German Football 2024/2025

[Power Man]

2 assists for Amoura today
Also earned a penalty
He’s alright

 

[cgf]

Joni Burkardt is just killing it since getting back on the pitch & into form. 5 goals in 6 BuLi games (6 in 7 counting the pokal) to start this season for the young Mainz forward after closing last season with 7 goals + 2 assists in his final 11 games last season.

Not an elite athlete or otherworldly technician, but the kid just knows where to be to create danger. He has a lot of the same things going for him that Undav does.

So Kai just needed to get out of a toxic relationship. Glad he’s finding his form and can express himself. He was really a joy in Germany

There's a reason why NT-Kai was a thing during his Chelsea days

 

[JoVel]

After eight rounds Regensburg in 2. BuLi are somehow still right there with the rest of the teams in the relegation battle while having a goal differential of 1:19, as they've picked up a win and a tie. And they beat Bochum in the Pokal too.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Looks like BVB already just focusing on UCL for the season? Woof!

 

[cgf]

Looks like BVB already just focusing on UCL for the season? Woof!

They just ran into a better team

 

[cgf]

Marmoush has become so much fun to watch. I liked the pick up for SGE, but didn't really expect him to become THIS good.

 

[cgf]

Kompany's tactics getting exposed this early in the season is good to see. Glad they haven't racked up too many points before opponents realized that this Bayern might be the most vulnerable to counters of any Bayern side in recent memory.

Their attacking play is wild, but both Kimmich & Pavlovic need a more defensive & mobile/robust partner. What's so weird is that Goretzka was finally taking to that kind of holding 6 role next to Pavlovic last season...and he is physically perfect for the role...while Kimmich was thriving at RB.

...but Kompany changed that up and now their double pivot isn't providing enough cover to a defense that looks over-stretched any time their pressing fails to win the ball back high up the pitch.

 

[cgf]

Nice shot from Olise to put Bayern ahead again after a successful press won them the ball high up the pitch.

 

[cgf]

Marmoush with another to equalize things late in stoppage time, what a finale.

 

[luiginb]

Kevin Behrens is a homophobe and he's very sorry about it (that he got caught, that is)

 

[JoVel]

Kevin Behrens is a homophobe and he's very sorry about it (that he got caught, that is)

Behrens' sister is also happily(?) married to that child rapist from the Olympics. I am sure their family gatherings are lovely events to attend.

 

[cgf]

Glad he's no longer our problem but that's still really s***ty. I worry that Hollerbach is similarly s***ty. He's still young, so hopefully he expanded his worldview and doesn't pollute his mind with as much alpha-bro bulls*** anymore...but it's hard sometimes not to assume that he's just learned to be more quiet about it :-/

 

[cgf]

Anyways this international break is going well for the german NTs in action, so far. Our U21s secured the group with a match to spare. The senior team could secure a spot in the final round with a win and draw in the Bosnia. The U20s & U19s were able to turn games around & win after conceding the opener, and our U17s rolled to a dominant win.

...haven't watched that one yet but interested because it will be my first look at Matteo Palma. After a few starts for Udinese's U21 team, the 16yo Berliner has gotten his senior team debut in the Coppa Italia and made the bench for 5 Serie A matches this season; though he's still waiting for his Serie A debut.

Curious to see if he just developed early or if he has that beyond-his-years smoothness that Jeltsch has and Thiaw showed as a teenager.