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We have PvA, Bertrand and Cole... Talking about Coentrao is just as much fantasy as talking about Shaw, but one of them sounds more appealing to me.

Who the fuck is Argentina? Get your money on another 4-0 win. Brazil-Germany is one of the greatest rivalries in international football. Hopefully we get another match between us next year.

whatever. without Kahn we would not even have reached the final. We were lucky to even beat South Korea and USA. Our best outfield player was banned and you would have scored either way. Our team was shit and Brazil had one of their best ever teams in 2002. Cafu, Lucio, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ze Roberto it was out of this world. But 2014 it will be the other way round and it will be payback in your own country.

Leverkusen are really making a mess out of it. As if it is our problem whether they sign a replacement or not. They simply should accept or refuse the bid and shut up. Wankers. NOt only have they been indiscret about our Schürrle interest, they also think they have to spread their contemplation about their transfer policy all over the media. As if any one gives a shit. Our bid is very good and the money should give them the flexibility to get a decent player in that position. From the very beginning only our board has the right to include any of our players into that deal, still they come out and say KDB or bust. Their behaviour is so dumb, unprofessional and impolite towards us. I say let these bitches fuck themselves. We are CFC FFS. we can have any player in the world. Sign s.o. else and/or Schürrle next year for 14m.

Without a doubt my childhood hero has been this guy Best goalkeeper of all times. Despite playing for BAyern I admired not only his goalkeeping ability but also his ravenous will for victory, He was the only goalkeeper and captain, who was always present on the field. Even if he had 100m to run, he would always be the first one to shout at the referee when he felt a teammate had been unfairly treatened.

Let's pray not.

These games unite all disadvantages of a regular season game with all disadvantages of a preseason game. We won't even get a golden pineapple nor are there any youth players or new signings to be excited about. Sucks.

There are tons of great players out there, espescially attacking midfielders, one of them is Jovetic. But buying him would only overload us in that department even more. Instead we should go for a proper striker, which are indeed rather short. But still, no change is written in stone yet. WE can have any of the ones mentioned, for the right price.

lol @ the woman below Miss Bleakley and the ginger boy above her

who cares, there are tons of great players out there, we can not sign them all.

Lukaku can score tap ins, too. You don't pay 25m for a player who only scores tap ins vs small teams. He is technically average and does not contribute to the play of his time, this will be detrimental to our playing style.

He is about to come back. We will no receive much money by selling him. Tomas Kalas is probably better in CB so i am not sure whether we need a 6th CB? Would sell him for anything above 5m.

This. Which is quite sad. i always liked the fact that our players where not only technically brilliant but also physically imposing. But now there are City and Stoke... I hope we get a bit of our fear factor back, when Lukaku and the bison come back and we sign s.o. like de Rossi.

mhmm... good point, I also remember RvP having a barren spell this season. But I do not see any of our strikers, Including Lukaku being able to cope with the pressure esp in the CL, whilst Cavani etc will have no problem with well known European territory.

I guarantee you, Bayern will not win the UCL in 2014. The team they got now is the best they ever had and by far the 2nd best Bundesliga side of all time. They will never have such a great team again and here is why: 1.Schweinsteiger having a good season is rather the exception than the rule. Lack of form and injuries usually hamper him immensely and they will again. Also it is unreal how much pace he has lost. In his early 20ies, his game was all about pace, now he is slower than Mikel. while he has adjusted his game, he runs less and less every season... 2. Ribery and Robben are THE mainstays of their success. This season they have given it their all. Why? Cos it is their last. Next year they will be on the wrong side of 30 and age is never grateful with wingers remember Duff, one of the deadliest wingers with 29, lapdog with 30. Neither will have a season that is remotedly like this one again, and they are Bayern's only two real worldclass players. Unfortunately for bAyern they are on high wages until 2015. So they wil still be around when Bayern want to replace them and their diva attitudes will ensure there will be enough drama about that. 3. Dante won't have a season like this again, Lahm is not getting any better either, even though he was tremendous this season. 4. with Götze and Müller they wil be to narrow. Bayern make the same mistake as we made by buying oscar, overloading the team with playmakers instead of purchasing some genuine width and pace. 5. I want to see how Pepe makes immediate impact with a side who play a football that is completely different to his style. Also he does not speak a word of German. German btw is one of the most difficult languages to learn. anyway my predictions for next season: EPL: 1. ManCity 2. Chelsea 3. ManUtd 4. Arsenal FA Cup: Chelsea Carling Cup: lol who cares UCL: Bayern...not guess it will be Real Madrid this time. Ancelotti is one great coach when it comes to CL football and he will relish working with such a squad and make a team out of it.

No. Did i say something different?

Bremen either play a 4-2-3-1 in most games and a 4-1-2-1-2 or 4-3-3 when they have to tighten up the midfield. De Bruyne has featured as the no.10 as well as on both wings in the attacking 3 and in the half positions lcm and rcm in the diamond and in the mid three of a 4-3-3. Occasionally, de Bruyne has featured as a False Nine. I'm pretty sure de Bruyne has not played a single game as holding midfielder in any formation. You can also look this up here http://de.eurosport....isse/2012-2013/ KDB is a CAM who can also play CM and on the wings, but in general is an attacking midfielder, rightly so, cos he has good pace for a midfielder, a nice shot, an eye for the pass and is an expert crosser while his tackling and defensive positioning is rather average. At Chelsea he could be used in the attacking 3 behind the striker or in case j>ose reverts to 4-3-3 in lcm or rcm.

