nešto gledam ove godišnje plače igrača, i moram priznat da kroos definitivno zaslužuje malo veći plus što se toga tiče. nadam se da će se i ta saga napokon završit i da ostaje s nama

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Mandžo odlazi: Golovi ništa ne mogu promijeniti

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kad bi se barem moglo nekako iskalkulirat pa da bayern dobije što manje novaca za odštetu...manje nego što su dali za mandžukića, a da opet ode u dobar, jak klub. je da tih desetak milijuna ne bi značilo ništa pretjerano, al opet.

Bayern Freiburg preview: rotating against the shell shocked

Bayern Freiburg preview: the Bavarians host SC Freiburg on Saturday in Munich, barely a few days before an important clash against Arsenal in the Champions League. Did anybody say rotation?

Freiburg, lacking leadership (among other things)

Injuries: Hedenstad, Pilar, Terrazzino, Freis

Their fans used to chant “We go down, we go up, we go into the UEFA Cup” in the 1990's. Right now, the “Brazilians of Breisgau” are looking anything but Brazilian. They are in the lowest possible part of their usual cycle, threatened with relegation if they don’t play better football.

Having finished fifth in the Bundesliga last season, the team led by coach Christian Streich lost a number of key players in the summer transfer window. It is left with a young, inexperienced squad that rapidly crashed out of Europa League. The pressing, attacking flair and energy of last year are almost gone. A recent win against Leverkusen, fighting back twice to win 3:2, was a pleasant surprise.

Freiburg only has three outstanding guys, with a thin supporting cast.

Oliver Baumann is one of the finest German keepers although he gifted three goals on Matchday 10.

Matthias Ginter. We have been talking about central defenders in December, before the January rumour mill got going. And some asked me on ask.fm what I thought of Ginter. It is worth repeating here. Very smart CB, who reads the play well, with good movement on and off the ball. He can jump in to help the attack at the right time. Precisely the kind of guy I want on my team. And he’s just 20 years old. I’m jealous that Freiburg has him and I want Bayern to sign him this summer.

Another central defender, Fallou Diagné, is a gifted dribbler, ball winner and clearing machine.

What about striker Admir Mehmedi, on loan from Kiev? The most dangerous scorer on the squad with the departure of Max Kruse. His runs are surgical and his long range shots are spectacular. He seems to pull the trigger effortlessly, surprising keepers in the process. Attacking midfielder Vladimir Darida will somestimes impress, as he did with a cut in and shoot to score a beauty against Nürnberg in November. But he doesn’t always play.

Freiburg took players on loan to minimize their losses. They borrowed defensive midfielder Gelson Fernandes from Lisbon. He’s good on challenges and dribbles but isn’t immune to making mistakes and fouling. I’ve seen him lose his footing to concede a goal on Matchday 3. Midfielder Francis Coquelin, from Arsenal, is a strong passer who wins the ball in the air and helps the defence. His passing accuracy could improve.

Freiburg doesn’t have experienced guys to provide guidance. Unless you consider a couple of 28 year-olds to be enough…

The results are not pretty. The defence has been confused, without much positioning or timing against ball carriers. Its pressing almost non-existent, giving away space faster than a sugar daddy gives money away.

The weak midfield has a short passing game, but it is unable to put throughballs in the area. Jonathan Schmid on the right flank, is the only true creative force. The attack overloads the wings but generates only three shots on target per game… which is precisely the number of shots blocked defensively. Scoring in open play is a rarity and 30% of their goals come from set pieces.

As a result, SCF spends 31% of its time in its own half. Woof.

Possible lineup

Bayern, thinking about the Gunners

Injuries: Ribéry, Badstuber. Suspended: Mandzukic

The Reds entering an important stage of the season with Champions League football resuming. The first leg against Arsenal is taking place on Wednesday. Hannover follows quickly. Bigger Bundesliga fixtures are scheduled against Schalke and Wolfsburg.

I expect a heavy dose of rotation against Freiburg, so that the boys have fresh legs against the Gunners in midweek. It is necessary and affordable against a much weaker opponent.

Not having Franck Ribéry makes that more complicated, but I am 100% sure that Pep Guardiola will employ Xherdan Shaqiri on the left flank to give Mario Götze a rest. Since Toni Kroos played on Wednesday, he could be rested for CL action. It could be a good plan to make Bastian Schweinsteiger play 45 minutes in this game, either as a starter or substitute.

This is the right moment to get Javi Martinez into the groove. He hasn’t been the busiest DM lately and a 90-minute trot would be wise. If I were the coach, I would keep Rafinha at right-back and plan on using Philipp Lahm there against Arsenal. The likes of Thomas Müller and Claudio Pizarro should also start to rest Arjen Robben and replace the suspended Mario Mandzukic.

Tactically, beating Freiburg shouldn’t be too difficult. Bayern will dominate possession against a team that struggles to get the ball out of its own end. It could be endless fun to take advantage of their defensive weaknesses, although winning a one-on-one challenge against Ginter could prove difficult.

