Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[Oluwa-btc]

Kane can't be described as a loss of form because he's a player who has never lost his quality and has always given his best every single season. We can simply talk about the waste of time he's had, effectively playing for Tottenham and failing to win anything. Had he made a change sooner, he probably would have achieved more.

He was fortunate to get his one hundred goals for Bayern Munich in ninety-eight games after finding himself on the scoresheet on Friday night.
All these win should be for the unbelievers, who went as far as branding him a curse during his first season with Bayern Munich. I can not even understand how football fans buy into everything said by the media. With all these numbers and stuff, my hot take is that the Ballon d'Or is his to win this time around and if Harry Kane doesn't emerge winner, I'll take it that the words of Cristiano Ronaldo are valid on how the Ballon d'Or has lost their credibility.

[kriminall]

Olise has always been a good player since he was playing for Crystal Palace, but the reason why he is not that recognised or popular is because he was playing for a Crystal Palace that is not a big club, he was well recognised when he joined Bayern Munich, and i believe that if he was playing for Real Madrid or Barcelona he will be seen as the best player in the world, he also deserves the Ballon Dior but people do not recognise his performance despite having a good season.

Olise is a kind of player that every team will be happy to have in their squad, he is very good in attacking, he can defend, his goal scoring ability is very good and he is not a selfish player, Real Madrid want him but they know that Bayern will not sell him, the only way for him to win Ballon Dior and become the best player in the world is to join a big club like Real Madrid or Barcelona that has many fans.

I agree with you, playing for a big club increases your chances to be recognised, there are several players who are so good with their feet, I mean the foot work with the ball but because of where they currently are, they are not easily seen. Sometimes these players perform so good but because of the nature of the club such performances don't always win you games because a tree doesn't make a forest. When Olise left and started playing with stars, that's when he was noticed because his work rate and skills is now more visible compared to when he was at Palace.

That's true, and many players have regretted overstaying at some clubs where the ovation is being killed. Look at Harry Kane as an example. When he was in Tottenham, everyone knew he was good, but the wider football world always attached him to a lesser Spurs because they weren't winning the biggest football trophies.The second he moved to Bayern Munich, the narrative instantly changed. Before then, he kept doing the same thing for a decade, but suddenly he was worthy as Ballon d'Or candidate because he was wearing a valuable shirt that carries global spotlight and regularly wins league titles. You can see that the guy didn't magically get better, but the club just got bigger.

Of course, if you want to win such prestigious awards, besides your individual talent, your team's success is also expected. Harry Kane became a strong contender for this award after his transfer to Bayern Munich. If he had stayed at Tottenham, his name probably wouldn't even have been mentioned. He carried Tottenham for a long time, but he made the best decision of his career by transferring to Bayern Munich. Hopefully, we can watch him at this high level in Germany for a few more years.

[Sunshine1525]

Kane can't be described as a loss of form because he's a player who has never lost his quality and has always given his best every single season. We can simply talk about the waste of time he's had, effectively playing for Tottenham and failing to win anything. Had he made a change sooner, he probably would have achieved more.

He was fortunate to get his one hundred goals for Bayern Munich in ninety-eight games after finding himself on the scoresheet on Friday night.
All these win should be for the unbelievers, who went as far as branding him a curse during his first season with Bayern Munich. I can not even understand how football fans buy into everything said by the media. With all these numbers and stuff, my hot take is that the Ballon d'Or is his to win this time around and if Harry Kane doesn't emerge winner, I'll take it that the words of Cristiano Ronaldo are valid on how the Ballon d'Or has lost their credibility.

Ever genuine football lover that's not sentimental can agree that it's Harry Kane's time to win the Ballon D'or, even if i were a Barca fan I'll still say same, that dude deserves it so it should be given to him. However it's only someone that doesn't watch Kane play that would say he's cursed at Bayern Munich.

If it were at Tottenham, i can agree cause he wasted his career being loyal to them, if Kane had left to a better club at more youthful age than this he would've challenged lot of top footballers back then but it's better late than never and i hope his hardwork is crowned with the Ballon D'or title.

