Topic: Bundesliga Thread

[Dim Glas]

Not in that awful stadium.

They need their own home.

[PeterTheRed ...]

Not in that awful stadium.

They need their own home.

Well, had they been successful, a city like Berlin could have certainly helped them with that ...

[disgraced cake]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDtF2EUean0 - Every goal Lewandowski ever scored in the league for Dortmund and Bayern

I think whatever you think of Bayern you won't find many who don't respect how good he's been for Bayern. Seems it might have ended a bit sourly but 10 titles in 12 years in Germany is crazy.

Will be keen to see how he does at Barca. It's clearly not their best ever team but he's a supreme goalscorer so would expect him to still bang them in. Had he left a couple of years ago after winning the Champions League it would have been even more interesting with a couple more years elsewhere in his prime but you'd still back him to carry on for a few more years.

[Dim Glas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDtF2EUean0 - Every goal Lewandowski ever scored in the league for Dortmund and Bayern

I think whatever you think of Bayern you won't find many who don't respect how good he's been for Bayern. Seems it might have ended a bit sourly but 10 titles in 12 years in Germany is crazy.

Will be keen to see how he does at Barca. It's clearly not their best ever team but he's a supreme goalscorer so would expect him to still bang them in. Had he left a couple of years ago after winning the Champions League it would have been even more interesting with a couple more years elsewhere in his prime but you'd still back him to carry on for a few more years.

He won’t care one bit, he has no feeling of attachments to Bayern, same at Dortmund, he wants to get paid the most money and win as many personal accolades as possible, those are his first 2 motivations. He’s a ice cold operator is Lewa. He doesn't even hide it. 

[Gerry Attrick]

Big blow for Dortmund with Haller having a testicular tumour diagnosed. Obviously good work from the medical team but very strange that Ajax never got it.

[Dim Glas]

Big blow for Dortmund with Haller having a testicular tumour diagnosed. Obviously good work from the medical team but very strange that Ajax never got it.

yeah really bad that, hopefully Seb Haller has a full recovery and is back playing as soon as he’s ready.

And for sure a massive blow for BVB, but thankfully for Haller that he moved there and got the diagnosis!

[Linudden]

Best wishes to Sébastien Haller, hopefully it's detected early enough for his odds to be good at this stage. Terrible thing to happen. Stay strong!

De Ligt officially confirmed at Bayern München. Hard to believe he's only 22. Definitely a major statement signing to make. Also would seem like Juventus are imploding from the inside out appearing to being in financial ruins after the Ronaldo gamble.

[lamad]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDtF2EUean0 - Every goal Lewandowski ever scored in the league for Dortmund and Bayern

I think whatever you think of Bayern you won't find many who don't respect how good he's been for Bayern. Seems it might have ended a bit sourly but 10 titles in 12 years in Germany is crazy.

Will be keen to see how he does at Barca. It's clearly not their best ever team but he's a supreme goalscorer so would expect him to still bang them in. Had he left a couple of years ago after winning the Champions League it would have been even more interesting with a couple more years elsewhere in his prime but you'd still back him to carry on for a few more years.

All those titles in all those years is not at all crazy in Germany though - if you play for Bayern. They are basically league winners before the first ball of the season has been kicked in most years. Not to take away that Lewandowski has achieved big things in his career, but he was also never really attached to Munich as a club. He went there for the easy trophies and money, which of course from his point of view worked out perfectly.

Also, all the best to Sébastien Haller. Terrible news for him and his family. Hopefully he will beat this and make a full recovery.

[Linudden]

Bayern won a lot before 2013, but I feel that Lewandowski and Guardiola were those who really cemented their status as completely dominant.

It's worth noting that between 1998 and 2012 Bayern only won the league eight out of fifteen attempts.

Take Lewandowski out of the equation in 2019 and Dortmund would've won the title that year.

[Dim Glas]

All those titles in all those years is not at all crazy in Germany though - if you play for Bayern. They are basically league winners before the first ball of the season has been kicked in most years. Not to take away that Lewandowski has achieved big things in his career, but he was also never really attached to Munich as a club. He went there for the easy trophies and money, which of course from his point of view worked out perfectly.

he won 2 of them with Dortmund

[Hazell]

RB Leipzig - Bayern in the DFL Supercup on at the minute. Bayern winning 1-0 after half an hour.

[Hazell]

And Mane just scored to make it 2-0.

[jillcwhomever]

3-4 in the Super Cup now. 

[Boston always unofficial]

Mane starts c'mon the hotdogs.tut tut  naughty boys and their smoke bombs.

[Tokyoite]

10 mins in and Bayern have already won the title

[TheShanklyGates]

5-0 up in 45 minutes against the Europa League champions

What a league.

[mobydick]

Most teams capitulate before they even get on the pitch against Bayern.

[Lone Star Red]

League full of bratwurst farmers, Mane might score 40 this season. 

[Fromola]

Should be a bigger threat in the CL this season (although jury still out on Nagelsman at that level) but the problem with Bayern is they have the league sewn up that early they lose their edge in the CL later stages.

[Dim Glas]

Watched the first 20 mins of that, and that’s the last league minutes of Bayern I’ll watch this season.

