were humiliated 5-2 on Saturday by Werder Bremen as the Bundesliga champions suffered
one of their worst home defeats.
Markus Rosenberg struck twice, with Naldo, teenage sensation Mesut Ozil and Claudio Pizarro also on
target for Bremen en route to a 5-0 lead against a disastrous Munich back row.
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"BAYERN BACK AT THE BIG TABLE" screamed one of the more excitable but, after further
investigation, shallow headlines after Munich's 1-0 Champions League win against Steaua Bucherest
last night.
The bold type had it right. Bayern were back at the big table but what the heavy typesetting failed
to add was that the manners of the team once they were seated were more reminiscient of lucky
guests who'd been waiting for a cancellation all night only to find themselves amid a conversation
which, at times, sailed over their heads.
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Germany's worst football team is looking for sponsors. (Spiegel Online) Why take a new photo of
Jens Lehmann, when an intern with a pirated copy of Photoshop does the trick for VfB Stuttgart?
(The Local) Seven reasons why the Bundesliga is better than the English Premier League. (Bundesliga
Talk) The grass is always greener.
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In a slow match that looked exactly like the charity event it was, Germany's national team and
Bayern Munich bid farewell to German soccer legend Oliver "King" Kahn on Tuesday night in
Munich.
With Bayern trailing in the Bundesliga and Germany facing a pair of World Cup qualifiers next week,
it was clear Oliver Kahn's goal for the night would be different from that of the other 21 players
on the pitch.
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The new Bundesliga season is just days away, so Bundesliga Talk writers Mark Moll and Double Pivot
decided to interview one of the preeminent writers and authors on the topic of German soccer,
Raphael Honigstein. Many readers may know Honigstein best from his appearances on the Football
Weekly Podcast by The Guardian.
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This week we make the short trip west on the A40 from Dortmund past Bochum to Gelsenkirchen, home
to Schalke 04 and their new coach, Fred Rutten. Much like his new Ruhr rival, Jürgen Klopp,
Rutten has been a one club man for almost his entire 30-year playing and coaching career, all with
FC Twente [.
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