[Adbitco]

Ever genuine football lover that's not sentimental can agree that it's Harry Kane's time to win the Ballon D'or, even if i were a Barca fan I'll still say same, that dude deserves it so it should be given to him. However it's only someone that doesn't watch Kane play that would say he's cursed at Bayern Munich.

If it were at Tottenham, i can agree cause he wasted his career being loyal to them, if Kane had left to a better club at more youthful age than this he would've challenged lot of top footballers back then but it's better late than never and i hope his hardwork is crowned with the Ballon D'or title.

Yamal said he deserves it as well, but most of us knows his not even the best player at Barcelona, if not that the team and fans have sidelined Raphinha in important awards like this, he claimed he won it all and that goals shouldn't be used. Trophies and performance should be, then I asked did he have a better season than Neves of PSG, that guy was so exceptional for his PSG as they went on to win their second successive Champions League including their league, they have also won the UEFA super cup but here Yamal talking of performance, someone that ghosted almost throughout the WC, Mbappe and Kane had a better performance than him in the WC stage. Rodri only had a wonderful WC campaign, I can't use only the WC to judge him for an award that required a year long performance. Kane has done exceptionally well for Bayern Munich, I would also agree that he deserves the award. But I know the award has long lost it's credibility, they won't give it to Kane, just be ure of this.

[SmartCharpa]

Leipzig need to improve their performance after the international break. This performance isn’t going to take them anywhere, though it is too early to say whether they will improve their performance. They missed the Champions league last season due their lack of consistency last two seasons. This season that they are back to the tournament, I hope they pass through the group stage.

Same-thing that make the Leipzig missed champions league last season they’ve started this season again, imagine that the season has not gone far but they’ve conceding many goals in both the Bundesliga and champions and expect improvement from this team. Anyway there’s possibility that they can improve, but looking how their performances is going on currently there’s not a sign yet. This is the season that they suppose take the season serious, but are still there wast their chances that will lead them towards the next level of the competition.

Leipzig can still turn things around to return back to their winning ways, the season is very early to continue with this performance. Leipzig is one of the best teams in Bundesliga, even in term of producing quality players. Leipzig has been producing quality players for the past two years, at this point they shouldn’t be struggling with their games in the league. If they can get better, maybe they can also compete for the league title this season.

Dortmund is the only team that won their all matches this season across all the competitions. Dortmund always disappoints their fans at the end of the season, otherwise, I would have say they are the favorite team to compete with Bayern Munich for the title, but their performance will start to reduce at the middle of the season.

[Zackz5000]

Olise has always been a good player since he was playing for Crystal Palace, but the reason why he is not that recognised or popular is because he was playing for a Crystal Palace that is not a big club, he was well recognised when he joined Bayern Munich, and i believe that if he was playing for Real Madrid or Barcelona he will be seen as the best player in the world, he also deserves the Ballon Dior but people do not recognise his performance despite having a good season.

Olise is a kind of player that every team will be happy to have in their squad, he is very good in attacking, he can defend, his goal scoring ability is very good and he is not a selfish player, Real Madrid want him but they know that Bayern will not sell him, the only way for him to win Ballon Dior and become the best player in the world is to join a big club like Real Madrid or Barcelona that has many fans.

I agree with you, playing for a big club increases your chances to be recognised, there are several players who are so good with their feet, I mean the foot work with the ball but because of where they currently are, they are not easily seen. Sometimes these players perform so good but because of the nature of the club such performances don't always win you games because a tree doesn't make a forest. When Olise left and started playing with stars, that's when he was noticed because his work rate and skills is now more visible compared to when he was at Palace.

That's true, and many players have regretted overstaying at some clubs where the ovation is being killed. Look at Harry Kane as an example. When he was in Tottenham, everyone knew he was good, but the wider football world always attached him to a lesser Spurs because they weren't winning the biggest football trophies.The second he moved to Bayern Munich, the narrative instantly changed. Before then, he kept doing the same thing for a decade, but suddenly he was worthy as Ballon d'Or candidate because he was wearing a valuable shirt that carries global spotlight and regularly wins league titles. You can see that the guy didn't magically get better, but the club just got bigger.

