I have just returned from my summer holidays, where I had a lovely respite from footie. However, here we are with the season two weeks deep and I am behind. But I am afforded the luxury of making my tactical analysis on two games rather than one, which can be useful.
I decided to […]
Tactical Analysis: BVB
August 26th, 2008 · Comments · Borussia Dortmund, Tactical Analysis
Tags: AC Milan·Alexander Frei·Antonio Rukavina·Bremen·Diego Klimowicz·FC Bayern München·FC Schalke 04·Hamburger SV·Jürgen Klopp·Kuba·Leverkusen·Liverpool·Lucio·Marc-Andre Kruska·Marcel Schmelzer·Mats Hummels·Mladen Petric·Nelson Valdez·Neven Subotic·Renato·Rene Adler·Sebastian Kehl·Tamas Hajnal
Interview With Raphael Honigstein
August 13th, 2008 · Comments · European Competition, Interviews
The new Bundesliga season is just days away, so Bundesliga Talk writers Mark Moll and Double Pivot decided to interview one of the preeminent writers and authors on the topic of German soccer, Raphael Honigstein.
Many readers may know Honigstein best from his appearances on the Football Weekly Podcast by The Guardian. Here’s the transcript of […]
Tags: Alex Ferguson·Arsene Wenger·Bremen·Champions League·FC Bayern München·Felix Magath·Football Weekly·George Graham·Germany·Hamburger SV·Manuel Neuer·Michael Rensing·Raphael Honigstein·Rene Adler·Robert Enke·The Guardian·UEFA Cup·VfB Stuttgart
Opening Day Fixtures for 2008/2009 Bundesliga Season
July 2nd, 2008 · Comments · 1. FC Köln, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, DSC Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Bayern München, FC Energie Cottbus, FC Hansa Rostock, FC Schalke 04, General, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Karlsruher SC, MSV Duisburg, SV Werder Bremen, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg
The fixtures for the opening day of the 2008/2009 Bundesliga season have been announced. All of these matches will be played on Saturday, August 16:
FC Bayern v Hamburg
Schalke v Hannover
Wolfsburg v Cologne
Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund
Eintracht Frankfurt v Hertha Berlin
Karlsruhe v Bochum
Energie Cottbus v Hoffenheim
Arminia Bielefeld v Werder Bremen
B. Mönchengladbach v Stuttgart
One of the most […]
Tags: 1. FC Köln·Bielefeld·Borussia Dortmund·Bremen·Cottbus·FC Bayern München·FC Schalke 04·Frankfurt·Hamburger SV·Hannover 96·Hertha·Jürgen Klinsmann·Karlsruher SC·Leverkusen·Martin·Monchengladbach·TSG 1899 Hoffenheim·VfB Stuttgart·VfL Bochum·VfL Wolfsburg
What to look for - Week 33
May 10th, 2008 · Comments · 1. FC Nürnberg, DSC Arminia Bielefeld, FC Energie Cottbus, FC Hansa Rostock, General, MSV Duisburg, Relegation
Relegation Crunch Time
With two games remaining a total of six points is all that distinguishes the bottom five squads from one another. Three: Rostock, Duisburg, and Nürnberg technically inhabit the relegation zone with 27, 29, and 31 points respectively. Bielefeld (32 pts) and Cottbus (33) are flirting with danger, being out of immediate […]
Tags: Bielefeld·Borussia Dortmund·Cottbus·FC Bayern München·Hamburger SV·Hertha·Leverkusen·MSV Duisburg·Nuremberg·Rostock·UEFA Cup·VfB Stuttgart·VfL Bochum










