Allienz Frauen-Bundesliga 2017-18(Winters coming)

I don't have it, I just saw it on their facebook page. Can't really judge the Hansen/Harder question when I haven't seen Wolfsburg play lot this season (some games only).

How was Elsig? I didn't manage to see that game either, although I wish I did

 

Even if you try to change the parameters of my initial point, attempting to try and make this fit your own argument better, there is very little honesty shown here if your suggesting this seasons Essen as international talented as Freiburg.

If the clear evidence of not one player on Essen's team being as good as Magull isn't enough, out of the few senior internationals Essen do have this season, you'd have to be rather biased to believe their combined quality stands up to the talent level available to Freiburg.

 

@hotjam2
------------------- Benkarth ----------------
Lahr ----- Schöne ---- Puntigam ---- Simon
------------------- Fellhauer ------------------
Gwinn ----- Magull ------- Simic ----- Bühl
--------------------- Kayikci -------------------
I think you swap Lahr for somebody like Maier, strengthen their bench options, finding some way of speeding up the maturing process of Kayicki - Petermann - Gwinn - Bühl, your potentially looking at a Freiburg team fully capable of winning this league...

But seeing this team staying together long enough for anything like that to actually happen is highly unlikely, so... but at least with Freiburg I could see how they potentially take everything to another level with minor additions, and not the complete overhaul it would would require for a team like Essen.

 

dfb hiearchy is ********ed up then
okay I don't find Peter/Blässe/Kerschowski disciplined either when they do so basic mistakes like covering a players run(s)

 

The same issues have been in the way of other prominent #10's/AM like Marozsan and Däbritz too. I think It's been a huge flaw in the senior teams tactics for a long time now, having a head coach that's out of synchronization with the various #10's and AM's their own youth system clearly sets out to create.

Remember, this is the same program that had it's head coach not planing on using the club level Keßler - Goeßling partnership prior to the formation of the 2013 Euro team lol. It's become completely detached from the system it's supposed to aggregate talent from.

 

Yes, Simic was great at Bayern, and became an even better player at Potsdam. But like many other players in recent years only found herself completely wasted at a new money Wolfsburg.

So Simic's current resurgence as one of the leaders of an upstart Freiburg side is simply another sign of her ability to genuinely improve teams; meaning the next question should be will this eventually lead to some kind of senior wnt recognition once the DFB finishes it's cleansing of the women's program...?

Gwinn's consistency at always being able to provide critical goals and assists every week is very impressive. But while I didn't foresee Bühl being able to adapt so well to being a wide player, I still always felt her skill set would translate to the top division very well.

 

Reading the match reports it seems like the Potsdam vs Bayern match was packed with a little controversy and drama lol, but did anybody notice how high Frankfurt's defensive line was vs Wolfsburg's quick and mobile attack...

It's rare to see any away team deploying such a high line vs an opponent with the counter attacking speed of Wolfsburg, but knowing Frankfurt felt comfortable doing so, has me thinking national coaches may need to pay a little more attention to the potential of Störzel and Prießen.

Facing the direct speed of Pajor - Hansen - Wullaert - Harder with such a high line, the fact Frankfurt seemed to provide so few chances down the center of the field is rather impressive when you consider what Störzel and Prießen were facing for 90 mins.

 

Elsig has got the same attitude and temper as Popp which the German NT could need more of, she looks like a leader to me

Bayern’s been underwhelming this season, I still don’t get how Lewandowski’s there. Too unfortunate about Demann though, she was really good for Bayern before the injury.

 

I've been mentioning how much I feel Schwalm's a significantly better player than Aigbogun, but as you've recently noticed, Potsdam have been ignoring most of their young domestic talents for reasons that few can imagine making sense.

Take a look at Wolfsburg's best chances, and you see most of them coming down the wings, exploiting the spaces left open by Frankfurt's FB's being out of position.

So playing such a high line against an average or poor CB duo should have lead to WAY more opportunities for Wolfsburg's quick attackers, but it didn't; this probably speaking positively about the current Störzel and Prießen partnership.

I mean look at how quick Pajor is, then add the speed and trickery of Hansen - Wullaert - Harder all behind her..., and you have to start paying a little attention to potential credibility of Frankfurt's current CB duo.

This duo probably being a major reason why their team's doing so well with an attack only scoring 12 goals, with a unheralded defense that's conceded a mere 5 goals.

 

.... Islacker's a tiny person lol, and I'd also argue that Yokoyama's physically stronger too. Islacker just has a better instinct and technique for knowing how to finish her chances.

Instead of wasting more time with Kiwic, I think Potsdam should pair an aggressive leader like Elsig with Cramer as their next CB duo.

Yes, it might sound crazy, but I still remember seeing the best of Cramer being the calming presence making assured defensive plays next to an equally aggressive Wensing for the U-19/20 national team.

So I've long wondered why Cramer and her club coaches have never looked to finally push her back into a CB role, as she's never going to be better than the CM options, and looks completely inferior at LB if compared to the teenage Siems.

 

@hotjam2 Your right, Wolfsburg are barely a German club anymore based on their current team composition; but in recent years I think they've also tried and failed to keep there own German internationals, or obtain new domestic talent from rivals, which in turn has made this fact of their lacking German identity even worse.

Of course it also doesn't help that Wolfsburg's defense is complete trash without Fischer too lol, probably highlighting just how detrimental a lot of this is for the national team, where player selection still seems based on the badges these players wear each week.

But in the future, without real major financial incentives, the era of seeing clear benefits for domestic talents staying at powerful clubs like Wolfsburg will continue to diminish on a yearly basis.

 

If Fischer doesn't play for Wolfsburg vs Essen, the game will be a lot closer than it really should be....

 

Finally Islacker did her job and scored some goals again...

 

And Peter struggles to produce great balls although having tons of time + barely challenged defensively lol

When are we gonna see Wensing again? She's on the bench.. :/

 

Why not just sub her in for some minutes
clearly the future of Wolfsburg's defense

 

What is Lewandowski still doing for Bayern
Isacker’s no NT material for me
Bayern lacks a creative force in their team