Saturday, March 09, 2013
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Friday, January 4, 2013
What Spurs fans can expect from Lewis Holtby
First of all: He’s better than Marko Marin. Way better. Lightyears
better. They don’t even play in the same universe. Beyond that, Lewis
Holtby really is an above average Bundesliga midfielder. Extremely
versatile, good on the ball and, of course, still young enough to
improve in the future. The 22-year-old pulled of a few ‘man of the
match’ performances at the start of this season, but failed to impress
in the later stages of the Hinrunde.
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That brings us straight to his main weakness:...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
RIP Alex Alves
The former Hertha striker tragically died from leukemia today - at the age of only 37. He was best known for his flamboyance and of course this tremendous 55 yards strike which was voted 'Goal of the Year' in 2000:
Gone but not forgott...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Gender Equality at German Non-League Grounds
It is one of the phenomena of the non-league scene that hasn't changed since my childhood days – female football fans often have to pay considerably less at the gates than their male counterparts. Interestingly, this oddity approximately starts below the Oberligen (level 5) and can be observed throughout the country.
For example, women only have to pay € 1,50 at Westphalian level 6 side SV Holzwickede. Men not entitled to any reduction have to settle up four times that price:
Once, twice, four times a lady
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Felix Wiedwald and the worst red card decision ever
What a villainous assault:
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Screen derby: Roman Neustädter vs. Marco Reus
Prior to last Saturday's Revierderby between Dortmund and Schalke, Former Mönchengladbach teammates Marco Reus and Roman Neustädter already did a simulation of the eagerly anticipated matchup with FIFA 13.
As we all know now, in ze real life Schalke come off better for the first time since early 2010. On the Xbox however, the game ended with an amicably draw.
Full time: Silly Baseball Cap City 1-1 Silly Baseball Cap United...
Monday, October 8, 2012
From Düren to Hero: Andreas Lambertz
Lambertz in 2004 vs. GFC Düren
American sportsfans have it good: A rebound is a rebound is a rebound. An RBI …
In football, however, it's always a bit tricky when it comes to individual statistics. To this day, no one could give me a convincing explanation of how a "Zweikampf" (mixture of tackle and 50-50) is exacty defined. Where do short passes stop, where do long passes begin?
Ever since the emergence of companies like Opta or Impire, statistics evaluation has been transformed into an absurd record hunting business.
NEW RECORD: four headed goals in seven games with unwashed ears. You name it.
Despite that, no football player...
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Coldplay and Leon Andreasen – Never meant to cause you trouble
A spider web and it's me in the middle
Having last played in April 2010(!), Leon Andreasen's cinderella-esque return into Hannover's first team was _the_ story of the still young 2012-2013 campaign. The Dane even managed to score the team's first goal of the season at St. Pats' (Europa League qualifier).
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28 months of suffering seemed to have come to an end. Well, at least until yesterday's 4-1 Bundesliga victory over Nuremberg. Andreasen had to come off after twisting his knee at one...
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