[lichtie23]

Stunning build up tho

[StewartyMac]

Cracking game just now between Gladbach and Wolfsburg, with the home side currently in control. 3-1.

Reus and Bobadilla have been exceptional for Gladbach so far, while the highly rated centre back Simon Kjaer has been an utter bombscare for the Wolves.

[South Lanarkshire Jag]

StewartyMac, on 19 August 2011 - 19:47, said:

Cracking game just now between Gladbach and Wolfsburg, with the home side currently in control. 3-1.

Reus and Bobadilla have been exceptional for Gladbach so far, while the highly rated centre back Simon Kjaer has been an utter bombscare for the Wolves.

Remembered this was on and turned in for the penalty.

Gladbach have missed some sitters in this game though

[South Lanarkshire Jag]

Cracking finish 4-1

[StewartyMac]

4-1, lovely move, and a great finish from Reus.

What a job Lucien Favre has done at this team, considering they only stayed up after beating Bochum in the playoffs last season.

[VillaKnollBoy]

Not there though, great goal.
Big talent is Reus.

[StewartyMac]

Game has died a bit since it went to 4-1, not really surprising.

Very impressed with Gladbach.

[South Lanarkshire Jag]

I might well be hooked now. The game is very entertaining. Very attacking. Seems like there are a few teams that could win it.

Now to piick a team, Visited Dortmund's stadium last season, saw a game at Hamburg, strolled about the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

[Clarko_son]

Gladbach looked really good tonight and they showed against Bayern as well they're capable of playing against the best sides, Don't know what happened to Wolfsburg though took the lead then were brushed aside for the rest of the game

[Clarko_son]

Can't make it to the sons game today so stuck on Bayern Munich v Hamburg, should hopefully be a good game

[Clarko_son]

fantastic timing 1-0 Bayern, Van Buyten header from a Robben freekick

[lichtie23]

Bayern 3-0 up at half time over Hamburg

[Clarko_son]

4-0 with about an hour gone

Van Buyten
Ribery
Robben
Gomez

Hamburg are absolutely pish

[craigkillie]

5-0 Olic.

Who would have guessed that a defence containing Michael Mancienne would be getting so royally pumped?

[Rock Legend SMFC]

Bayern back to their best after a shaky start to the season. Ominous for the other title chasers (Dortmund).

Hamburg to go down? Can't see it myself but they will have a shocking season.

[Clarko_son]

Rock Legend SMFC, on 20 August 2011 - 15:37, said:

Hamburg to go down? Can't see it myself but they will have a shocking season.

Could well do, should've been about 5-0 at halftime today and loads more chances in the second half as well. Hamburg created practically nothing the whole game either and just couldn't even do the basics right, think they'll stay up though.. just

[StewartyMac]

Aye, I couldn't believe people in this thread tipping Hamburg for a top 4 place!

They've lost a wad of good players, and haven't replaced them. A really poor side. Don't think they'll go down, but then I didn't think Hertha would be relegated a couple of years ago, so anything's possible.

Disappointed the Mainz-Schalke game isnae on the telly (bloody SPL!), but Hannover-Hertha could be a decent game later.

[StewartyMac]

craigkillie, on 20 August 2011 - 15:06, said:

Who would have guessed that a defence containing Michael Mancienne would be getting so royally pumped?

He really is shite, isn't he?

[lau03143]

Rock Legend SMFC, on 20 August 2011 - 15:37, said:

Hamburg to go down? Can't see it myself but they will have a shocking season.

It might be close for them, but I think they'll find a vein of form when they need to.

[lzreid]

Another reasonably creditable point for Hertha as well this week, Didn't get a chance to see either the game or the highlights but it appears to have been a fairly even game with not a lot going on. If they can draw the majority of their away games and pick up a few wins at home then they'll be fine but the longer they go without a win, the more concerning it is.

Stuttgart on Friday which I'll make the effort for in the hope of a first win.

Incidentally, I'm taking a friend to the Olympic Stadium in a week or so for his first visit. Y'know, during the international break. Fucking typical.

[Stevie Aitken's Love Child]

I was at Augsburg v Hoffenheim at the weekend there, free ticket through work

Reallc enjoyable game, cracking atmosphere too. Hoffenheim were a class above Augsburg, but don't really seem to have a centre forward as such. If they did have a real target man striker, I would have tipped them to score more than 2. Ryan Babel was playing as a second striker, and seemed to pop up all over the pitch. Must have been a nightmare to mark, and took his goal very well early on, but he's not really a striker. Both Hoffenheim's wide players Johnson and Obasi were absolutely rapid, 2 of the quickest players I've ever seen in person, but they were not used often enough.

Augsburg certainly had their chances at 0-1, including a very dodgy second half penalty decision in their favour. This was duly missed by Sascha Mölders, who looks like a big haddy despite having scored 3 in the opening 2 games. They also hit the inside of the post not long after, but as is usually the case, their misses came back to haunt them and Hoffenheim won and scored a penalty of their own.

Hoffenheim will probably be top half without really challenging, but Augsburg on that form may struggle this season. They apparently have by a distance the lowest budget in the league (30% less than the team with the second lowest budget according to a bloke from my company's German office, which is situated in Augsburg, and also sits on the club'd board of directors).

[German Jag]

lzreid, on 22 August 2011 - 10:27, said:

Another reasonably creditable point for Hertha as well this week, Didn't get a chance to see either the game or the highlights but it appears to have been a fairly even game with not a lot going on. If they can draw the majority of their away games and pick up a few wins at home then they'll be fine but the longer they go without a win, the more concerning it is.

Stuttgart on Friday which I'll make the effort for in the hope of a first win.

Incidentally, I'm taking a friend to the Olympic Stadium in a week or so for his first visit. Y'know, during the international break. Fucking typical.

Highlights here!

Was at the game (H96 season ticket holder). Looking back, over the piece, a draw was probably the correct result, although the late equaliser plus the disallowed goal right at the end shoved the blood-pressure up on the way home...

[lzreid]

German Jag, on 22 August 2011 - 22:01, said:

Highlights here!

Was at the game (H96 season ticket holder). Looking back, over the piece, a draw was probably the correct result, although the late equaliser plus the disallowed goal right at the end shoved the blood-pressure up on the way home...

Cheers. Watched them last night. It looks like a decent performance away from home, Hertha would probably have hoped to push on from a good performance against Hamburg and get a win. Doesn't look deserved in this game though.

This post has been edited by lzreid: 23 August 2011 - 08:14

[Clarko_son]

Hertha Berlin 1 Stuttgart 0

Raffael scored in the 86th minute after a game full of wasted chances, Patrick Ebert had a great game (my Motm), covered the entire pitch and was responsible for the cross that lead to Hertha's goal

[lau03143]

Clarko_son, on 26 August 2011 - 20:24, said:

Hertha Berlin 1 Stuttgart 0

Raffael scored in the 86th minute after a game full of wasted chances, Patrick Ebert had a great game (my Motm), covered the entire pitch and was responsible for the cross that lead to Hertha's goal

Even tho Raphael scored, he was really frustrating the whole game. But I think Hertha edged the game, tho Kraft had a couple of good saves.