The Bayern Rundown…

By: Angela | December 10th, 2007

The weekend seen Bayern grab another draw in a 0-0 game against Duisburg which should’ve been an easy win for them, but for whatever reason Bayern decided to show up and play lazy football. Aside from Mark van Bommel, Martin Demichelis and Daniel van Buyten, the team was pretty non-existant. Demichelis and van Buyten were definitely the stars of the match, but no matter what they tried, nothing seemed to work out for them. Offside!Toni was his usual offside self and after 4 offsides, I stopped keeping track. Bayern did score a goal, but it was taken away due to … offsides. Hitzfeld isn’t all that happy with his sides performance either. There’s another article here. Despite a lackluster performance, Bayern’s draw still keeps them top of the table after Bremen suffered a loss.

Highlights from the match:

0-0 Bayern Munich vs. MSV Duisburg Highlights - MyVideo

Mark van Bommel is looking for a return to Holland and the Oranje after Marco van Basten steps down. He would love to play for his National side again, but only if the coach wants him.

I think everyone knows by now that Willy Sagnol is not happy with his place at Bayern and is looking to leave the club. Bayern have said they will let him go if he really wants to go. Rumors say that he and Hitzfeld just don’t get along. Speculation is that he’ll go to Manchester United.

Now I’m bringing a question to you, my readers. Speculation is high on what is going to happen with young Mr. Podolski. What do you think should happen? Should he stay or go?
My response:
I’m a big fan of Lukas’. In fact, in the world of Bayern, my favorites are van Bommel and Podolski, among others, but van Bommel and Podolski are tops for me. Sadly, I think it would be in Lukas’ best interest to leave Bayern. It seems like no matter what he tries he just can’t find his place. He works really hard, he gives a pretty decent effort when he’s on the pitch, but no matter, he can’t pull it off. It’s as though fate has stepped in to say ‘no this isn’t where you belong’ and has stopped him from achieving much at Bayern. We all know he’s a better footballer than this. That is evident every time he steps on the pitch for the National side. Why is it that when he plays for the National side he is brilliant, but when he is thrown on the pitch for Bayern, it doesn’t work? I would hate to see him leave Bayern, but I wish he could play like we all know he can. For whatever reason, he can’t seem to find that Podolski class for his team.

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• Jan |  December 11th, 2007 at 6:01 am

  
  
  

  I’ll come back to the Podolski question later, but I just need to share this first:
  http://www.sportinglife.com/football/overseas/germany/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=international_feed/07/12/11/SOCCER_Ger-Bayern_Munich.html&TEAMHD=germany

  Oliver Kahn has publicly criticised Ribery and Toni for their attitude. Now, the news just came in that Hitzfeld suspended Kahn for the match against Berlin and fined him with €25.000. I didn’t find an English link for this yet, but it’s all over the German sports sites.

  Very clear statement pro Ribery and Toni by Hitzfeld and I’m looking forward to more Bayern Munich drama in the next few days.

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• Matchday 16: Sense and Sensibility - Hannover 96 - The Offside - German Football League Blog |  December 11th, 2007 at 12:57 pm | Pingback

  
  
  

  [...] three to five nil victories. The memories of these past games are more and more fading. Check the Bayern Munich Offside for more in depth coverage of this game. Then cast your vote whether Bayern Munich had the most [...]

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• Angela |  December 11th, 2007 at 1:50 pm

  
  
  

  Jan: I just posted about the suspension! I only just found an English link…
  It’s an interesting thing that’s going on there… I will be glad to see Rensing back between the pipes though.

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• Aaron |  December 11th, 2007 at 6:04 pm

  
  
  

  Great link Jan, thanks for pointing out this story! First, about the game on Sunday. Wow, that was pretty low. I couldn’t help thinking, as Offside!Toni and others made the linesman raise his arm more than a classroom full of geniuses, that the team lacks discipline. Especially at the front. It’s clear that this team needs to play smarter, not just harder. Ribery is clearly the most fit player on the team game after game, but I don’t get the impression that he is playing smart enough, while he certainly is working hard. Same said for Offside!Toni and Klose. Our announcers was being very hard on Sosa, who did have a poor game, and clearly wasn’t putting himself in dangerous positions.

  On the other hand, what a game by Lahm! His crossing was incredible, and it’s pretty pathetic that nobody could finish. You’d expect a few own goals with the types of threatening passes he created, but it was not to be.

  It should have been clear to Coach Hitzfeld that serious changes to the lineup were needed, Offside!Toni (can we nominate a mascot for this website?) needed to be taught a lesson with an early substitution, as did the rhyming pair Sosa and Klose. Hitzfeld needs to instill some discipline, and he can start by shaking up the starting XI.

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