Werder Bremen just completely outplayed the mighty AC Milan
TWICE
and then kicked them out of the "little" European Cup
I tell you one thing
our friend Pierre did NOT see THAT coming
and nor did any subscribers of the BIG THREE THEORY
in fact, statistically, it was almost impossible for Werder to reach the next round
in Europe, they cannot even beat Famagusta ON THE ROAD, and have been losing for AGES outside their beloved Weserstadion
if Werder get their act together, they should now be one of the contenders for the UEFA Cup
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meanwhile, Bayern went to Lissabon and gave the Portuguese one hell of a good German lesson, whereas ALL the other sides in the CL looked somewhat lacklustre
on paper, Bayern must now be one of THE LEADING CL contenders
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so
THIS WEEKEND
the future UEFA Cup winners will play against the future CL winners
ONLY IN THE BUNDESLIGA
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ok, ok, so let's agree that this is THE MATCH of the weekend in Europe
maybe even OF THE YEAR
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ironically, Werder fans like chrissi and Bayern supporters like Deisler are unlikely to view this game as a EUropean Heavyweight battle
the reason is simple
Bayern are IN CRISIS in the BUndesliga (they are currently 4th, ie out of the CL ranks), and Bremen are 11th ( ) and therefore only 9 points above the relegation zone
THE TALK in the German press is whether Werder will be forced to SACK SCHAAF
THE TALK in the Munich press is, how SAFE Klinsi is in HIS job
the three Bayern bosses are SO NERVOUS that none of them wanted to smile after the 5:0 against Lissabon
BECAUSE
IF Bayern LOSE against Werder this weekend and HSV WIN against Wolfsburg (I think), the Bavarians are 7 points off the Bundesliga leaders and might as well write off the title here and now
Hoeness has described the situation as "5 vor 12" (five to 12; ie if we don't turn the car around NOW, we will drive off the cliff)
Beckenbauer now starts publicly questioning Klinsi as well saying that , a team that won the double last year and has barely changed since then should not suddenly struggle to qualify for the CL, and YES, the manager BEARS SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILTY
after the Lissabon game, Klinsi was still sitting at a hotel banquet table together with Breitner, Hoeness, Beckenbauer and Rummenigge until ONE IN THE MORNING (the Munich papers report)
CRISIS TALKS
Augenthaler is already waiting in the wings to replace Klinsi Grinsi
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and here comes the second problem
Klinsi's AUTHORITY is in tatters
against Cologne he still banished Poldi to the bench after 45 minutes and brought his lover boy Donovan on, against Lissabon though, Donovan was no longer even part of the squad
ie, the Bayern bosses spoke a "Machtwort"
but FAR WORSE
the team is so FURIOUS with Klinsi's tactical ineptness (Lahm and Klose criticised his harakiri style VIA THE MEDIA) ,
they have now CUT Klinsi's BALLS OFF and TAKEN OVER
prior to the Lissabon game, the players were so dissatisfied with Klinsi (and almost certainly also communicated this to Hoeness and Co) that they MET ALONE, as a SQUAD, WITHOUT the Californian to discuss tactics and team related matters
the result:
general agreement that the Harakari style was DEAD
http://www.abendzeitung.de/sport/fc_bayern/89504
van Bommel then gave interviews AFTER the game saying that "WE had decided on a change of tactics"
off the record, players confirmed to journalists that the situation could no longer be tolerated and change was needed
meaning: Klinsi is no longer in charge of tactics (the players are) and he is no longer in charge of squad selection (Hoeness and Co are)
at the same time, the frictions WITHIN the team are HUGE
van Buyten was so pissed off with Klinsi's unfairness and dishonesty about NOT picking him for the Sporting game despite having promised to do so , that HE LEASHED OUT AT HIM VIA THE MEDIA AFTER THE GAME
when Ribery scored, he did NOT celebrate the goal with the TEAM or the managers but with van Buyten and Alintop , who both feel they are not getting a fair chance under Klinsi
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the game against WErder would end in calamity IF Bayern lost, and Klinsi's head might even roll , if HSV won at the same time
meanwhile, Bremen will fly on adrenalin , having just elimitated the mighty Milan
and will still remember the last game against the Bavarians, a few months back in the Allianz Arena
the fish-eaters from the north humiliated Bayern 5:2
at home, they tend to be even better
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also bear in mind that Pizarro and Diego are using these games as job interviews to find new clubs abroad
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Frings will be on fire because he hates Bayern
and Klose will be on fire because Bremen fans treated him like SHITE before he left
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@chaps
Werder vs Bayern could become THE EUROPEAN GAME OF THE 21st CENTURY
wahre G
think about it