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It has been a hectic week of Bundesliga football. It all started last Friday when Hannover beat Hamburg 2-0 and continued with Bayern winning 3-0 at Schalke and Hoffenheim coming from 2-0 down to beat Mainz 3-2 and that was only two days ago. The matchday kicks off in Munich when Bayern face their favourite […]
For the first time in this season, midweek fixtures are on the horizon. In England, clubs are fighting for a place in the 4th round of a second class domestic trophy and every top flight team will play their second string. If you want some real blockbuster games, the Bundesliga is just what you are […]
After a rather unfortunate week for German clubs in Europe, the Bundesliga kicks off again today. It all starts with a derby between the little HSV (Hannover 96) and the big HSV (Hamburger SV). Prior to the season, both teams were amongst the favourites for relegation but both have started the season in style. Hannover […]
When it was first made public that the Premier League was contemplating to make the window close before the start of the season I didn’t really understand the reasoning behind and when the clubs cast their votes with 14 approving and 5 (both Manchester clubs, Crystal Palace, Swansea City and Watford FC) opposing the change […]
Eintracht Frankfurt When Niko Kovac took over at Frankfurt in 15/16 and somehow saved them from relegation no one really knew how he did it. When Frankfurt were in 3rd or 4th place for a stretch of games no one knew either. When Fabian got injured in the second half of the season Frankfurt stopped […]
#9 Hertha BSCÂ There has been a certain pattern to recent Hertha seasons. They started well and it looked like they might be on for finish in the Champions League, ending the year at 3rd or 4th. In the second half of the season that was followed by a way worse second half of the […]
Here is part two of our big Bundesliga season preview, featuring my predictions of 5th to 8th. #5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim For small clubs, good seasons often end up in fire sales. Hoffenheim managed to avoid a big fire sale but losing SĂĽle and Rudy will really hurt. Neither can be replaced on an equal […]
The new Bundesliga season is just a couple of days away and it’s promising to be an interesting one. Apart from Bayern who are clear favourites to win their 6th consecutive title, the rest of the league is hard to predict. But the teams have to be sorted by something so this is the first […]
16. Wolfsburg: Mario Gomez (cha cha cha) to the rescue Wolfsburg finished 8th in 2015/16 and that was already very disappointing. Draxler as a replacement for de Bruyne didn’t really work out and Wolfsburg ended up without European Football. In the summer they also let Andre SchĂĽrrle go but considering the €30m bid that Dortmund […]
Bayer Leverkusen: What was that? “Leverkusen will challenge for the title” – “Leverkusen are dead certains for Champions League qualification”. Both of these were predictions you heard prior to this season. And they did seem logical. They just finished Third after a great RĂĽckrunde, didn’t lose any notable players and added some quality in Volland, […]
8. Bremen: Second half rise At the start of the season it looked like the old Bremen again: Conceding goals left, right and centre, not having a clear concept and generally not signing good players in the defensive areas. All of that lead to Viktor Skripnik being sacked and he was replaced by Alexander Nouri […]
5. Köln: Solidity pays off After missing out on promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2012/13 season, Köln employed Peter Stöger – the man who is still the Head Coach today, and Jörg Schmadtke – the man who is still director of football. Together, the duo comfortably won promotion to the Bundesliga in the next […]
3. Dortmund: It’s a Rollcercoaster! After Dortmund just finished second in Tuchel’s first season they had to sell three of their Key Players with GĂĽndogan, Mkhitaryan and Mats Hummels. Instead of doing what a lot of big clubs would try to do – replace these players like for like with other players approaching their prime […]
1. Bayern: Domestic Dominance – International Wait Like it happens with big clubs there was a lot of talk about the transition from Pep Guardiola to Carlo Ancelotti and depending on recent results, the consensus swayed from one side to another. After they smashed Bremen 6-0 on the opening day some people talked about them […]
When Stuttgart got relegated in the 15/16 season with Frankfurt somehow sneaking into 16th, it came as a surprise to many. Right now, with three games to go, we have a picture that looks familiar with Relegation Play-Off-Specialists Hamburg sitting in exactly that spot. Let us take a look at all of the teams involved […]
