BOF Posted February 11, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 11, 2013 Bayern are so good that Neuer plays keepy uppies with a sub while the game goes on. Munich are so good even their goalkeeper turns his back on play... good luck, Arsenal! Arsenal supporters may wish to avert their eyes now. Done? Good. Now the rest of us can read on (and try not to laugh). The Gunners face Bayern Munich in the Champions League next week, and such is the confidence of the in-form German giants that stopper Manuel Neuer doesn't bother manning the goal anymore. Okay, so that may be a slight exaggeration. But as you'll see from this picture he's hardly keeping his eye on the game is he? Neuer opted to turn his back on play during Bayern's last outing against Schalke using substitute Thomas Muller as a training partner. Muller headed balls back and forth to the Germany No 1 as Bayern celebrated their third and fourth goals in the 4-0 drubbing of Schalke on Saturday. Last year's beaten Champions League finalists, who are now 15 points clear in the race for the Bundesliga title, have conceded only seven goals this season. Compare that to Arsenal's leaky defence, who have shipped more than four times that number. Good luck, Arsenal. We think you might need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted February 24, 2013 Author VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2013 Awful miss from Kehl just now right at the death in the Borussen Derby, which finishes 1-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 seems Dortmund trying to play with a false no.9 didnt seem to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) Who was playing in the false number 9 role? Reus? Gotze? Edited February 25, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Mario Gotze reminds me of a young Thomas Brolin the talent is there but he is going to bloat if he doesnt take care of himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 He's just stocky, like Rooney. He could have like 1% body fat and still look a bit chubby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 With all the great food and drink, quite frankly I'm amazed everyone in Germany isn't morbidly obese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 bitter comments from Klopp at weekend accusing Bayern of copying his style. "They do it like the Chinese, they look at what others are doing and then they copy it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 5, 2013 Moderator Share Posted March 5, 2013 The Chinese make cheap knock-offs. Bayern would be more like the Japanese car industry. Copy but improve upon it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 6, 2013 Moderator Share Posted March 6, 2013 On the week when both Hertha AND Braunscheit lose, we only draw That's that I think. Playoffs are the best we can hope for now and that's looking like Augsburg, barring a huge turnaround in form from any of the surrrounding sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Just to crowbar in a shit joke that may have already been made, but I can't be the only one who is disappointed that Mario Gotze doesn't have Gotze.cx as his personal website, can I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 13, 2013 Moderator Share Posted March 13, 2013 Aaand we draw with Braunscheit after being ahead And now have Cologne on our colon. Even the playoffs aren't a guarantee now. Fffffuuuuuuuuu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I don't really follow German football, but I notice that Bayern are currently 20 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with 8 games (24 points) to play for. Their goal difference is so massively superior that they can essentially win the title next week if they win and Dortmund don't. They can mathematically seal the title the week after regardless of what anybody else does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted March 17, 2013 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 17, 2013 Yup, Bayern have been running away with it this season. Since Dortmund's recent emergence, they haven't been able to compete both in Europe and domestically, even though they're a very good team: last season, they won the double but finished bottom of their Champions League group, whereas this time around they've been performing very well in Europe but have fallen well behind Bayern and are still trying to maintain hold of second place in the league. As I said a while ago (and the situation remains much unchanged), I hope that Dortmund can strengthen the squad with sufficient quality to be able to compete on both fronts, before they lose more of their most important players. The club's financial situation makes this a difficult task. Re-signing Şahin on a long-term loan was a step in the right direction, but Lewandowski's impending sale could be very damaging - he'll be very difficult to replace. If he goes to Bayern, as anticipated, it'll be an even bigger blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 read a rumour a few weeks ago they are thinking of getting Soldado to replace Lewandowski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I'd read Dzeko to Dortmund a couple of weeks back, but that really isn't Dortmund's style to buy older/fully developed players. Thought they might have gone in for Arkadiusz Milik during the January window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted March 17, 2013 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 17, 2013 Dzeko is a very good striker but I'm not sure he'd be able to offer as much as Lewandowski to Dortmund's all-round attacking play. I'd probably prefer Soldado given those two options. I guess it wouldn't surprise me to see Dortmund spend the money they receive on a more experienced player, as it'd be quite a risk to get someone young and developing in to play such a crucial role. Both Soldado and Dzeko will be 28 at the start of next season (and after checking their ages - happy birthday, Edin Dzeko!) so currently in their prime, but I'd imagine that BVB would like to get a promising youngster in as well and begin developing him, as I don't think Schieber will become first choice if they continue competing at the highest level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 'Gladbach have signed Max Kruse on the cheap from SC Freiburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I imagine they will want someone to go with their style, so pressing him up the pitch.. I can't see Dzeko doing that tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 22, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 22, 2013 Union Berlin's chairman Dirk Zingler has just announced a record budget for the club for the forthcoming season of €18m (an increase of €3m), with a targeted league finish of 5th-7th. They've also been linked with a one year loan deal for Chilean U-20 striker Luis Felipe Gallegos Leiva.Looking like they'll be there or thereabouts. 7th at the moment. We're out of the race for automatic promotion now and are just trying to fend off Cologne for 3rd. They play tonight against an in-form Duisburg who have lost one of their last eight and are 4th in the form guide. We beat Paderborn 3-0 and have a 3pt cushion. I wouldn't like to guess who the playoff will be against. Anyone from Fortuna Dusseldorf (30), Augsburg (27) or Hoffenheim (24) who also have 4 to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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