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Champions League 12/13

Tony Montana

Dortmund fans are incredible.

The Premier League needs to look up to the Bundesliga and take serious notes.

Kel Varnsen

we can forget about signing any dortmund's players. at least any of the more important players; too expensive and they'd chose other clubs ahead of us.

Bold Tone

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
Alfonso wold love klopp

Everyone here, (i think), would take him without hesitation.

Timbob

Dortmund look ridiculously fit. Must have got the number for Barca's dealer.

y va marquer

Mourinho not looking so special these days

goon

Kel Varnsen wrote:
we can forget about signing any dortmund's players. at least any of the more important players; too expensive and they'd chose other clubs ahead of us.

I think we're more likely to be competing for similar level players.

Clrnc

Claudius wrote:
Guys, how far behind these German teams are we? Is it only two or three good players, or is there a coaching gap as well?

We are one tier behind.

Just take a look at our team compared to them. Every position they are better than us.

Its unbelievable really. 2 seasons ago it looks like nobody could properly challenge the Spanish teams without being lucky. The Spanish teams were so far ahead, they have the best players by miles, so much more financial power etc.

Now they have more than caught up, they overtook them. We are behind the German clubs in terms of coaching(so well drilled), youth setup, scouting, financial power (bayern only) and support wise.

Timothy wrote:
Clrnc wrote:
Exactly! I dont get it, especially when they owe so much to the club.

I can only assume they are getting paid absolute buttons. Otherwise it doesn't make much sense.

They'll look silly trying to explain why they've left if Dortmund do Bayern in the final.

I hope they play to their potential and give Bayern a good defeat, not trying to please their new club.

I can't believe they left really. Klopp is building something special there. Anyway, they have got their replacements secured already. Dortmund agreed deal with Son-Heung Min.

Clrnc

Kel Varnsen wrote:
we can forget about signing any dortmund's players. at least any of the more important players; too expensive and they'd chose other clubs ahead of us.

We are seriously quite a downgrade at the moment. People need to get realistic.

Anyway, we have seen how Mourinho always setup his teams to defend leads. Now, lets see how he attacks.

Clrnc

Fun Fact. Legia Warsaw offered Lewandowski to Spurs for 5m. They chose Pavlyuchenko instead.

Lewandowski is only the 2nd player to score 4 goals in UCL after Messi.

Lewandowski is the first player to score a hattrick against Madrid in UCL.

Bold Tone

What do managers/scouts look for when choosing players? Brown envelopes?
In many cases it, simply, cannot be ability as even a doofus could see the potential in this player during the Euros when Poland played Russia.

lorddulaarsenal

Lewandowski is also the only player named Lewandowski to score in the champions league

lorddulaarsenal

Y va are you still super impressed with khedira?

Mirth

Love Klopp's interview.

y va marquer

😆 Nope
It's all Gundogan tonight.
That Madrid team was creaking.

Bold Tone

Bundes is now ahead of Liga

Mirth

Subotic has an American accent.

Unexpected.

y va marquer

General Mirth wrote:
Subotic has an American accent.

Unexpected.

Not when you see the baseball cap peak swivelled to the back 🙂

Mirth

Have Manchester United ever signed a German player?

Tony Montana

y va marquer wrote:
General Mirth wrote:
Subotic has an American accent.

Unexpected.

Not when you see the baseball cap peak swivelled to the back 🙂

He moved to Salt Lake City and Florida.

Yeah I wikied it after hearing him.

Clrnc

Today everybody will be raving about Lewandowski, but truth to be told, Gundogan was fantastic, Reus was magnificent, Bender was everywhere.

Anyway, this is how they did it, the Germans.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/writers/raphael_honigstein/07/01/germany.reinvention/index.html

Their fitness are improved by American specialists introduced by Klinsmann. Both semis, German team's organisation and fitness are so much better than their Spanish counterparts.

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