As long as the defence can contain Mehmedi’s runs and shut down Schmid’s passing lanes, Freiburg shouldn’t generate many scoring chances.

I predict a win, by two goals.

Possible lineup

Refurbished cannons? A look at Arsenal

Arsenal Bayern: FCB visits the Gunners for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday. A rematch of last season’s tie, this year will surely prove to be a harder test for FC Bayern, who will face a massively improved Gunners squad who are still firmly in the challenge for the Premier League. We offer you an insight on Wenger’s team.

The facts

Despite offering quite a sorry display against Liverpool in the weekend, much to Piers Morgan’s dismay, Arsenal have been on quite good form in this season. Let’s take a look at the numbers.

Premier League form

Arsenal are currently second in the Premier League, sitting one point behind Chel$ea. They have done actually quite well. You see, at this point last season, they were fifth, struggling to clinch a CL playoff spot. They crashed out of every cup competition in England, with a notable penalty shootout loss to fourth-division Bradford City.

Fans were calling out for Arsene Wenger to be sacked and the whole team overhauled. Giroud was criticised as lacking commitment, and Podolski was labeled as insufficient to give the team enough attacking proficiency to be a serious title contender. Harsh things, day in, day out.

I’ll bet that Arsene Wenger will be saying “Well, look at me now, suckers”.

Arsenal have played a total of 38 games this season, attaining the following balance:

- 25 wins
- 6 draws
- 7 defeats

These aren’t bad numbers at all.

Let’s take a look at their home form in the Premier League only. Arsenal have played 13 games at home, winning 9, drawing 3 and losing only 1. What’s more, they’ve only conceded six goals at home in the Premier League this season. That is pretty wild, about half a goal per game is nothing to sneeze at.

What lies behind these numbers?

Arsenal, as a squad, isn’t that much different than what it was last year. If we take a look at the transfers into the squad at summer, we can only fathom Mesut Özil as being a relevant one. And the German, true to himself, has signed his time at Arsenal with the label of inconsistency. Brilliant in some games, absolutely MIA in others. Like against Liverpool last weekend.

I’ll give you a few very abstract answers to the question of why Arsenal, without much input, suddenly is such a massively better team.

Here you are:

Jack Wilshere
Aaron Ramsey
Oliver Giroud

These three guys are currently going through a footballing Renaissance. The former two suddenly are world-class midfielders, and the latter suddenly learned how to score a damn goal. So much so that he is Arsenal’s top scorer in all competitions with 14 goals.

But that is half the answer. You see, Wenger has always had, on paper, a magnificent set of players. But this year, he has actually lined them up correctly.

Arsenal have lately made quite a bit of use of 4-5-1. Wenger has figured, since he has so many offensive midfielders, he might as well just use them all. And that is a good call.

If you have the right guys, like Wenger does, 4-5-1 allows you to put a tremendous amount of pressure on the opposition when they regain possession, potentially making the task of getting the ball back much simpler. And with guys with the quality of Rosicky, Cazorla and Arteta, not to mention Özil, attacking play is also much simpler when you’re already in the attacking third. This has been the secret of Arsenal so far. High pressure, to get the ball back high up the field and take advantage of the superb quality of the offensive sector of the team.

But when Arsenal are put under some pressure themselves, as proved by Liverpool, they can be quite hopeless. Mertesacker, for instance, is a very decent centre-back, but a slow one as well. As an example, he would be no match for Mandzukic’s pace and running, nor would he be able to anticipate a cut by Robben. Arsenal’s weakness is the very weakness they have learned to exploit. When forced to defend, Arsenal are quite prone to error, despite what a second-spot Premier League campaign suggests.

I expect Bayern to be aware of this and apply their own midfield quality to force Arsenal back to their own half and into panic mode. We certainly have more quality in that aspect, Özil and Cazorla included, and if Pep uses 4-2-3-1, we’ll also have a defensive advantage. It’ll be no use for Arsenal to have more offensive midfielders if they don’t get ahold of the ball where and when it matters during the game. It’ll be up to the boys to keep the gunners at bay.

Because, make no mistake, when they attack, they are very damn dangerous.

So be careful, kids.

Ne znam čemu ovakav post. Meni također ide Guardiola na živce s time, ali Bayern je Mandži omogućio nešto što nisu napravili ni Ibrahimović ni mnogi veliki igrači. Frajer je u jednoj sezoni osvojio sve što se može osvojiti, pa ne znam baš da je i on toliko siroti za žaliti. Osim toga, podigao si je rejting u tom Bayernu, danas vrijedi suvo zlato i zbog tog Bayerna. Došao novi trener, ima drugačiju viziju, pa jebiga hvala i doviđenja. Rastanak, pa šta. Bitno je da si u ovom trenutku može birati klub koji je također konkurentan za naslove i ajmo dalje.

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