German Football 2021-2022

[Bringer of Jollity]

For me, the BuLi used to be a great league to follow - But this last decade not so much.
I don't find much entertainment in leagues where 1 team wins year after year.

Bayern are just sooooo far ahead of any other team these days, no one comes close (10 championships in a row speaks for itself - It is so predictable, it must not even be fun for the BM fans).

CGF, do you see any other teams able to take a championship in the near future?

BVB has improved in some needed areas but remains to be seen what they are doing at striker and I'm not convinced on Terzic. Leipzig was excellent after canning Marsch and, with Nkunku returning, could definitely make a run at BM and BVB, but we'll wait til the dust settles on who they're losing this off-season.

I find BL to be the most enjoyable of all the major leagues (and I watch all the top 5 except L1...please come to ESPN+ L1!) and I think the vast majority of that comes from outside of that top grouping in the likes of Union, Koln, Freiburg, Hoffenheim, Mainz, Monchengladbach, etc...

 

[cgf]

BVB has improved in some needed areas but remains to be seen what they are doing at striker and I'm not convinced on Terzic. Leipzig was excellent after canning Marsch and, with Nkunku returning, could definitely make a run at BM and BVB, but we'll wait til the dust settles on who they're losing this off-season.

I find BL to be the most enjoyable of all the major leagues (and I watch all the top 5 except L1...please come to ESPN+ L1!) and I think the vast majority of that comes from outside of that top grouping in the likes of Union, Koln, Freiburg, Hoffenheim, Mainz, Monchengladbach, etc...

It helps that so many clubs play attractive football that your average BuLi match is likely to be fun, regardless of where in the table it occurs.

Outside of totally outclassed promoted sides, Wolfsburg & Augsburg are the only clubs who regularly play ugly football.

But for people who are watching for the title race, this probably isn’t the right league.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

BVB has improved in some needed areas but remains to be seen what they are doing at striker and I'm not convinced on Terzic. Leipzig was excellent after canning Marsch and, with Nkunku returning, could definitely make a run at BM and BVB, but we'll wait til the dust settles on who they're losing this off-season.

I find BL to be the most enjoyable of all the major leagues (and I watch all the top 5 except L1...please come to ESPN+ L1!) and I think the vast majority of that comes from outside of that top grouping in the likes of Union, Koln, Freiburg, Hoffenheim, Mainz, Monchengladbach, etc...

It’s looking more and more like in the last few days that Haller is the solution Kehl has went for.

 

[Eye of Ra]

I wonder if Freiburg can do another good season. Losing Schlotterbeck hurts but seems like they are keeping Gunter, Grifo and Sallai. Suprised there is not more interested from bigger clubs for those 3.

 

[cgf]

I wonder if Freiburg can do another good season. Losing Schlotterbeck hurts but seems like they are keeping Gunter, Grifo and Sallai. Suprised there is not more interested from bigger clubs for those 3.

I think the bigger impact will come from having to play on multiple fronts. Ginter is as good of a backfill for Schlotterbeck as they could've gotten. They're adding Daniel Kofi Kyereh, a versatile attacker who should fit into their style of play really well, and are rumored to be favorites for Gnonto...but their depth still wouldn't be great without a lot of things going their way.

 

[cgf]

I wonder if Freiburg can do another good season. Losing Schlotterbeck hurts but seems like they are keeping Gunter, Grifo and Sallai. Suprised there is not more interested from bigger clubs for those 3.

Should also ask @samabam for his thoughts

 

[Bon Esprit]

kicker reports Götze to Frankfurt.
If true, I don't get why FFM would do this.

Götze kurz vor Wechsel zu Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt steht kurz vor der Verpflichtung von Mario Götze. Der Weltmeister von 2014 wird damit das Kapitel PSV Eindhoven beenden und in die Bundesliga zurückkehren.

www.kicker.de

 

[samabam]

I wonder if Freiburg can do another good season. Losing Schlotterbeck hurts but seems like they are keeping Gunter, Grifo and Sallai. Suprised there is not more interested from bigger clubs for those 3.

