Buddle traveling to Germany to sign with FC Ingolstadt [R]

It was actually late 70's, so I was going off memory and you're off by two decades.

So, you ask.

Ingolstadt is a corporate town. People speak English, especially if he shops in upscale markets.

 

Ten years ago, thirty years ago, who cares? The point remains that there was absolutely no reason for you to mention the adoption of the Euro other than to appear like a know it all, something you clearly enjoy TRYING to do.

I certainly agree that many are likely to speak English in Ingolstadt (that's been my experience in my German travels). Instead of using google translate, that means he has to go out of his way to ask people. That's an inconvenience and might understandably make him feel a bit uncomfortable, which is exactly the sentiment he expressed in that rather innocuous quote you grabbed hold of. I have numerous friends who have lived abroad in different countries and almost all have said things to me similar to what Edson said about life in their new homes (especially during the first few months they were there).

Face it SFS, your original reaction to Buddle's quote was silly.

 

Your reaction to SFS's post was equally silly, if not more so.

 

Your reaction to his reaction to SFS's reaction to his reaction to SFS's original post was...I forgot too confusing.

Anyway, it looks like another victor or two should do it. Hopefully Buddle heals up and can go next week.

 

Btw, Ingolstadt is the fifth best team of the "rückrunde" till now. Buddles teammate Stefan Leitl is also tied for second best striker of the second half of the season with 8 goals in 13 games after the mid-season break. (I like numbers)

 

They're probably through already, at least when it comes to direct relegation. The relegation play off is still a remote possibility, and so far no 2. Bundesliga team has even won a single game there since it's introduction (in fact, the 2nd Bundesliga teams haven't even scored a single goal yet in the 4 previous play off games). But I'd guess 34 points will be enough this year to avoid the play off already anyway.

 

hey, how am I supposed to react to that?

It confuses me as much as an Aldi's ad.

http://www.aldi-sued.de/de/html/product_range/sortiment_ab_mo-18kw1611.htm

 

Quick update - Hertha, as expected, rolled all over Osnabrück. (Lasagna with a double).

FCI remains 7 points ahead of Joe Enoch's cadres with 4 matches left in the season.

 

Buddle was a 72nd minute sub today as Ingolstadt drew on the road at Union Berlin. According to the kicker recap, he had a shot from distance that just missed.

http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/...fc-union-berlin-62_fc-ingolstadt-04-7659.html

Ingolstadt are now in 13th place on 35 points and are 7 points ahead of Osnabrück with three games to go.

 

Thanks to an Osnabrück loss today, Ingolstadt are safe from relegation and can celebrate tomorrow during their home game against Erzgebirge Aue.

 

FWIW, Osnabrück still has a shot to stay up but they can also go down directly because they're even on points with Oberhausen at 16-17 and two behind Karlsruhe at 15.

The Audis are safe (and currently in #14 spot)

 

Karlsruhe should have won instead of drawing today, but

- Robles takes out a player in the box for a penalty and yellow card
- Robles saves the penalty
- Robles hesitates on coming out on the subsequent corner = goal.
- Robles gives a Seaman wave on the next corner = goal.
- 2-2 final score.

 

When Buddle joined Ingolstadt, they had 12 points and were in 17th place. Since then, they have earned 23 points in 14 games and haven't lost in the last 8 games (5 wins and 3 ties). Buddle didn't necessarily put the team on his back, but he was a part of a very successful second half to guarantee another season in Profi-Fußball.

 

Buddle was a second half sub in the game today against Aue. It ended 0-0 even with Aue going down to ten men after 23 minutes. According to the match report, in the 81st minute Buddle had a good chance at close-range header but missed the goal.

http://www.fcingolstadt.de/index.php?id=7&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=3839&cHash=ac81e58f87923756425b8cddefa84e98

 

Anybody think that Buddle is very unhappy in Germany? I think he is quite homesick. I follow him on twitter and it seems he really misses LA and is thinking back on his decision to leave.

 

What does he say?

 

leaving MLS and the Galaxy for a BL2 team was kind of an odd decision anyway. Soccer? Weather? Visibility to the US coaches? Odd.

 

Money dude. How much more apparent could it be?

 

I seem to remember at least one other good header chance late in the game, and he also had a pretty decent line on goal in the final couple minutes, but didn't hit his shot very hard so the keeper got to it fairly easily. He showed decent skill, a good sense of position, but his finishing was just barely off on a few occasions. IE, he's still American.

Germany can be a difficult place to adjust to, especially a "smaller" city (ie, ~100k) like Ingolstadt. That said, he's got a contract until the end of the 2013 season, likes the situation at Ingolstadt, and I don't think he's going anywhere in the near future particularly since they aren't getting relegated.

 

He talks quite about how he misses LA and he retweeted a fan saying he can't wait to get back. It also seems that he pays for attention to the Galaxy than his own team. He was trying to get our goalkeeper the save of the week. He has done that stuff before.