German football 2019/2020

[PanniniClaus]

Bremen vs Heidenheim..just finished watching it. Painful game of football.

 

[les Habs]

Two or three things happened in German football.

First things first: Welcome back BTSV. I guess I'm the only H96 supporter who doesn't hate you.
Sadly we lost Jena and Münster and maybe CFC.
Sane will play at Bayern. 50m is insane low by today's standard.
Tonight there will be the Werder-Heidenheim game. I guess Werder will win this easily.

It is for a player of his ability generally, but some things at play here:

• COVID-19 transfer market.
• Only one year left on his contract.
• He wants to leave.
• He probably wants to return to Germany.
• He probably only wants to go to Bayern unless say Barça or Madrid came calling and even then who knows.

It will probably look a very good deal in the future, but all the above considered I don't think it's insanely low.

 

[PanniniClaus]

It is for a player of his ability generally, but some things at play here:

• COVID-19 transfer market.
• Only one year left on his contract.
• He wants to leave.
• He probably wants to return to Germany.
• He probably only wants to go to Bayern unless say Barça or Madrid came calling and even then who knows.

It will probably look a very good deal in the future, but all the above considered I don't think it's insanely low.

add in a 385,000 Euro per week pay packet. I think Man City had to let him go ..Bayern assume some risk but it may turn out to be a good deal for both.

 

[Bon Esprit]

It is for a player of his ability generally, but some things at play here:

• COVID-19 transfer market.
• Only one year left on his contract.
• He wants to leave.
• He probably wants to return to Germany.
• He probably only wants to go to Bayern unless say Barça or Madrid came calling and even then who knows.

It will probably look a very good deal in the future, but all the above considered I don't think it's insanely low.

You forgot his injury.
But let's talk about it again in 2 or 3 years.

 

[Chimaera]

He certainly has the talent to make that look like peanuts.

He also could have an injury concern or not find himself in Bayern's setup. I think those two things are rather unlikely, but it has to play out.

 

[les Habs]

You forgot his injury.
But let's talk about it again in 2 or 3 years.

Unless he flops there won't be anything to talk about in 2 or 3 years.

 

[YNWA14]

Sane and Davies on the same side is going to be very difficult, if possible, to defend. Can't even imagine trying to deal with that kind of pace and on the ball ability from both men on that flank.

 

[Cassano]

Sane and Davies on the same side is going to be very difficult, if possible, to defend. Can't even imagine trying to deal with that kind of pace and on the ball ability from both men on that flank.

Sounds amazing on paper, but I am concerned about Sane post ACL injury.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Crazy finish in the 3rd league, both promotion and relegation spots came down to the final minutes, in the cast of promotion basically the last kick of the game. Bayern II actually won the league but they can't promote, so going up is Braunschweig and Wurzburger. Wurzberger almost threw it away but a 95th minute penalty kick saved them and put them ahead of Ingolstadt

At the bottom Chemnitzer go down on GD despite winning their final game, they conceded a 89th minute goal which put them at -6 while Zwickau finished the season at -5. However Chemnitzer I think would have still gone down due to goals scored should they have had an equal GD so they were probably still trying to score late in the match

 

[sabremike]

Bremen vs Heidenheim..just finished watching it. Painful game of football.

Seriously the match should've been abandoned and played the next day (particularly given the high stakes and that there were no ticket buying fans to worry about).

 

[Bon Esprit]

So my masterplan failed. At least Braunschweig might go up.

Not so fast, cowboy, not so fast...

 

[Bon Esprit]

Crazy finish in the 3rd league, both promotion and relegation spots came down to the final minutes, in the cast of promotion basically the last kick of the game. Bayern II actually won the league but they can't promote, so going up is Braunschweig and Wurzburger. Wurzberger almost threw it away but a 95th minute penalty kick saved them and put them ahead of Ingolstadt

At the bottom Chemnitzer go down on GD despite winning their final game, they conceded a 89th minute goal which put them at -6 while Zwickau finished the season at -5. However Chemnitzer I think would have still gone down due to goals scored should they have had an equal GD so they were probably still trying to score late in the match

Thanks, themoreyouknow might not be amused.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

It was an at best long shot anyway for Chemnitz. Losing to Zwickau on Wednesday was the real killer, but there were a lot of missed opportunities in the matches before as well. They showed 'character' by fighting hard toward the end though.

 

[Cassano]

Bayern already won the cup 20 mins in.

 

[S E P H]

Nobody is watching Pokal right now? 2-0 for Bayern in the half, actually been quite boring to be honest. The clapping is insanely more annoying than the fake crowd noise FYI.

Nothing really substantial going on from what I've seen; Havertz is good, Davies is very good, and Lewendowski is overrated. ESPN coverage absolutely sucks though, they've been more interested in talking about MLS than the actual game. Pretty much saying that Davies is the greatest fullback ever in the history of fullbacks because he played in the MLS. Then during halftime, they're legitimately talking about MLS coming back instead of the actual game lol.

 

[Savi]

Are Bayer trying to fail or what? That was a hilarious series of events

 

[KingLB]

Nobody is watching Pokal right now? 2-0 for Bayern in the half, actually been quite boring to be honest. The clapping is insanely more annoying than the fake crowd noise FYI.

Nothing really substantial going on from what I've seen; Havertz is good, Davies is very good, and Lewendowski is overrated. ESPN coverage absolutely sucks though, they've been more interested in talking about MLS than the actual game. Pretty much saying that Davies is the greatest fullback ever in the history of fullbacks because he played in the MLS. Then during halftime, they're legitimately talking about MLS coming back instead of the actual game lol.

ESPN with lowest ratings ever. MLS tourney next week basically their only property running right now besides UFC. I would expect them to play it up all over. Same with FOX.

 

[Savi]

Bayer have squandered so many good chances, they'll be kicking themselves

 

[Savi]

Lewa brilliant

 

[ItsFineImFine]

I watched the first half before switching to the Chelsea game, Leverkusen just seemed like their goal was to make the game unnecessarily physical.

It's hilarious to me though, that Bayern have a very sub-optimal CB pairing which will likely get exposed by a better European team, but are still miles better than any other German club. It's really pathetic tbh.

 

[Albatros]

How many teams are there in any European league that have better CB pairings than Alaba & Boateng/Hernández? Optimal it may not be, but very high level regardless.

 

[Cassano]

How many teams are there in any European league that have better CB pairings than Alaba & Boateng/Hernández? Optimal it may not be, but very high level regardless.

I can only think of Real Madrid, Liverpool, and Barca.

though I can see arguments of Inter and PSG (with Silva).

 

[Evilo]

Yeah lol, could see arguments for PSG lol.

 

[Albatros]

Kimpembe and Marquinhos are fine, but hardly better.

 

[gary69]

So, Nurnberg a playoff away from suffering a second successive relegation to 3rd liga. And Kaiserslautern still nowhere near getting promoted back to Zweite.

Few clubs who used to be regulars in the upper leagues like Duisburg, Rostock and Uerdingen are now stuck there and smaller town clubs have taken their place.