As of right now I think Freiburg will do worse next season, lower midfield to relegation fight but I'll hold my projections until I have a better feel for the roster, it's far from done right now

 

[Bon Esprit]

kicker reports Götze to Frankfurt.
If true, I don't get why FFM would do this.

Götze kurz vor Wechsel zu Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt steht kurz vor der Verpflichtung von Mario Götze. Der Weltmeister von 2014 wird damit das Kapitel PSV Eindhoven beenden und in die Bundesliga zurückkehren.

www.kicker.de

Done deal. I hope it works out for both.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

I hope it blows up in their face spectacularly.

 

[cgf]

Hinteregger is retiring at the age of 29.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Hinteregger is retiring at the age of 29.

Why?

 

[Power Man]

As of right now I think Freiburg will do worse next season, lower midfield to relegation fight but I'll hold my projections until I have a better feel for the roster, it's far from done right now

Is that Kendal Gill in your avatar lol

 

[cgf]

Why?

He said he felt like he had started losing a step & it was getting too taxing so had started thinking about it last fall; as it was becoming too mentally taxing…the wins feeling half as good as they used too, while each defeat hit twice as hard.

So the EL win was the perfect way to wrap his career up.

 

[Live in the Now]

He also got caught starting a football event with a very far right bordering on Nazi kind of individual.

 

[cgf]

He also got caught starting a football event with a very far right bordering on Nazi kind of individual.

A dubious Frankfurt fan? Say it ain’t so

 

[samabam]

Is that Kendal Gill in your avatar lol

Yes, it is

 

[Bon Esprit]

A dubious Frankfurt fan? Say it ain’t so

Not one from Adlerfront, but from Austrian FPÖ.

Maximal unklug: Hinteregger verteidigt die FPÖ und distanziert sich nicht von Sickl

Schnell kann es gehen! Noch vor einigen Wochen war Martin Hinteregger absoluter Publikumsliebling bei der Eintracht und kam mit seiner bodenständigen, authentis

www.90min.de

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Frankfurt fans nowadays are pretty leftist. That fanbase has changed a lot over the last 30 years which of course might have something to do with how the Frankfurt metropolitan area has changed demographically in that time frame too.

 

[samabam]

Is that Kendal Gill in your avatar lol

I am very impressed that you recognized him

 

[Power Man]

I am very impressed that you recognized him

I’m old lol

 

[Eye of Ra]

Suprised seeing van der vaart so high up. he should have played for bigger club than hamburg all those years

 

[Bon Esprit]

Hinteregger has opened a restaurant near FFM and s running a helicopter company in Austria.

Gastronomie und Helikopter-Firma: Martin Hinteregger startet nach Karriereende bei Eintracht Frankfurt durch

Martin Hinteregger startet nach seinem überraschenden Karriereende im normalen Leben voll durch. Der Österreicher ist in die Gastronomie eingestiegen und betreibt eine Hubschrauber-Firma.

www.spox.com

 

[samabam]

Grifo just extended his contract (previously up to 2024) with Freiburg for an undisclosed number of years.
With the additions of Kyereh and Doan and the possible addition of Gregoritsch I find it ever more probably that Freiburg will see someone leaving. There are some rumours surrounding an Offer for Sallai from the premier league and a possible transfer of Demirovic but nothing concrete as of now... The roster is shaping up to be...let's say interesting

 

[cgf]

Grifo just extended his contract (previously up to 2024) with Freiburg for an undisclosed number of years.
With the additions of Kyereh and Doan and the possible addition of Hinteregger I find it ever more probably that Freiburg will see someone leaving. There are some rumours surrounding an Offer for Sallai from the premier league and a possible transfer of Demirovic but nothing concrete as of now... The roster is shaping up to be...let's say interesting

With EL matches this season, the extra depth wouldn't go amiss if you can afford it