Utterly tedious.

Time for the other teams’ to just forfeit their games agains them and save the hassle and risk of injury and save the fans some money.

[mobydick]

1-5 at the mo. Frankfurt comeback.

[disgraced cake]

Really wouldn't be surprised to see Mane score 30

[Gerry Attrick]

Worse than the SPL. At least that used to have 2 competitive teams with shit others.

[J_Kopite]

I reckon Bayern might win the league this year.

[A Langheck]

I've lost count of the number of first night Bundesliga games Bayern have run riot; I can certainly recall Schalke, Bremen, Hamburg and now SGE...and there are others. I'm sure Xabi scored the first goal of the 2016/17 season in another drubbing, but I can't remember who the opposition were.

[Elzar]

New season, same Hertha. Thrashed by Union really.

[Boston always unofficial]

Flippin thru the channels on tv Dortmund game is on ABC! Did not know that 1-0 almost half time.

[afc tukrish]

Flippin thru the channels on tv Dortmund game is on ABC! Did not know that 1-0 almost half time.

Kidding me, ABC has Bundesliga rights stateside?

[Spanish Al]

Who’s got the rights in the UK these days? I know it was BT then Sky last season but couldn’t see the Dortmund game on their listings so had to endure the ev.

[Dave McCoy]

Kidding me, ABC has Bundesliga rights stateside?

ESPN has had the rights for a couple of years now and even last season they had a few select games on ABC.

And it went from that game to a 30 minute ESPN FC and now Atlanta v Seattle is on.

A whole day of Soccer on ABC, crazy world.

[rafathegaffa83]

Hertha still a shitshow. However, I still think this is the year Augsburg are definitely going down

[Elzar]

Who’s got the rights in the UK these days? I know it was BT then Sky last season but couldn’t see the Dortmund game on their listings so had to endure the ev.

Still sky. Last season they were only doing one game a week, and they have tomorrows game on, so maybe decided not to show dortmund?

[Fazak_Red]

Dortmund was on Sky and they have both games tomorrow, so looks like they're upping their coverage now full crowds are back.

[Boston always unofficial]

ESPN has had the rights for a couple of years now and even last season they had a few select games on ABC.

And it went from that game to a 30 minute ESPN FC and now Atlanta v Seattle is on.

A whole day of Soccer on ABC, crazy world.

They can't be doing a good job advertising the games then.I was watching the Minnesota v Portland game last Saturday and don't remember an ad for the Dortmund game,course i could of been distracted and not paying attention!Anyway Derek Rae was pissing me off with his "I can speak german"pronounciation during the commentary.

[Gerry Attrick]

Derek Rae seems a likeable man but I find him impossible to listen to now. He completely overdoes it with every single name, stadium and German word and I can safely say after teaching myself German to a reasonable standard I’ve never heard anybody pronounce these words like he does. It’s so fake and I wish he’d pack it in.

[Dave McCoy]

Derek Rae seems a likeable man but I find him impossible to listen to now. He completely overdoes it with every single name, stadium and German word and I can safely say after teaching myself German to a reasonable standard I’ve never heard anybody pronounce these words like he does. It’s so fake and I wish he’d pack it in.

I think it's definitely gotten worse. I remember he once explained it that he wanted to use the correct pronunciation at all times but now it comes off as if he's trying to sell "authenticity" over the game itself. Granted the Bundesliga is pretty bad at the moment so maybe he feels he has to do it as a reason to watch.

[disgraced cake]

Derek Rae seems a likeable man but I find him impossible to listen to now. He completely overdoes it with every single name, stadium and German word and I can safely say after teaching myself German to a reasonable standard I’ve never heard anybody pronounce these words like he does. It’s so fake and I wish he’d pack it in.

Ah, he drives me fucking nuts him, or at least I think it was him. The one who was doing the Bayern match on Friday.

Wanted to cave my own head in so I didn't have to hear him pronounce Leroy Sane as LEE ROY ZAA NAAYYYY or Kimmich as YOS UA KIMM ICK

[Flaccido Dongingo]

What's that biff called that does the SPL, is it Ian Crocker?

[stoa]

Derek Rae seems a likeable man but I find him impossible to listen to now. He completely overdoes it with every single name, stadium and German word and I can safely say after teaching myself German to a reasonable standard I’ve never heard anybody pronounce these words like he does. It’s so fake and I wish he’d pack it in.

I just watched a clip of some highlights from the Frankfurt vs. Bayern match and I think it was him (with Didi Hamann as co-commentator). Can see how his pronounciation might become annoying, if you're watching the full 90 minutes. He seems to try to get it right, but it sounds horrible.

[A Langheck]

Ah, he drives me fucking nuts him, or at least I think it was him. The one who was doing the Bayern match on Friday.

Wanted to cave my own head in so I didn't have to hear him pronounce Leroy Sane as LEE ROY ZAA NAAYYYY or Kimmich as YOS UA KIMM ICK

There's a video on YouTube and he explains why he does it; that is how they are supposed to be pronounced. Kimmich was one of the players he mentioned along with Bruno Fernandj, Ruben Nevsj, Donny Fon der Bake, etc

He also criticised anglo speaking commentators for their ignorance of foreign names.