Sie hatten sich so viel vorgenommen für die Partie gegen den FC Schalke 04 am 9. Spieltag der
Saison 2009/2010. Es sollte alles besser gemacht werden im Vergleich zur Heimniederlage gegen den
SV Werder Bremen. Denn da hatte wirklich alles gefehlt – es wurde nicht gekämpft, es lief nicht
viel zusammen, am Ende hieß es 0:2 und der VfB war richtig in der Krise.
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I tend to get too excited about the young kids, when they move. I will often over-value the
transfers of the the Zuculini, Sven Bender and Lewis Holtby's of the footballing world. I will see
Ralf Fahrmann's move to Eintracht as the bargain of the century. But youth takes time to develop,
so this year I am going to concentrate on the seven best transfers made so far this summer, in
relation to how the players will aid their teams in the coming year.
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Popular German club SV Werder Bremen have unveiled their Nike home, away and third kits for the
2009/10 Bundesliga season. This is the club's first year with Nike as their kit providers after
having used Kappa kits for the past few seasons. According to Werder Bremen's website: As part of a
spectacular launch event, Werder Bremen and [.
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With this weeks 4-0 drubbing of England u21s by the German u21s, Die Mannschaft completed a
hat-trick of youth level European Championships (winning the u17, u19, and u21 tournaments). Such
success indicates that the future of the Bundesliga is bright, and that while the Serie A begins a
period of decline, the Premier League is used as a scapegoat for the failures of the English
national team, and La Liga devolves into a 2 horse race, the Bundesliga is poised to regain its
place amongst the top 3 leagues in Europe.
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Derek Rae of ESPN was kind enough to speak to me at length about Germany and German football. If
you have access to ESPN/ESPN International, you may be accustomed to Rae's commentary for the
Champions League, La Liga or even Eredivisie; therefore, you might find that an interview of a
football announcer who doesn't announce Bundesliga games a bit odd.
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Christophe Daum pulled off the biggest surprise of the early silly season, by quitting Cologne
to return to Turkey via Fenerbahce. I would love to hear Jan's input on this, but my take is that
it could be a sucker punch for the Billy Goats as they face the sophomore curse. Daum had a
somewhat iconic air at Colgne.
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Armin Veh was announced as Wolfsburg's new manager after their title celebrations. The
ex-Stuttgart manager will now try and replicate his 2008 Champions League form. It should be easier
with the imminent loss of Dzeko and Misimovic.
Mario Gomez became the most expensive player in Bundesliga history, swapping Stuttgart red for
Bayern red.
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9:30 ET Schalke 04 VS TSG Hoffenheim
9:30 ET Bayern Munich VS VfB Stuttgart
9:30 ET VfL Wolfsburg VS Werder Bremen
9:30 ET Arminia Bielefeld VS Hannover 96
9:30 ET Energie Cottbus VS Bayer Leverkusen
9:30 ET FC Cologne VS VfL Bochum
9:30 ET Karlsruhe VS Hertha Berlin
9:30 ET Borussia Monchengladbach VS Borussia Dortmund
9:30 ET Eintracht Frankfurt VS Hamburg SV
The Meisterschaft will hinge on Wolfsburg, whom only need a draw at home to Werder Bremen, who
wouldn't been keen on helping Bayern Munich in the first place.
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For us fans of German football it was a sad night, but for us football fans, it wasn't. The
Ukraine won their first European title with a team that earned it's victory. And they were an
attractive team to watch with Srna, Luiz Adriano, the Rat and Ilsinho making the core of a very
entertaining side.
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While yesterday's antics by Chelsea and the drama in dying minutes get all the coverage, today's
semi-final matchup between Werder Bremen and Hamburg provided significantly more bang for the buck,
and a real game to boot. And while there were a few questionable calls, the only German to cover
himself in shame, this week, was Mannschaft captain Michael Ballack.
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Am Donnerstag steigt das dritte von vier Nordderbys in der Hamburger HSH-Nordbank
Arena. Diesmal wird sich entscheiden, wer das Ticket nach Istanbul zum UEFA-Cup
Finale buchen kann. Im Hinspiel in der vergangen Woche konnten sich die Hamburger dank eines
Kopfballtores des Riesen Piotr Trochowski mit 1:0 in Bremen durchsetzen.
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Werder Bremen went a long way to securing a spot in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup with a 3-1
victory over Udinese tonight. Two brilliant goals by Diego and a third by Pizarro were enough to
see off the Italian side and give the Green-Whites a hearty lead heading to Udine next week.
There would be a bevy of players to choose as MOM.
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In the Champion's League, Bayern Munich drew Barcelona in the most intriguing clash of the quarter
finals. The former champions of the competition will square off April 8th at Camp Nou and April
14th at the Allianz. The winner will subjected to watching the footage of another dire
Liverpool/Chelsea clash and if [.
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A stunning come back from a two goal deficit saw Hamburg join Werder Bremen in the quarter finals
of the UEFA Cup. Going to Istanbul, having already conceded a precious road goal, Hamburg had to
score a goal against Galatasaray. A dreadful first half, where Martin Jol's men were played off the
pitch, [.