Harry Kane was good when he was at Tottenham Hotspur every one knows he is a good strikers, but he wasn't winning trophies that was why he never got the recognition he has gotten now that he is in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich already knew Harry Kane was good that was why they bought him to help strengthen the attack of the team and that is what he came to do, he was even scoring more goals more than he was scoring in Spur because he was in the best team in the league, so players aren't supposed to be in a team for too long when the team is not winning trophies. Harry Kane has achieve alot in a short time with Bayern Munich.

[Nheer]

Ever genuine football lover that's not sentimental can agree that it's Harry Kane's time to win the Ballon D'or, even if i were a Barca fan I'll still say same, that dude deserves it so it should be given to him. However it's only someone that doesn't watch Kane play that would say he's cursed at Bayern Munich.

If it were at Tottenham, i can agree cause he wasted his career being loyal to them, if Kane had left to a better club at more youthful age than this he would've challenged lot of top footballers back then but it's better late than never and i hope his hardwork is crowned with the Ballon D'or title.

You're not wrong, Harry Kane is a strong contender for the award. He has really performed well throughout the season and I wouldn't be surprised if he wins it. Many people are of the same opinion that he deserves it and should win based on his performance. The only issue is that the criteria for the award isn't always clear. Sometimes achievements seem to carry more weight and other times individual stats are given more importance so it's difficult to know what the voters will prioritize this time. I don't think non of the contenders did better than him.

[lombok]

You're not wrong, Harry Kane is a strong contender for the award. He has really performed well throughout the season and I wouldn't be surprised if he wins it. Many people are of the same opinion that he deserves it and should win based on his performance. The only issue is that the criteria for the award isn't always clear. Sometimes achievements seem to carry more weight and other times individual stats are given more importance so it's difficult to know what the voters will prioritize this time. I don't think non of the contenders did better than him.

Indeed, it is no secret that the ability to score goals has put the attacker in a place where he is the most likely one to get the title. His constant successes on the field have removed any doubts about the special place of the greedy for goals striker among other contenders.

However, the very vagueness of the criteria by which the winners are judged may generate some unexpected tension. The conflict between the significance of a team’s winning trophy and the statistics of the performance of each player does not make it easy to interpret the results.

[Gost ms]

Kane can't be described as a loss of form because he's a player who has never lost his quality and has always given his best every single season. We can simply talk about the waste of time he's had, effectively playing for Tottenham and failing to win anything. Had he made a change sooner, he probably would have achieved more.

He was fortunate to get his one hundred goals for Bayern Munich in ninety-eight games after finding himself on the scoresheet on Friday night.
All these win should be for the unbelievers, who went as far as branding him a curse during his first season with Bayern Munich. I can not even understand how football fans buy into everything said by the media. With all these numbers and stuff, my hot take is that the Ballon d'Or is his to win this time around and if Harry Kane doesn't emerge winner, I'll take it that the words of Cristiano Ronaldo are valid on how the Ballon d'Or has lost their credibility.

Ever genuine football lover that's not sentimental can agree that it's Harry Kane's time to win the Ballon D'or, even if i were a Barca fan I'll still say same, that dude deserves it so it should be given to him. However it's only someone that doesn't watch Kane play that would say he's cursed at Bayern Munich.

If it were at Tottenham, i can agree cause he wasted his career being loyal to them, if Kane had left to a better club at more youthful age than this he would've challenged lot of top footballers back then but it's better late than never and i hope his hardwork is crowned with the Ballon D'or title.

Kane has definitely performed very well and I think Kane is the strongest opponent in this Ballon d'Or competition. But we can put several players in the same position, such as Messi, Yamal. Yamal is definitely a strong opponent to win this award, just like Kane. Because he performed very well in the World Cup and he won the World Cup this year, he performed very well in the league, so we can never see Yamal as inferior to Kane this season. I wouldn't be surprised if either Yamal or Kane wins because I think both players are equal to win the Ballon d'Or.

[giammangiato]

That's true, and many players have regretted overstaying at some clubs where the ovation is being killed. Look at Harry Kane as an example. When he was in Tottenham, everyone knew he was good, but the wider football world always attached him to a lesser Spurs because they weren't winning the biggest football trophies.The second he moved to Bayern Munich, the narrative instantly changed. Before then, he kept doing the same thing for a decade, but suddenly he was worthy as Ballon d'Or candidate because he was wearing a valuable shirt that carries global spotlight and regularly wins league titles. You can see that the guy didn't magically get better, but the club just got bigger.

