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3 years ago I've said that Bayern Munich will win the league 9 times in the next 10 years......i was wrong.....they will win it 10 times in 10 years
Why would Watzke make bold statements when he knows that Mkhitaryan wants to leave? Why would otherwise credible journalists report that an extension is imminent if it's clear that won't happen.
Why can't he shut up. Please, ffs. Stop talking, for good. I don't think I've ever been so incredibly annoyed by a player we signed.
No one knows yet. There's still rumors floating about, but I've read nothing substantial.
They simply can't lose the players they have and continue to be better than any team in the Premier League.
He's fallen off quite heavily last couple of years.
Right, I've not seen much of him since he was displaced by Sokratis. Did injuries play a part? Is he likely to return to form?
Injuries definitely played a part, but I don't think his ceiling was ever all that high to begin with. Did the donkey work next to Hummels who was always more languid in style which makes him seem more adept defensively than the actual case.
No chance. They probably won't even be better than spurs this coming season. They need to many signings and don't seem like they making the sort of transfers they need.
Just to say it once again: If you don't want to go back as far as Neuer, we got exactly two high calibre players from our rivals. Two. And one of them was on a free.
Three. Götze, Lewandowski, Hummels.
Both players were on the market and free to grab because of Götze's release clause.
And I should start dating super models. Both doesn't happen for a reason.
Hummels is different cup of tea. He came through Bayern's youth ranks and was sent away by Klinsmann against massive protest of our youth coaches, especially Herman Gerland.
They have enough money to pay a handful of players proper super star money and then undercut the rest. Iirc they make about 280 mil euros a year, that's 140 In wages. Spend 50 on 5 players, have the squad share the rest. You need great players if you're planning to be a great team. It really is that simpe. I'm confident had they put 200k a week on the table for Lewa, Gotze, Kagawa, Sahin and Gundogan they wouldn't have left.
Dortmund have rather fresh memories when it comes to overspending. I quite like their approach: They sold players for decent sums and bought a bunch of great talents comparatively cheap.
I'm not saying overspend, I'm saying give marquee players market wages for players of their caliber. As you can see in the post I made, I'm not saying they should spend most of their revenue paying mega wages like they have a sugar daddy, just reduce the wages of so called squad players, so you can give big time players, big time money.
I know, doesn't change that he was a high caliber transfer from a rival.
That's some FM maths there, too bad it's not that simplistic in real life.What's so complicated about it?
Bayern has a master plan to strategically weaken their main rival by poaching their top players. By poaching exactly as many as United bought. Over 6 years. Yeah, right...
You're saying Dortmund should've just doubled the wages of their top players. You also seem to think that clubs can just magically lower wages and get away with it and you cite clubs who are underachieving with some of the highest wage bills in Europe (more than twice the one of Dortmund btw) as positive examples and somehow you seem to be under the impression that a club with €280m turnover can financially compete with a €500m turnover club.
There's probably some sort of Washington-Moscow hotline thing going.
That could easily destroy the club if those top players get injured. Some of your better squad players will leave, if you kill your wage structure like you suggest. Your squad depth will be significantly weaker compared to the elite teams and considering Götze's, Kagawa's, Sahin's and Gündogan's injury record this sounds like a completely insane idea. It's nothing but one huge gamble.
I used the clubs with big wage bills as examples of how if players are paid well, they won't itch for a move.
Finding good squad players isn't all that difficult. Kuba, Grosskreutz and the like aren't difficult to replace. Replacing a Lewa is a mission. I don't think their depth has ever been impressive. Before the first 3 left, their injury records weren't bad, despite Gundogans injury record they still managed to get him off the books into another club. Made money while doing it too. You can't think too much about injuries in football cause they are an unknown.
First of all there are contracts that guarantee wages which can't simply be broken. Secondly, had they kept Lewandowski and Götze via paying them €10m each next thing they know is Hummels, Gündogan and Reus come knocking for similar fees. Then you're at €50m out of a €70-80m budget just for 5 players out of a 20+ player squad. I'd like to see a functioning team where 5 players earn €10m each and 15 players around 10% of that. What you're so boldly claiming is ignorant of financial realities to a "let them eat cake" level.
Do you even know how much squad players earn at Dortmund?
