2012/2013 Bundesliga Thread

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Not worth it yet. Cagey, although Dortmund are starting to dominate a little early in the second half.

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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Toni Kroos with a BRILLIANT goal in the 67th minute!

1-0 FCB!

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1-1 Gotze

Horrible clearance.

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Bayern had 3 golden chances at the end, but Weidenfeller made some amazing saves to keep the draw. 1-1.

Should have been a win though, ****. Wanted to see Gomez on earlier; Mandzukic was ineffective for... the entire game.

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United won. Jus' sayin'.

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****ing Weidenfeller. Should have been 2-1

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Originally Posted by Porn Player

United won. Jus' sayin'.

Did United play a team that topped both Man City and Dortmund in the CL? lol United are gonna be out in the round of 16 or QF.

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Originally Posted by Porn Player

United won. Jus' sayin'.

Conceding 3 to Reading.

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With Badstuber tearing his ACL, what do you think about buying Höwedes this winter? He could back up the CB(4th option) but also be the backup RB(sell Rafinha next summer). Could he back up LB as well? I know he can on FIFA 13

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11 point lead on Leverkusen, 14 on Dortmund

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Götze with a hattrick against Hannover. Really hope he finds his way to Bayern somehow.

Müller extends till 2017 and Huntelaar is expected to sign a 2 year extension in the coming days.

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Bayern-Dortmund in the Pokal Quarter Finals. At the Allianz Arena.

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Originally Posted by Nimreitz

Bayern-Dortmund in the Pokal Quarter Finals. At the Allianz Arena.

Yeah I was rooting for this. With the German national team coming to the US for 2 games in end of May/early June, whoever is playing in the CL Finals and/or DFB Pokal cannot make the trip. The Real Madrid duo cannot make it regardless since La Liga still continues then. I want Dortmund out, assuming Bayern is making the CL Finals anyways Would love to see Götze, Gündogan, Hummels, Reus, Schmelzer, Bender. Looks like Schürrle and the other Bender brother will be making the trip with Leverkusens loss to Wolfsburg.

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Holtby is for sure not re-signing with Schalke. He's either heading to the EPL or to Bayern with a loan out elsewhere the first year.

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You are by far my best source for info about German nationals. At least this forum is good for something. Holtby is super interesting because he's really good and like 22 years old or thereabouts. I don't think he'll end up at Bayern just because I don't think he can start negotiating a deal until May 1 with a domestic club, but for a foreign club he can start negotiating on January 1. Now, Bayern are famous for tapping up players like this, but I also just don't see him as being a guy who could get into the Bayern first XI in the next 3 years, which makes the transfer unlikely to me, even for free. I think it's between Arsenal (a bunch of Germans, could really use him) and Everton (his English father is an Everton fan and raised him as a fan as well). Everton seems like a longshot until you realize that 1) there's no transfer fee involved and 2) Fellaini is gone for sure. If you consider that there's no transfer fee, even a very high salary for Holtby could pretty much be entirely covered by the Fellaini sale. The Toffees could make it happen if they are willing to break their wage structure, and as such I think they are the favorites even though it doesn't make as much sense as Arsenal.

People say Liverpool are involved too, but I just don't see that at all. Pool need strikers and while they could use Holtby, I don't think it would be a great fit for their system or in terms of ability. I think Holtby would find himself in a real dogfight with guys like Sterling and Gerrard.