I don't entirely agree with you, you took as an example a player who is truly very talented and many talent scouts had their eye on him, maybe at Tottenham he couldn't express his maximum potential or at least not revive his abilities, but that doesn't mean he wasn't being calculated.
Besides, he didn't move but they bought him for 110 million euros, so they had already guessed his great abilities.
Bayern don't have a money problem if they spend that much it's because they really believe in it (that's a fact), so I wouldn't say they're "suddenly" a candidate for the Ballon d'Or, but let's just say they've made a lot of talk about whether in these 3 years at Bayern, obviously in a good way.

[len01]

I wouldn't take it too much for granted, in the sense that it's true that the Premier League is a completely different league from the Bundesliga, but it's not true that every player who moves from the Premier League to the Bundesliga can do well. You also need to know how to find yourself and have the talent to do well. Olise was a player who, even if he had stayed in the Premier League, would have had the same room for growth he had at Bayern Munich.

It is true that players coming from the EPL are not guaranteed to succeed when they join clubs in other leagues, but they at least have a greater chance of becoming more popular and achieving much more success. This is because the EPL is extremely competitive, with many clubs performing at a relatively similar level. So, when a player is used to competing at such a high level and then moves to a league with less competition, it may be easier for that player to achieve success while further developing their abilities.

And as for a player like Olise, even though he has been very impressive in the bundesliga, that does not necessarily mean he would perform just as well if he returned to the EPL.

[KTChampions]

Yamal said he deserves it as well, but most of us knows his not even the best player at Barcelona, if not that the team and fans have sidelined Raphinha in important awards like this, he claimed he won it all and that goals shouldn't be used.~

I’ve always been intrigued by that unanimity at Barcelona - they always pick one player (not necessarily the best one) and hype him up to the max, no matter what, while the other players just put up with it. Even Rodri, who just moved to Barcelona and actually has more titles than Barcelona in recent years, spoke in favor of Yamal, although in theory he should have personal ambitions. I’ve long been intrigued by the secrets of this sect (ever since the days of Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, and the rest), but it’s unlikely we’ll ever find them out.

[giorgione]

Changing managers after only four matches is rare, but Mönchengladbach's poor start to the season made a change inevitable. Last year they finished mid-table, but this year after four matches they're at the bottom of the league. They've only scored 6 goals and conceded 16. In Germany, such a bad start was unimaginable. Even newly promoted teams have performed better than them. They'll start fresh with Blessin, and everyone expects him to do better. He probably can't do any worse.

They absolutely did the right thing in changing coaches. I am a person who thinks that we need to give time to the various coaches to establish their game in a team, but when the start is so tragic, conceding so many goals and failing to win a match, then change is necessary.

[kriminall]

Changing managers after only four matches is rare, but Mönchengladbach's poor start to the season made a change inevitable. Last year they finished mid-table, but this year after four matches they're at the bottom of the league. They've only scored 6 goals and conceded 16. In Germany, such a bad start was unimaginable. Even newly promoted teams have performed better than them. They'll start fresh with Blessin, and everyone expects him to do better. He probably can't do any worse.

They absolutely did the right thing in changing coaches. I am a person who thinks that we need to give time to the various coaches to establish their game in a team, but when the start is so tragic, conceding so many goals and failing to win a match, then change is necessary.

Of course, after so many dropped points, the change of manager didn't surprise me. In Germany, they were aiming to climb higher from the middle of the table, but they ended up at the bottom. The main responsibility for this lies with the manager, of course. Even newly promoted teams have achieved better results and are currently starting the league well. Borussia Mönchengladbach is trying to reach a better level. I hope the new manager will be better.

[banana33]

The sack was worth it, that's a very poor performance and he needed to leave before he end up keeping them in a position that would be tough for them to escape relegatio, the board made a smart decision by terminating his contract instead of having hopes that he needs time to rebuild the teams confidence then end up with disappointment later.