I watch the Bundesliga regularly and I could not disagree more. At first Bremen fight relegation, so compared to them there few "lower tier" teams. Frankfurt, the example you listed, are 10 places above Bremen and have qualified for the EL. Bremen either play a 4-2-3-1 in most games and a 4-1-2-1-2 or 4-3-3 when they have to tighten up the midfield. De Bruyne has featured as the no.10 as well as on both wings in the attacking 3 and in the half positions lcm and rcm in the diamond and in the mid three of a 4-3-3. Occasionally, de Bruyne has featured as a False Nine. I'm pretty sure de Bruyne has not played a single game as holding midfielder in any formation. You can also look this up here http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/fussball/sv-werder-bremen/ergebnisse/2012-2013/ To conclude, KDB is a CAM who can also play CM and on the wings, but in general is an attacking midfielder, rightly so, cos he has good pace for a midfielder, a nice shot, an eye for the pass and is an expert crosser while his tackling and defensive positioning is rather average. At Chelsea he could be used in the attacking 3 behind the striker or in case j>ose reverts to 4-3-3 in lcm or rcm.

Surely he is better than Torres&Ba combined, but yet he is still inconsistent. While it is atrocious our line is led by any of them, he could very well be our second option behind a new big signing. He would have 30-40 games, with about 20 starts, which should be enough and is more than he got at West Brom.

Missing out on Cavani, Falcao, Lewandowski makes Mario Gomez rather likely suddenly. Apart from Gomez's lack of class, we would be stuck with 3 (4 when we bring back romelu) rather similar types of strikers. All are more than 6ft tall relying of physical attributes and are rather inconsistant esp concerning finishes. I'd rather have Lukaku+ s.o. like Iago aspas

If City get Cavani and we only get Gomez this would be the ultimate MCA

The gap between Bundesliga and EPL has never been wider. The quality of the Bundesliga is reflected by championship-level teams as Frankfurt and SC Freiburg competing for the CL places over the majority of the season and ending up in the EL. Also there is the everlasting outflux of the top players, with them joining a Spanish or English team or BAyern immediately after their break-through the constant production of quality homegrown players has yet beward the total downfall but it is only a question of time until we can't produce enough talents to make up for that loss. the best 7 teams in the EPL are all better than anyone in the Bundesliga except BVB and Bayern. I highly doubt these two would even finish in the CL with their current squad. it is a whole lot of a difference playing 34 games and a maximum of 6 cup games with fuzzy refereeing and soft tackles or playing 38 games +Fa Cup +Carling Cup +European games +international games for almost every EPL player (whereas BuLI players are predominantly German and hence only a minority has international duty) against the Stokes, Westhams, Sunderlands etc.... In England the football is much faster and the technical level is way higher. When you are Bayern, most teams wave the white flag after 20 mins, In England every team, even manutd have to fight to the last whistle. If referees were fair and the FA ditched those redundant carling cup matches and reduce the number of teams in the league, English teams would be way more succesfull in Europe, no one would have a chance. As of now, worn-out English teams with 2 games every weak face rested Spanish and German teams who have been prepared for the international challenge for weeks. And as for the finances. There are maybe 4 or 5 clubs that are financially stable the rest is just as stricken as most EPL clubs just with waaaaay less turnover. As of now, rich German teams such as leverkusen, schalke, stuttgart compete with EPL-Newcomers and bottom-half clubs. for player. unless this changes, future of club football still lies far away from germany. The BuLi is not growing as a competition, mainly it is a competition because almost every club has no plan and is shit. The only club that is able to compete internationally, also long term is FC BAyern, the Free State of Bavaria will ensure that - one way or an other.

Germany play with Schweinsteiger and Khedira, Bayern have Javi martinez and Schweinbesteiger, Real have Khedira and Xabi Alonso, 3 of the best double-pivots in the world. You know what? Every single Chelsea midfielder including Lampard and Mikel is faster than any of these players. Even Kroos who is an attacking midfielder is slow as a tractor. But this is not a problem. A double pivot is not about pace. it is about defensive balance and tackling prowess. So add de Rossi to our roster, pair any of Lampard or Rami or Oscar with him and we got a great double pivot.

would absolutely love him here. IMO age will not affect him that much, many DMs have their best times in their 30ies, especially comabtive players who rather rely on their experience than on their physical attributes. He would really like it in the EPL, hope he speaks English already. He can tackle and pass as good as anyone. With him we would have a proper DM who could play alongside anyone. IMO our problem in midfield has rather been a lack of protection than a lack of creativity. We got Mazacar+Lamps for that. We do not need an extra DLP when we have them+de Rossi, who also can play a good pass. De Rossi is a complete double pivot on his own. He will not cost that much, no other signing in midfield would be needed, he would not impede the progress of Chalobah

Or just apply the 24 hours system. Would have spared us this nonsense debate.