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We are all wondering about the possibility of Hertha providing a surprise winner to one of Europe's
premier leagues. With 10 games to go, it becomes feasible that we can map it out and give a best
guess as to the possibility. If we take a look at the fixtures, it is not [...] Related posts:
- Opening Day Fixtures for 2008/2009 Bundesliga Season The fixtures for the opening day of the
2008/2009 Bundesliga.
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Das Hinspiel gewannen die Bremer in der letzten Woche aufgrund ihrer schlechten Chancenverwertung
nur mit 1:0. Da kann man nur hoffen das sich das im Rückspiel am morgigen Mittwoch in St.
Etienne nicht rächt und die Bremer in die nächste Runde einziehen können. Der
Trainer der Franzosen Alain Perrin sagte nach der jüngsten Niederlage in der [.
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With Hamburg's win today over Energie Cottbus, the Dinosaurs join Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich in a
three way log jam in second place behind surprise front runners Hertha Berlin. All four are four
points behind the pace with upstarts Hoffenheim a mere five points off the pace with just ten games
remaining.
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Auch die Bremer müssen zuerst zu Hause im heimischen Weserstadion antreten. In ihrer
Achtelfinalpartie geht es gegen den französischen Vertreter aus St. Etienne den momentan 17.
der französischen Ligue 1. Die grün-weißen sind also ganz klar der Favorit in diesem
Spiel, immerhin hat man in der vorigen Runde den AC Mailand besiegt.
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Finally Dusseldorf has come good for visiting dignitaries Bayer Leverkusen. After a poor run of
form in the league at the LDU, the Werkself took apart Bayern Munich 4-2 in their temporary home to
gain passage to the final four of the DFB Pokal. Klinsmann tinkered with his lineup a bit as [...]
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It was a pretty good week for the Bundesliga in European competitions. Let's start with the
disappointing. Wolfsburg followed a 2-0 road loss with a 1-3 loss at the VW to PSG of France. While
PSG has been a self-imploding team over the previous two campaigns, contending with relegation both
seasons, this year they [.
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1. Hertha Berlin (2-1 home win against Bayern) Just think how good this team could be with half
their starters back. Actually it probably wouldn't be much better as those injuries haven't been
significant to their back line, and that is where the strength of the Old Lady lies. I will say,
that after [.
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Hertha Berlin 2-1 Bayern Munich As we all expected, Hertha go top after a typical home victory over
Bayern Munich. Not! Congratulations to all Hertha fans. It is time to start talking about this
fairy tale rather than Hoffenheim. And Rafael Benitez shows that his ability to judge strikers
might be as poor as [.
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Club Wealth Real Madrid €365.8m Manchester United €324.8m Barcelona €308.8m
Bayern Munich €295.3m Chelsea €268.9m Arsenal €264.4m Liverpool €210.9m AC
Milan €209.5m AS Roma €175.4m Inter Milan €172.9m Juventus €167.5m
Olympique Lyon €155.7m Schalke 04 €148.4m Tottenham Hotspur €145m Hamburg SV
€127.
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(Photo credit:LENNART PREISS/AFP/Getty Images) With increased speculation and apparent player
maneuverings, Bayern Munich have found themselves amidst an odd news cycle about losing Franck
Ribery. Today, Franz Beckenbauer made a shrewd move and announced that their talismanic playmaker
could leave in the summer if the player himself really wants the move.
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Edin Dzeko Against Cottbus 1. Bayer Leverkusen The subtitle to their season should be "how we
got to the top with a crap defense". They conceded goals by a misdirect from the wall on a
free kick, allowing Tim Sebastian to waltz freely on another and letting 5'9 Iashvilli outjump a
defender. If it [.
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Edin Dzeko Against Cottbus 1. Bayer Leverkusen The subtitle to their season should be "how we
got to the top with a crap defense". They conceded goals by a misdirect from the wall on a
free kick, allowing Tim Sebastian to waltz freely on another and letting 5'9 Iashvilli outjump a
defender. If it [.
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Please click on picture to see all the caricatures of German footballers from Pit Hammanns Hamburg
SV The Dinosaurs face Schalke in the most intriguing game of the weekend. They have lost three of
the last four matches against the Royal Blues at Nordbank. Chances for this weekend's game don't
seem great with Nigel de [.
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Werder were let down by their play in the final third tonight, but managed a point at the San Siro
against the Italian giants. Inter were in charge at the start of the game and made their advantage
count as they scored in the 13′ when Maicon was allowed free access to the 18 and slotted
[...]
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Here's this week's Bundesliga XI. It is packed with Bayer 04, Hoffenheim and Werder players. It
does include a special shoutout to the man who ended Energie's goal drought, an under appreciated
defender from Arminia and a goalkeeper who lost. 1. Schalke 04 Now 10 of their last 13 have been
scored by defenders.
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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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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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1. Hamburg SV HSV have just opened up a cemetary next to the Nordbank Arena. With Martin Jol
leading the way, Hamburg top the table for the first time in nine years. Meanwhile, the big man's
old club are in last place in the EPL. Supporters of Tottenham Hotspur are putting in [...]
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Welcome back to Bundesliga Statistics for week two. Standing alone at the head of the table? Newly
promoted TSG 1899 Hoffenheim with two wins from their first two games. Astounding stuff, but we're
here to talk numbers not newcomers. Last week five categories were featured, this week it's been
expanded to [.
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