Not expecting a quick fix from Aleksander Blessin but hopefully he'll be a blessing to the club ny helping to reorganize them in a way that they'll do better, if they can score in their next game or win, it could help with a boost of confidence, goodluck to the new manager.

The coach had been given multiple chances, but obviously with such a disappointing start to the season it was not possible to continue to keep the coach with such poor results, because an unconvincing start is fine, but losing too many points however can become a very serious problem.
Consequently i understand the club's concerns and the change of coach.

[m4r1o]

A few years ago I remember they still had an internal clause that stated that no player would ever earn more than amount X because their philosophy was that this would keep the relationships among the players intact. I was confused to see that because it limits your chances to on the one hand keep players you already have by improving their contracts and on the other hand sign players on the transfer market where competition is huge. I don't know if that still counts, but back at the time I think that cost them some important players.

Now they are just a bad version of Dortmund. Have good players for a very short while and they are gone.

I think it's actually an extremely wise thing and something that all teams should adopt, so that there aren't excessively high salaries that they can't pay a player to play football.

It's fine that they are sportsmen, idols of many children, fans, but i also believe that they get very exaggerated salaries to do what they love. So the wisest thing would be for each team to put a cap on salaries.

[bastisisca]

Unless Bayern's coach repeatedly makes the same mistakes or some key players suffer long term injuries, Bayern should remain very difficult to beat. If you remember when Leverkusen managed to break Bayern's dominance, Bayern were going through a difficult period at the time, and their coach made some poor decisions by experimenting with player rotations and introducing new tactics, which ultimately led to one of the worst seasons in Bayern's history.

As for whether Dortmund can maintain their consistency, my answer is that as long as Bayern remain in perfect condition, they will be very difficult to beat or dethrone from their dominant position in the bunndesliga.

It's true, but you can't just give the victories of other teams considering the demerits of Bayern Munich, because in any case other teams deserved to win. Although Bayern were perhaps not at their best, they still did several things wrong and Leverkusen were able to take advantage of it.
I believe that the Bundesliga needs further changes to be defined as a balanced competition, because for now Bayern remains the only truly noteworthy team.

[cande86]

Of course, they can't afford to lose this match because Hoffenheim didn't play as expected and didn't have a good start to the league. They will also compete in the Europa League and lost their first match 2-0 away against OFI Crete. I was very surprised that the German team lost this match because, as one of the better teams in the Bundesliga, I thought they could win in Greece in the Europa League. However, they couldn't win, and this could lead to even bigger problems. They only have 7 matches left to advance to the next round in the Europa League.

I also didn't expect Hoffenheim to lose 2-0 against Crete, because Hoffenheim is the team that also tends to score a decent amount of goals in the Bundesliga. However, this also makes it clear how low the level of teams in the Bundesliga actually is compared to other leagues.

[jahead]

Here is a quick snapshot and the current table of the 1st league after matchday 4. I have to say, Im especially happy to see HSV in the bottom third of the table.  Also, I have a quiet feeling that nobody outside of Germany knows any other teams besides Bayern Munich  at least it seems to be the main topic here... Are there any fans of other clubs here or whats the deal guys?? 

[Adbitco]

It's true, but you can't just give the victories of other teams considering the demerits of Bayern Munich, because in any case other teams deserved to win. Although Bayern were perhaps not at their best, they still did several things wrong and Leverkusen were able to take advantage of it.
I believe that the Bundesliga needs further changes to be defined as a balanced competition, because for now Bayern remains the only truly noteworthy team.

I believe everything all boils down to finance, in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich is the team with the most money, they can afford to get almost any player both within and outside the league. This reminds me of the period Dortmund had stars in their team, Bayern Munich was one of the teams that disrupted that Dortmund team. They bought their players, I haven't forgotten of Lewandoski, he was at Dortmund, after that his successive season, Bayern Munich bought him over, several players from Dortmund were all purchased by Bayern Munich except Marco Reus who vehemently refused to go despite years of chasing from Bayern Munich. Dortmund won't have sold their stars of they had the funds, so also goes to other teams in the league. Bayern Munich either conscientious or unconsciously weakens other teams in the league.