http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/ en Copyright 2012 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:27:18 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The transfer window, though ultimately stagnant for Bayern Munich, was not without our particular brand of FC Hollywood drama. Danijel Pranjic and Franck Ribery have both publicly voiced their displeasure with January's lack-of-outcome. http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2012/02/two_sides_of_the_same_coin.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2012/02/two_sides_of_the_same_coin.php Previews and Reviews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:27:18 -0500 Hello, February! The transfer window has come and gone, and Christian Nerlinger wasn't lying: Nobody came and nobody went. The closest things Bayern has to new signings are the imminent arrival of Arjen Robben's third child, and of course, all of us: Bayern's 12th men. Pfffft. http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2012/02/the_good_the_bad_the_scrappy.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2012/02/the_good_the_bad_the_scrappy.php Previews and Reviews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:40:57 -0500 Eight days of humility. Not only did we get our proverbial butts kicked by 'Gladbach last Friday, then the Bayern PR team becomes the laughing stock of the footballing world with an ill-timed "new signing" press conference. Ah, another Facebook application! Just what I always wanted! Errrrrr... nope. I was, however, recovering from London and sleeping through the whole PR stunt. So, I wasn't really too bothered. http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2012/01/bayern_wolves.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2012/01/bayern_wolves.php Previews and Reviews Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:37:38 -0500 "We started extremely s***tily. In stages, it was OK, then it was s***t again. Then we tried again and then it was s***t once more." - Thomas Mueller rather neatly sums it up. Ah, and we all had such high hopes for this match, now, didn't we? Coming off a stellar winter training camp, all the Bayern players happy, all the bosses exuberant and Schweinstieger fit... What could possibly go wrong? http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2012/01/degladbachle.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2012/01/degladbachle.php Previews and Reviews Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:43:28 -0500 Ahhhh... so the Rueckrunde is finally here. Many of us were bored for a month, or settling for watching matches in other leagues; but with the European Championships in June, I will take this break in stride- not only for the DFB, but also Bayern Munich. I have a feeling it will pay dividends. http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2012/01/rueckrunde.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2012/01/rueckrunde.php Previews and Reviews Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:19:54 -0500 Hello, all. I am hoping everyone had a fabulous holiday season! Mine was work-filled and super-annoying, but such is the life of a bartender. Recovering from a rocky finish to the first half of the season, die Roten are currently in mid-season practice in the middle of the desert, and, as I'm writing this, are matching up against Al-Alhy: the Egyptian powerhouse. http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2012/01/midseason_stretch.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2012/01/midseason_stretch.php Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:48:09 -0500 In a turn-around of what was originally expected, Jupp Heynckes did, indeed, field a sub-par starting XI in Manchester on Wednesday. With Bastian Schweinsteiger still out for a couple of weeks, Toni Kroos and Arjen Robben not even making the flight to Ingerland, and then the subsequent flu scares of Thomas Mueller and Mario Gomez, Jupp let the bench play. http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/12/how_to_lose_in_manchester.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/12/how_to_lose_in_manchester.php Champions League Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:11:49 -0500 *In legendary boxing announcer Micheal Buffer's voice* In the powder blue corner, the challenger for progression to the Champions League elimination rounds: The Citizens! Manchester City FC! Winners of England's Premiere title in '37 and '68, and FA Cup winner in 2010. And, in the red corner, die Roten! (And the crowd goes wild!) The Rekordmeisters of Deutschland! Winners of 22 Bundesliga titles, 15 Pokal titles, one Europa League title and four Champions League titles: FC Baaaaaayerrrrnnnn Muuuuuuuenchen! *Cue "Champions League Anthem"*!]]> http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/12/blue_corner_red_corner.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/12/blue_corner_red_corner.php Champions League Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:40:20 -0500 Tuesday afternoon I was sitting in my local, waiting for the Champions League matches to begin. The television showing Bayern - Villareal was next to the one showing the Napoli - Manchester City match; so, I was next to a bunch of City supporters. And since everyone knows I write this column, I field a lot of questions about Bayern, in particular, and German football, in general. http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/11/i_laugh_at_your_group_of_death.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/11/i_laugh_at_your_group_of_death.php Champions League Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:29:46 -0500 After the disappointment that was the Hannover 96 match, die Roten have racked up an impressive-sounding ten goals in two subsequent outings. Well, I say "impressive-sounding" because when you consider the opponents- FC Ingolstadt and FC Nuernberg- the results were to be fully expected. http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/11/fortress.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/11/fortress.php Champions League Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:26:16 -0500 http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/10/unlucky.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/10/unlucky.php Previews and Reviews Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:59:35 -0500 You knew it was going to happen eventually, right? But, I can guarantee you didn't think it would happen in this fashion. Holger Badstuber's own goal on 39 minutes at Napoli put an end to Manuel Neuer's remarkable streak of 1147 minutes without conceding. http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/10/1147.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/10/1147.php Previews and Reviews Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:18:49 -0500 catenaccio-style football is maddening for me to sit through. If you take a look at this weekend's Serie A results, you'll see what I mean.]]> http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/10/a_tricky_match_in_italy.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/10/a_tricky_match_in_italy.php Champions League Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:46:14 -0500 I have, up to this point in the season, been hesitant to express how good Bayern Munich actually are, but after watching clinic-upon-clinic-upon-clinic ('Gladbach and Hoffenheim notwithstanding)... ...I've got to tell you, we freakin' rock. Unglaublich. Wahnsinn. Schoen. Wirklich. Whatever superlative words, in English or German, I can come up with, I'm feeling pretty free to use them now. http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/10/i_believe.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/10/i_believe.php Previews and Reviews Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:43:16 -0500 "Was passiert im Oktoberfest bliebt im Oktoberfest".]]> http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/10/oktoberfest_roundup.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/bayern/archives/2011/10/oktoberfest_roundup.php Previews and Reviews Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:28:37 -0500