Haaland will be on the market next summer unless he signs a new deal. I guarantee it. I read the clause was in the high 60s though. Not sure which number is accurate. Anyway Dortmund is not going to leave an additional 50M € on the table for one more year of Haaland.
Brandt isn't benched because he isn't talented enough. It's (probably) because he didn't do enough in preseason friendlies. Sometimes Brandt really seems like a lethargic fecker who is happy to just be the sloppy genius and I'm actually very happy that Favre didn't give him a pass on that in the name of seniority. If the lad now has to work extra hard to win back his spot, then that's good for everyone including DIE MANNSCHAFT.
he is careless on the ball and you can't do that for a top club in the center of the pitch. His defensive work is also a bit dodgy/wild/inconsistent imo despite playing in front of a back three. He'll has to improve in these areas to become a starter for Dortmund. If I had to make a wild guess, its that he'll join RB next summer, if Dortmund continue to use their current system.
Below is Spurs down by 4 goals to Bayern at home, defending at the halfway line A top EPL side, previous season finalist. If a Buli team did this, we will hear complaints like the original poster. How is this Gnabry goal any different from the one scored by Sane vs a top 4 EPL side.
Spurs sacked their manager shortly after this.Below is Spurs down by 4 goals to Bayern at home, defending at the halfway line A top EPL side, previous season finalist. If a Buli team did this, we will hear complaints like the original poster. How is this Gnabry goal any different from the one scored by Sane vs a top 4 EPL side.
But but this type of defending will never happen in the EPL
So Poch a CL finalist can do it but not Wagner a coach who relegated Huddersfield, lost almost all games in 2020 and who has not been sacked just because they cannot afford his payoff cant do the same without it becoming a talking point about the league
Liverpool and Citys defenders 2 of the best clubs in the EPL stay on the half way line for most of the game but the moment anyone watch a Bundesliga highlight they suddenly become an expert on the leagues tactic. The same way the EPL analysts were going on about Bayern's high line in the CL yet crushed Spurs 10-3, Chelsea 7-1 and Barcelona 8-2
How is a game at 0-0 analogous to a game at 6-0? Getting humiliated is bad for morale and goal difference can cost a team. That’s why you would shut up shop. It’s about the application of the tactic in a specific situation rather than the tactic as a strategy.
You think David Wagner will finish the season at Schalke?
No idea.
As I see it Schalke can't currently afford to install a new manager, but that's about it.
Are you sure? Cos Lineker, Rio Ferdinand and Hargreaves were very, very confused about it and kept saying Bayern should stop it...
Im sure yes.
If this is true, Beierlorzer's time is up. There is no way he can recover from an actualy training strike aimed at his man management.
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That is such a horrible take, judging things after 2nd game of the season. It is like shitting on every United fan who predicted United will get top 4 after watching the first 2 games of this season.
It was a half reply to the post above that suggested the league was over. The thing is though, if Dortmund want to be a big successful club then they will be harshly judged on every performance, that's just how it is. I was under the impression that they put out all the stops to keep their best players because this year was going to be different, so im looking forward to that.
To be fair, many of their own fans do just that.
More a game to look back upon when we wonder in January why Dortmund is 8 points behind Bayern.
Nothing would be better for them by selling their best player(s) though. In any case, it's true of course that Dortmund shouldn't lose to Augsburg, and if this isn't a one-off, questions will be asked of Favre. Because yes, Dortmund did keep Sancho (so far) and should do well this year.
As a Bundesliga fan, do you think they could go down this season? Or even that they are likely to (Schalke I mean)?
The way they have played since the restart and continue to play in the new season so far makes it a realistic prospect. Probably they'll still sack Wagner at some point and get enough of a bounce to stay up.
Aren’t they mired in financial trouble though? Wouldn’t sacking Wagner set them back by millions? I’m not too sure obviously but this could be the worst ever season for Schalke.
Read about that too, and it seems likelier every day Wagner is still at Schalke.
