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The Bundesliga XI 2009

Bundesliga Talk 25 May @ 12:47 PM EST

Goalkeeper

Jaroslav Drobny (Hertha Berlin)
Make no mistake about it, Berlin's rise from bottom half side to title contenders was based on defense. They were a hard side to break down and on the off-chance that a team did, there was Drobny to get by.

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Tags: Andrea Barzagli, Artur Wichniarek, Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, Edin Dzeko, Franck Ribery, Geromel, Grafite, more tags...

die Tabelle lügen nicht! (a look back at round 20 of the Bundesliga)

Bundesliga Talk 19 February @ 10:47 AM EST

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 [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: 1. FC Köln, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, DSC Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Frankfurt, European Competition, FC Energie Cottbus, more tags...

The Bundesliga XI (Round 7)

Bundesliga Talk 08 October @ 02:14 PM EST

Jaroslav Drobny (HBS) 13 saves! This is what it takes to stop Bayer. Fantastic effort by the Czech puts him above Lehmann and Rost, who were both impressive as well. Pedro Geromel (Köln) This is the second straight week for Brazilian. He had a fantastic game neutralizing Rob Freund and he had a goal-line clearance [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Andread Beck, Caiuby, Christian Träsch, Christofer Heimeroth, Demba Ba, Geromel, Jaroslav Drobny, Manuel Neuer, more tags...

The Bundesliga XI (Round 6)

Bundesliga Talk 02 October @ 10:17 PM EST

Eilhoff (Arminia Bielefeld) Eight saves had Arminia within seconds of their first road win in 13 months, but poor marking cost Arminia a chance to break this jinx. Nonetheless, they came away from a trip to Frankfurt with points after being outplayed and out-shot. Porcello (Karlsruhe) Scored one goal and set up the second as KSC ended [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Geromel, Huszti, Kuba, Mesut Ozil, Neven Subotic, XI

die Tabelle lügt nicht: Week 5 (Now w/ the Bundesliga XI)

Bundesliga Talk 25 September @ 02:12 PM EST

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. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: 1. FC Köln, Albert Streit, Arminia, Artur Wichniarek, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bernd Hoffman, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, more tags...

Weekly XI

Bundesliga Talk 10 September @ 02:02 PM EST

While this is expected to become a weekly column, I have decided to hand out the first Weekly XI based on the cumulative efforts of the first three weeks. I will use a 3-4-3 formation for my picks. Schober (S04) Westermann (S04) Subotic (BVB) Friedrich (HBS) Kuba (BVB) Marin (MON) Schweinsteiger (FCB) Dejegah (WLF) Wichniarek (AB) Helmes (BL) Ibisevic (TSG) GK: Mathias Schober (Schalke 04) - The [. Click to continue reading...