Bundesliga Splashes

A bitter loss for Werder Bremen in the UEFA-Cup final yesterday, as they were defeated 2-1 by Schachtjor Donezk in extra-time. Without players like Diego, Per Mertesacker or Hugo Almeida, Bremen hoped to get through the extra 30minutes and into the penalty shoot-up while having with Tim Wiese an excellent goalkeeper between the posts. Unfortunately this Tim Wiese was not absolutely guiltless, allowing Jadson to score the cup winning goal in the 97^th minute. Eh, well, as much as I pity Werder, but on a certain level a blatherskite like Wiese deserved that.

After five years Eintracht Frankfurt’s coach Friedhelm Funkel resigned from his job, losing more and more advocates in the club. For several weeks now the entire stands shouted for his sacking, apparently because the club didn’t qualify for the Champions League or at least the UEFA-Cup. Which club do they think they support? With holding the 13^th spot in the tables the team stands where they belong to. No more, no less. Let’s see whom they present as Funkel’s successor. Fans like that would actually deserve a Lothar Matthäus as their new coach. I cross my fingers to that!

Therefore did Jürgen Klinsmann arrange for the hoot of the week by claiming that he would have had led Bayern to the Bundesliga championship. His first interview after his dismissal was a sweeping swipe against the Bayern management and several players. A bit of injured pride came to the surface, while he justified his behavior and clarified his actions. True words but it’s highly doubtable that he would’ve led the club to the Meisterschaft. Although it’s all left to speculations I question whether the team would’ve shown the spirit and the performance they currently have…

One of the players Klinsmann attacked was Lukas Podolski who learned to love the Bavarian club during the last days of his engagement. ‘This is the best club in Germany’ he said, while he has already packed up his belongings and sold his home in Munich. Although he is looking forward to return to his home in Cologne and to eat at his mom’s place again, he is going to miss his colleagues at FC Bayern. That’s why he left the back door open for another return, because ‘you never know’.