I think Brazzo did well considering the constraints, Though he made a few errors like signing Lucas Hernandez for that fee. Davies was a good buy. Given the state of the market, Geting Sane Gnabry Coman to sign their extension was also good
I guess that clubs should have spoken to fans first. I'm not taking any side but knowing german football culture they wouldn't just accept that.
eh because he already got a yellow and that was clearly a yellow card.
Enjoyable though.
...and yet Tuchel still got more points than him at the same stage last year. It´s really unfair that for the first time in over a decade another team in Germany actually has shown the ambition to be champions. Still some ways to go, but I think Leverkusen are better and mentally stronger than Dortmund.
I'd wager Nagelsmann would have won a few more points, too, if he had Kane over Choupo and wasn't burdened by the mid-season WC.
Clock was stopped during the protest.
When you are virtually the best team in the top 5 leagues in goals scored, goals conceded, passing accuracy and balls won, you are probably pretty hard to beat. They are better knocking the ball around at a higher accuracy than Pep´s City and their wingbacks have more goal contributions than peak Liverpool TAA/Robertson. Wish they would keep Alonso and the team together, cause they´d have a legit shot to win the Champions League next season.
In part, at least pointswise, yes. Last year after 22 games Bayern were first with 46 points. They were first in 2022 at the same stage with 52 points (Dortmund had 46). First with 49 points in 2021 (Leipzig second with 47). 46 in 2020 (Leipzig second with 45). In 2019 they were second with 48, Dortmund in first with 51. In 2018 they had 56, and the league was dogwater then. Leipzig were second with 38. 2017 they were first with 53, Leipzig had 48 in second.
Protests against investors coming into the bundesliga is the short way of putting it.
You love numbers, you.
This nonsense will only stop after the first match will be cancelled and the result will be counted as 3:0 for the away team.
And you apparently hate a bit of light-hearted fun.
Yeah that was mean of me. I do like numbers
No doubt. Are you worried that once they do, Alonso will consider it "job done" and look towards Liverpool instead of Real for the next challenge?
Hmm, not sure. I still expect him to stay for another season at least.
It's a little similar in the EPL, where title winners and serious challengers have been picking up unprecedented amounts of points in recent seasons. If you don't do simiarly now, it quickly seems like you're performing poorly; but it's a very high standard indeed to be held against - and that's kinda what Leverkusen is (surprisingly) presenting Bayern with this season.
Fully agree. Bayern now had two transfer windows without him, and I believe it's fair to say that they didn't manage to strengthen the squad...so it's a very weird narrative to try to blame Salihamidzic for the current state of the team.
