Bundesliga Talk

Eilhoff (Arminia Bielefeld)
Eight saves had Arminia within seconds of their first road win in 13 months, but poor marking cost Arminia a chance to break this jinx. Nonetheless, they came away from a trip to Frankfurt with points after being outplayed and out-shot.
Porcello (Karlsruhe)
Scored one goal and set up the second as KSC ended […]

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While this is expected to become a weekly column, I have decided to hand out the first Weekly XI based on the cumulative efforts of the first three weeks.  I will use a 3-4-3 formation for my picks.

Schober (S04)

Westermann (S04)

Subotic (BVB)

Friedrich (HBS)

Kuba (BVB)

Marin (MON)

Schweinsteiger (FCB)

Dejegah (WLF)

Wichniarek (AB)

Helmes (BL)

Ibisevic (TSG)

GK: Mathias Schober (Schalke 04) - The […]

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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 […]

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1st
Schalke

What You Know: If baseball’s Chicago Cubs had a baby with the Red Sox prior to 2004, Schalke would be the offspring.
What You Don’t: All things both good and bad must end.
What to Expect: Yes, Campeones! I say that, bucking all trends, and knowing full well that Schalke could be leading the league by 6 […]

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