The Maturation of Mesut Özil, or: Who Needs Diego?
By: Daryl |
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[10 minutes of highlights (via 101GG). May take a while to load. Be patient.]
Remember when Diego left Werder Bremen for Juventus, and we wondered if young Mesut Özil was really capable of filling the gap left by the Brazilian? Well, the answer is yes. See the highlights of Werder’s 6-0 win over Freiburg above.
Özil scored [...]
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Supporting Hertha and Bayern From the Other Side of the Berlin Wall
By: Daryl | 1 Comment
It was 20 years ago today that the Berlin Wall fell, and so Jan posted the above video about Helmut Klopfleisch on Bundesliga Offside, which I’d also like to share with readers here on the front page.
Klopfleisch was either very brave or very crazy, because – in a nutshell – he lived in the GDR [...]
Category: BundesligaPhilipp Lahm’s Damning Verdict on Bayern Munich
By: Jan | 8 Comments
Asking players or club officials during times of crisis about the reasons for their misery may be part of a journalist’s due diligence, but nobody ever expects to get an answer, that wasn’t taken straight out of the club’s prescribed dictionary: try harder, work harder, need a bit of luck, the team fully backs the [...]
Category: BundesligaPodolski’s Struggles At Köln Continue
By: Dave Martinez | 3 Comments
“We have all got to question ourselves, me included. We have a week and we have got to try to get our self-confidence back by discussing things. Otherwise, there’s no point even going to (Hertha) Berlin. We may as well stay here.”
“I can understand the fans’ disappointment. We were weak and deserved to lose. [...]
Mad Jens Mad at Ball Boy (’s Parents)
By: Jan | 4 Comments
“It is a ball boys’ world and we are all just living in it.” – Bob Kellett
Just like a good referee, good ball boys work in the background. They are invisibly pulling the strings. They control the supply of new balls like the OPEC controls the oil – independent from demand. It’s only in desperate [...]
Category: BundesligaDaily Dose: October 19th, 2009.
By: chris | 3 Comments
Stuff to read while you get hauled off the pitch on a door…………….
The beach ball gifs are already out in full force. (Dirty Tackle)
You can get your Sunderland 1 – Liverpool Beach Ball tee here. (Soccerprint)
The best names football has to offer. (Midfield Dynamo)
The Bundesliga is ruined with that whole defense thing. (guardian)
HJK take down [...]
Category: Daily DoseSascha Burchert Learns Not From His Mistakes
By: chris | 3 Comments
How cruel to watch the disaster that is this year’s edition of Hertha Berlin whilst another train crashes into the wreckage. Cruel, but necessary.
The heroic climb of the boys from the capital up last year’s table was a source of much awe; almost as much awe as the current state of affairs this year. Bottom [...]
Revierderby Madness: A “Wembley Goal”, Celebrating in Front of Opposition Fans, and a Possible Backwards Headbutt
By: Daryl | 7 Comments
Plenty of drama in the Revierderby this weekend, where FC Schalke 04 won 1-0 at BVB Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion.
First there was the “did it cross the line?” moment when BVB’s Lucas Barrios long range strike hit the underside of the bar and bounced down either inside or outside of the goal. The YouTuber who posted the [...]
Category: BundesligaMad Jens Has A Typical Mad Jens Weekend
By: chris | 3 Comments
[101 Great Goals]
The decision making abilities of Mad Jens took a predictable hit this weekend, as the older he gets the crazier his adventures.
On the pitch against Cologne it was a typical adventure of Lehmann-esque proportions, as evidenced above. Jens, using his everyday skills of logic, decided bolting 40 yards from his net [...]
How the Bundesliga Could Take Serie A’s Fourth Champions League Spot
By: Daryl | 12 Comments
I’m not a huge fan of the UEFA Champions League group stages, especially not in the early matches as it all feels a bit pointless. The hype meets disappointment experience of yesterday’s Inter vs Barca game summed it up pretty nicely for me.
But at least there are UEFA cub-plots to keep us interested. Sub-plots like [...]
Category: World FootballNever Too Early For Bundesliga Goal Compilations
By: chris | 3 Comments
How many times can we sing the goal-scoring praises of the Bundesliga? Always once more, it would seem.
Despite being a whole five weeks into the season, a four minute YouTuber has already been compiled with the most stunning goals of the Bundesliga season. And strangely? They’re all worthy. Five weeks!
This video also furthers the stereotype [...]
Bayern & Those Magic Words: Free Beer.
By: chris | 4 Comments
Free beer is probably an easy way to make the German masses happy (or forgetful – six of one, half a dozen of the other). Bayern would like to make their fans happy. However, beer can also make depressed people more depressed if things don’t get better. Bayern fans are largely depressed right now, and [...]
No Secret Police Cash For Union Berlin
By: chris | 3 Comments
Funds are hard to come by for a number of football clubs these days. Funds have been particularly hard to come by for bold German side Union Berlin, whose fans famously chipped in and hammered up to help the crisis earlier in the year.
Making it to the 2. Bundesliga was a great leap forward in [...]
Bayern Munich Fans Send Detailed Open Letter of Complaint to Club
By: Daryl | 9 Comments
The big story in Germany right now is – as usual – Bayern Munich. The club has made a rocky start to the 2009/10 Bundesliga, with no wins, two draws and a defeat. Not exactly what Bayern fans are accustomed to.
It’s not unusual for fans of an unexpectedly struggling team to vent their frustrations on [...]
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