Comments on: Beating Down The Path From Bremen To Munich http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:20:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Johnny on the Spot http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html#comment-94871 Johnny on the Spot Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:54:31 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html#comment-94871 Well seeing how well Klose worked out for Bayern, I wouldn't be too worried at Werder. Especially seeing, as Jan pointed out, that Jansen has refound his form. And here's a rumor I just started. Hedwiges Maduro from Ajax is free in the summer. Could be a great guy to slot in behind Diego. Well seeing how well Klose worked out for Bayern, I wouldn’t be too worried at Werder. Especially seeing, as Jan pointed out, that Jansen has refound his form. And here’s a rumor I just started. Hedwiges Maduro from Ajax is free in the summer. Could be a great guy to slot in behind Diego.

]]> By: Jan http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html#comment-94772 Jan Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:18:29 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html#comment-94772 Well, then we should hope Klinsmann is a fluke and will kill both his and Bayern's reputation.:-) Or we settle for a Spanish compromise to avoid the Big Four problems. Two teams always play and compete for the title, and the rest is up for grabs including a surprise title run here an then. This would at least preserve some fluctuation and keep one team from pulling away like Lyon. Well, then we should hope Klinsmann is a fluke and will kill both his and Bayern’s reputation.:-)

Or we settle for a Spanish compromise to avoid the Big Four problems. Two teams always play and compete for the title, and the rest is up for grabs including a surprise title run here an then. This would at least preserve some fluctuation and keep one team from pulling away like Lyon.

]]> By: chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html#comment-94760 chris Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:01:58 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html#comment-94760 That was actually one of my main considerations, but I couldn't find the UEFA club coefficient lists from past years in time to make sure I was right. While Bayern is buying to their heart's delight and in the process weakening their competition, they're also not helping the league's coefficient which is based on all teams competing in Europe. The rest of Germany have a harder time competing in Europe with their top talent chasing the money in Bavaria. I'd probably say the Bundesliga is going to become closer to France in the short term, where Lyon dominate the league, buy up the best talent in the league which doesn't emigrate, and thus hurt both the reputation of Ligue 1 and its league coefficient (which has gone down 3 or 4 straight years while Lyon gets more dominant). That was actually one of my main considerations, but I couldn’t find the UEFA club coefficient lists from past years in time to make sure I was right. While Bayern is buying to their heart’s delight and in the process weakening their competition, they’re also not helping the league’s coefficient which is based on all teams competing in Europe. The rest of Germany have a harder time competing in Europe with their top talent chasing the money in Bavaria. I’d probably say the Bundesliga is going to become closer to France in the short term, where Lyon dominate the league, buy up the best talent in the league which doesn’t emigrate, and thus hurt both the reputation of Ligue 1 and its league coefficient (which has gone down 3 or 4 straight years while Lyon gets more dominant).

]]> By: Jan http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html#comment-94757 Jan Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:35:28 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html#comment-94757 Yeah, many thought this marked a change of guard, since Bayern had this very conservative spending philosophy and no one expected them to splash out €80m. The real problem in this is the Champions League. Teams who want to compete with Bayern financially, attract good players and all that need to play in the CL each year, because this is where the big extra bucks are, that Bayern splashed out for a change. Yet with the same three (or four depending on the UEFA ranking) teams taking those spots each year we'll end up with an EPL like situation which I don't like either. Yeah, many thought this marked a change of guard, since Bayern had this very conservative spending philosophy and no one expected them to splash out €80m. The real problem in this is the Champions League. Teams who want to compete with Bayern financially, attract good players and all that need to play in the CL each year, because this is where the big extra bucks are, that Bayern splashed out for a change. Yet with the same three (or four depending on the UEFA ranking) teams taking those spots each year we’ll end up with an EPL like situation which I don’t like either.

]]> By: chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html#comment-94732 chris Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:58:56 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html#comment-94732 No, it definitely isnt the end of the world or anything new, but losing Borowski from one of the few teams which can compete with Bayern to Bayern is a huge blow. I thought last year was big for the league to keep it from becoming Bayern v The Field again. No, it definitely isnt the end of the world or anything new, but losing Borowski from one of the few teams which can compete with Bayern to Bayern is a huge blow. I thought last year was big for the league to keep it from becoming Bayern v The Field again.

]]> By: Jan http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html#comment-94711 Jan Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:43:58 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beating-down-the-path-from-bremen-to-munich.html#comment-94711 Bayern pillaging other Bundesliga clubs is old news, so it was refreshing when they pillaged Marseille and Fiorentina for a change this season. Now, given Borowski's poor form recently (some of it he may blame on injuries) and how players like Daniel Jensen filled the gap perfectly, this transfer isn't one that marks the end of the world. Once Torsten Frings decides it's time for a second spell at Bayern, I'll reconsider. Bayern pillaging other Bundesliga clubs is old news, so it was refreshing when they pillaged Marseille and Fiorentina for a change this season. Now, given Borowski’s poor form recently (some of it he may blame on injuries) and how players like Daniel Jensen filled the gap perfectly, this transfer isn’t one that marks the end of the world. Once Torsten Frings decides it’s time for a second spell at Bayern, I’ll reconsider.

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