Bundesliga and the rest: Domestic and European competition discussion

Looks like Henrichs playing as a CM for Leipzig today…good to see Stuttgart playing few Germans in their team

 

Schalke are back but they won't be who they used to be, for a while at least. The Drexler red card messed up today, but otherwise the squad they rolled with today is pretty mehh

 

Koln, Freiburg, Union to CL!!!!

 

Stuttgart gonna be more fun only once Egloff and their U19-II breakthrough 1st until then......wait and see.

 

from what I saw Schalke, Augsburg, Hertha, Bochum look like strong relegation candidates.

 

I'm totally fine with Bochum going down. They had their year of survival already, and they don't particularly contribute anything unique to the Buli. Especially with their squad this season of scrap part players

Werder looked decent getting a draw vs Wolfsburg in the opener but I think their campaign will depend a lot of Fuellkrug's health and availability as the season moves along. In theory, Ducksch should have a more productive output than his previous 2 stints in the Buli. But Fuellkrug is the more influential player for them until shown otherwise

 

Modeste completing his medical check today before joining Dortmund

https://www.fussballtransfers.com/a3791598602709882310-modeste-beim-medizincheck

 

Branimir Hrgota from Greuther Fuerth being mentioned as a potential replacement for Modeste at Koeln

https://www.transfermarkt.de/branimir-hrgota-zu-1-fc-koln-/thread/forum/154/thread_id/1058082/page/4

 

Borussia Dortmund are pushing to sign Callum Hudson-Odoi. A loan is most likely, but a permanent transfer cannot be ruled out.

🗞 @siphillipssport #BVB pic.twitter.com/6ogr1zF2VM

— BVB Newsblog (@bvbnewsblog) August 8, 2022

What is this obsession with Odoi. First Bayern and now Dortmund. The guy is nothing special.

 

I wasn't satisfied at all. The quality of play was mediocre at best. I was fighting against the desire to go watch something else.

I know some people are going to say "You cannot judge after 1 game" but having watched the Bayern, BVB, and RBL games this weekend, it's clear that Bayern are going to coast effortlessly to the title again.

 

Sadly I wasn't impressed with Henrichs in this role.

 

Only Bochum player I care about is Osterhage that's it.

Fullkrug already questionable for matchday 2, sheesh.

 

Dortmund at this point have English fixation. Odoi really is not special and also looks headed to Ghana too, lol.

 

LOL

🚨| Iker Bravo deal would cost €1m for the loan and €15m for the purchase option. 🇪🇸

[🎖: @MarioCortegana & @PiTU_0106, @marca]

— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) August 8, 2022

 

You guys can rest easy. The Callum Hudson-Odoi to Dortmund rumours are UK media BS.

 

Looks like Joel Pohjanpalo is the lead candidate to replace Modeste at Koeln, ahead of Hrgota

 

Coman/ Sane/Gnabry are equal in Bayern hierarchy. Sane didnt even start. So this wasn't certain that Coman would have

 

booo, entire English NT should move to Dortmund.

 

Kostic won't play for Frankfurt in the Supercup vs Real Madrid as a move to Juventus looks imminent

https://www.ligainsider.de/mobile/f...n-spiel-mehr-fuer-eintracht-frankfurt-324656/

 

LOL

Lads, he’s shite. https://t.co/a5CdJRxlgc

— Ronan Murphy (@swearimnotpaul) August 10, 2022

LMAO, bye bye Bravo confirmed. LOL Ferri is now last Spanish Youth left.
"Iker Bravo wants to return to Spain - but I think he's wrong," said Carro. “We will give him to the club that offers us the best conditions. We're talking about a loan with an option to buy. The odds between Real and Atlético are currently 50:50.”

a Spaniard who moved to Germany at 16 wants to go back to Spain is wrong? GTFO with that shit. And this is why min age for transfers between countries should be 18 min and not 16.

 

How Frankfurt will be rolling with in the Super Cup vs Real Madrid:

Trapp - Toure, Tuta, Ndicka - Sow, Rode, Knauff, C. Lenz, Kamada, Lindström - Borré

Bench:
Grahl (Tor), Ramaj (Tor), Chandler, Hasebe, Smolcic, M. Götze, Hauge, Jakic, Alario, Alidou, Kolo Muani

 

Gonna need to play a lot better then Friday. Way too open. Kostic is a loss.

 

Frankfurt's best shot is probably to play compact and chippy. Try to frustrate Real Madrid and stifle them as much as possible. And try to get a goal off a set piece or any ugly means possible. Easier said than done of course but a little luck can go a long way. With that said, it's going to be a long shot for them

 

Pretty close so far actually. Frankfurt are being competitive and Knauff just got off a decent shot

 

And the old Buli alumni friend Alaba gives Real the lead