Tag: Bayern Munich

Did Bayern München weakening the Bundesliga only hurt themselves?
5Apr By Javier MartinezNo Comments
Bundesliga, Features

Did Bayern München weakening the Bundesliga only hurt themselves?

Bayern München have always been known for poaching not only the best Bundesliga players, but signing them from their nearest league competitor. Throughout the years, particularly since the turn of the century, every time a Bundesliga challenger appeared (Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, and most recently RB Leipzig), their best players would always finish up at Bayern. Bayer Leverkusen: They challenged Bayern for the Bundesliga title in 2002 and reached the Pokal Cup and Champions League finals. Despite failing to win any of those competitions and giving rise to the club’s unfortunate nickname            ‘Neverkusen’, Bayern wasted no time in picking apart their team. The following season, Bayern signed Ballack and Zé Roberto, and then Lúcio a few seasons later. Since then Lever...
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Ranking the 10 best center backs in the world for 2023
18Mar By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features

Ranking the 10 best center backs in the world for 2023

The center back position is one of the most difficult to evaluate in football, because much of what makes the best center backs so effective is what they do off the ball. Paolo Maldini was famous for being able to shut strikers out of the match without even having to make a tackle, famously remarking that this was a sign of a great defender.  Yet at the same time, the best center backs in world football need to show they are capable of making decisive interventions when called upon. And there are even other central defenders who have the responsibility of pushing higher up the pitch to win the ball, particularly for possession-based, pressing teams like Bayern München. So here are the 10 best center backs in football today, ranked based on a combination of current play in the 2...
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Ranking the 10 best goalkeepers in the world in 2023
17Mar By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

Ranking the 10 best goalkeepers in the world in 2023

Goalkeepers don't get enough praise in the modern game, even though the best goalkeepers so often make the difference between victory and defeat. Look no further than Thibaut Courtois' heroics throughout the 2021/22 season for LaLiga and Champions League winners Real Madrid. Let's rank the 10 best goalkeepers in world football right now, at this very moment in time. That means the GOAT Manuel Neuer has to be taken out, but once he returns from a broken leg and gets back in form, he will surely rank on this list again. 10. Gianluigi Donnarumma, PSG A hero for the Italian national team in the 2020 European Championships, Gianluigi Donnarumma is a phenom who started his first Serie A match for Milan at the age of 16. Within just a few years, Donnarumma became the best goalkeeper in...
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Why Bayern are the team to watch for a Harry Kane transfer
8Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Bundesliga, Features

Why Bayern are the team to watch for a Harry Kane transfer

Bayern München are in the market for a new No. 9. Everyone knows it. After selling Robert Lewandowski in the summer transfer window to Barcelona so that the Polish superstar could embark upon a new challenge in an effort to obtain more respect for his legacy, Bayern decided to stand pat at striker. Their plan was to use Sadio Mané in the middle just like Liverpool did in the previous season, making him someone the likes of Leroy Sané, Serge Gnabry, and Kingsley Coman could play off of on the wings. Jamal Musiala and Thomas Müller would support him more centrally. Though there were some promising moments at the beginning, Mané didn't play his best football up top for Bayern. After Bayern moved him back to his best position on the left, he returned to his usual form. Eric Maxim C...
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Ranking the 10 best Bundesliga goalkeepers of 2023
18Nov By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Bundesliga, Features

Ranking the 10 best Bundesliga goalkeepers of 2023

Out of all of Europe's top five leagues, the Bundesliga is perhaps most famous for producing top-caliber goalkeepers. Aside from the most obvious star, Manuel Neuer, the league has produced great keepers in other leagues, such as Barcelona superstar Marc-André ter Stegen. Neuer remains a star in goal for Bayern München, but is he No. 1 on our list of the best Bundesliga goalkeepers? And which players join him on the list? Because the Bundesliga's keepers are about so much more than Neuer, as fans saw when Yann Sommer made sensational stops to help Switzerland upset France in the last Euros. 10. Péter Gulácsi, RB Leipzig RB Leipzig will hope Péter Gulácsi returns to top form after recovering from an injury. The Hungarian goalkeeper was once viewed as a sure-fire, top-three player at th...
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