Darthmaul:

@dayokanu
i admire what u're doing. Promoting the most entertaining/exciting league in europe/world. I am a man united fan, but i love d bundesliga. Hardly any week goes by u dont see a big match. Every week u hav minimum one very big match. Bayern,Dortmund,Bayer lev., Schalke,Wolfsburg,Werder Bremen,Stuttgart,Hamburg.etc. Haba 8 top flight teams.
And YES, MANUEL NEUER is UNARGUABLY the BEST GK in d world. Talk about consistency.

Darthmaul:

@dayokanu
i admire what u're doing. Promoting the most entertaining/exciting league in europe/world. I am a man united fan, but i love d bundesliga. Hardly any week goes by u dont see a big match. Every week u hav minimum one very big match. Bayern,Dortmund,Bayer lev., Schalke,Wolfsburg,Werder Bremen,Stuttgart,Hamburg.etc. Haba 8 top flight teams.
And YES, MANUEL NEUER is UNARGUABLY the BEST GK in d world. Talk about consistency.

Arjen Robben believes Bayern Munich need to bring in up to three new first-team players if they are to succeed next season.

Robben, 27, has already said he intends to remain at Bayern regardless of whether they qualify for the Champions League, but he has stressed that he wants to see real investment in the team over the summer.

"We have seen this season that we could do with two or three new players," he told Sport Bild. "I'm not talking about players to improve the squad but players for the first team.

"Bayern are a top club and we need top players. Reinforcements are always important at a club like this. If we can get top players to help us, I think that's always going to be a good thing."

Robben believes the departure of compatriot Mark van Bommel, 34, to AC Milan in January was a mistake as he feels that, despite the presence of captain Philipp Lahm and vice-captain Bastian Schweinsteiger, Bayern lack authority on the field.

"We have our captains, but Mark was a true leader," he said. "We are missing him now."

Bayern Munich vice-captain Bastian Schweinsteiger has hit out at the press and defended his leadership skills in the wake of comments from team-mate Arjen Robben.

Schweinsteiger, 26, has been the subject of criticism in the newspapers as Bayern, currently fourth in the Bundesliga, are in danger of missing out on Champions League qualification.

At a press conference ahead of this weekend's clash with Schalke, Schweinsteiger launched into an angry tirade at Sport Bild's chief reporter, Christian Falk.

"It's a joke what you write," he said. "You don't understand anything. You should treat me with more respect.

"I don't want to go on. I won't have a slowpoke talk rubbish to me like this. Oh, arse."

He added: "Normally, if all those people weren't here, if it was just us two, I wouldn't even listen to you. It would be very different, I swear."

Schweinsteiger also responded to Robben's suggestion that Bayern lack leadership following the departure of Mark van Bommel in January.

"I'm not a small captain," Schweinsteiger said. "When I say something, everyone in the changing room listens to me. You can ask any of them. I do everything for this club. I play through pain."

Bayern captain Philipp Lahm said he felt Robben's remarks had been misunderstood but was nonetheless unhappy with what was said.

"Of course, this goes against myself," Lahm said. "I don't think it was Arjen's motivation, but I will talk to him about this."

Jörg Butt has agreed to extend his stay at Bayern, but second-choice goalkeeper Thomas Kraft is to leave at the end of the season, the Munich club announced on Tuesday.

Following face-to-face talks between the 36-year-old Butt and the FC Bayern board, the former Germany international shot-stopper has agreed the terms of a one-year contract extension, keeping him in Munich until 30 June 2012.

“Jörg Butt is a first-class goalkeeper. I’m extremely happy he’s chosen to stay another year with Bayern,” commented chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. “This incidentally also fulfils a wish expressed by our new head coach Jupp Heynckes.”

Kraft to leave FCB

Number two goalkeeper Kraft (22), whose contract expires at the end of this season, has handed in his notice on the due date, and has informed the board that he wishes to leave the club.

“Thomas Kraft’s understandable goal is to be a first-choice goalkeeper, but we cannot guarantee him that,” commented Bayern director of sport Christian Nerlinger. “We wish Thomas all the very best and much success in the future, both professionally and in his private life

What’s the main difference between La Liga and the Bundesliga?

Raul: “[size=13pt]The huge size of the crowds is new to me. Spain isn’t anything like it. And the Bundesliga is so evenly-matched: Every team is capable of beating every other, you see it every weekend. Spain is a bit different. It’s generally between Real Madrid and Barcelona for the title[/size].“

Robben: “The football in Spain is more about skill and technique. Every team tries to play good football. The physical side, with plenty of running and hard tackling, plays more of a role in the Bundesliga.“

Raul, following Schalke’s momentous triumph against Inter in the Champions League quarter-finals, you celebrated with the fans up on the retaining fence. How did you like it up there, and did you know what you’re supposed to do?

Raul: “It was completely new territory for me. I enjoyed the moment, although I basically didn’t know what I was supposed to shout into the megaphone. But celebrating this amazing success with the fans was a fantastic feeling. With all the ecstatic fans around me, I felt like a kid again.“

Did either of you experience anything like it in Spain?

Raul: “No, I never did anything like that in Madrid, because it’s not normal in Spain. I was totally unaccustomed to the situation. The fans here really express their passion and emotion, it was an amazing experinece.

Robben: “I’ve unfortunately not seen what happened, but I can imagine everyone involved really enjoyed it. The players do celebrate with the crowd in Spain, but not so intensively or up on the fence.“

chic2pimp:

CONGRATS DORTMUND now MILAN iT's your turn to follow suit.

My Player Of The Bundesliga Season is no other than the Irreplacable MATS HUMMELS

chic2pimp:

If Y'all(Barca) get Hummels, then the sky is the limit.  I really rate this dude highly and at 22 is IMO in the top 3 if not 2 centerbacks in the world(Put him on a Better team and he effortlessly stakes claim at the Numero Uno spot).

Defenders don't generally peak till their very late 20's to early 30's so it's scary to think about what he could achieve if he stays injury free. He has got it all(literally speaking). One of his more astounding attribute is his ability to stay focused and concentrate for the entire duartion of a match(highly impressive for someone so young)