2019 - 2020 Bundesliga Thread

MrFlyingV said:

God is Countinho garbage!! Seriously!!

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StuUKWI said:

Driving down his price so Liverpool can re-sign him on the cheap this summer?

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ChiSoxFan said:

Don’t know if Liverpool would want him. He doesn’t do much.

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MrFlyingV said:

Lewandowski out for a month with a tibia injury. Going to miss Schalke, Hoffenheim, Augsburg, Union Berlin and second Chelsea games. This is bad. Now we are going to see what they are made of. Might lose the Bundesliga with this. No Coman or Perisic either although Coman injury only 5 days or so. I see them moving Davies to left wing maybe and Alaba back to left back, with Hernandez and Boateng in the middle. Gnabry will play center. Coman at right when he gets healthy. Could get ugly. Who else can play up front?

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ChiSoxFan said:

They going to give Fiete-Arp a shot lol?

Yeah this impacts their BuLi campaign badly. I’m not worried about that Chelsea match at home. They will beat Chelsea without RL9.

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MrFlyingV said:

I don't about Fiete-Arp. The tough game will be the first one on the road at Hoffenheim. Schalke is a Pokal game so that could be a problem. Not so worried about Augsburg and Union Berlin. Chelsea all they to worry about is not lose by 4 goals. After that who knows. Fractured tibia it could be 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks you never with an injury.

I expect Muller to maybe play striker. Gnabry in his usual spot, but then who if Coman can't go? Davies or Arp? Who else is there? Zirksee maybe? Or they can play a 4-4-2 with an additional midfielder. Muller and Gnabry with midfield being Coutinho Goretzka Thiago Kimmich. Davies is the wildcard. He was a left wing until he came to Bayern.

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MrFlyingV said:

I don't about Fiete-Arp. The tough game will be the first one on the road at Hoffenheim. Schalke is a Pokal game so that could be a problem. Not so worried about Augsburg and Union Berlin. Chelsea all they to worry about is not lose by 4 goals. After that who knows. Fractured tibia it could be 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks you never with an injury.

I expect Muller to maybe play striker. Gnabry in his usual spot, but then who if Coman can't go? Davies or Arp? Who else is there? Zirksee maybe? Or they can play a 4-4-2 with an additional midfielder. Muller and Gnabry with midfield being Coutinho Goretzka Thiago Kimmich. Davies is the wildcard. He was a left wing until he came to Bayern.

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MrFlyingV said:

Best performance of the year until the fans fucked it up at the end. But back to game, it was clinical. No Lewandowski, no problem. May actually be good to play without Lewandowski for a bit.

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Payton said:

So let me ask, and I hate doing this but why not?..... Is Bayern pretty much a sure thing against Schalke tomorrow? As a Schalke follower, I know we suck and are owned by Bayern, but.... Didn’t know if in Pokal teams play whacked lineups and rest players, or if they’re in it to win it.... -350 Bayern is looking good to me, which is why I ask...

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Payton said:

So let me ask, and I hate doing this but why not?..... Is Bayern pretty much a sure thing against Schalke tomorrow? As a Schalke follower, I know we suck and are owned by Bayern, but.... Didn’t know if in Pokal teams play whacked lineups and rest players, or if they’re in it to win it.... -350 Bayern is looking good to me, which is why I ask...

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MrFlyingV said:

Yikes that was ugly...but I will take it with 6 key players injured. Anyways, past 2 tough games Hoffenheim and Shalke and they survived. Now Augsburg and Union Berlin. Should have Boateng back and Coman for those. Observations today:

1) Muller not a striker. Enough with that experiment.
2) Midfield pretty much clueless how to attack. Meant Gnabry pretty much nullified.
3) Now I see why Kimmich better at midfield. He was the star of game with his goal and at right back but Tolisso starting and Goretka too not much production from those two.
4) Defense was solid though minus Boateng, Sule, Hernandez.
5) Only one sub. I thought Hansi might use zero for this game. Thin roster meant starters were going the distance.

Ugly game as expected, but a win is a win and they move on in the Pokal. I will take it. Happy that one is over. Knew it was going to be trouble. Luckily Schalke brutal in the attack overall and possession.

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ChiSoxFan said:

Love Müller but he simply is not a striker, as you mentioned. Considering the injuries, this was a good win. FCB had 80% possession and Schalke parked the bus. Kimmich continues to show how versatile he is.

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MrFlyingV said:

Not a sure thing at all. Now Boateng and Hernandez are out too for this game. So no Boateng, Hernandez, Sule, Lewandowski, Coman, Perisic today. Midfield is fine, but defense and front line could be shaky. Looks like Kimmich is going to play right back, so that means Kimmich, Pavard, Alaba, Davies...but if it goes extra time could be trouble with replacements in the back or front. Everyone needs to step up like last week against Hoffenheim. Best game of the year last week and only one without Lewandowski. We'll see.

I see Nubel is having a falling out at Schalke? May be benched today. He had another howler against Koln last week.

Game is on TV on ESPN Deportes or ESPNU at 11:45 out west here.

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