On this week's main Bundesliga show, Manu, Matt and Stefan are back to discuss all the major talking points from matchday 10. They kick things off with Borussia Dortmund 1-1 draw with HSV and ask whether the Westfalen club are being held back by the head coach or the squad he's trying to manage. They then turn their attention to Gladbach's continued revival, as they overcame Köln in a must-win derby in dramatic fashion. They then wrapped up the show with Bayern Munich's 2-2 draw with Union Berlin and pondered whether Vincent Kompany's team really are as unbeatable as we first thought. And we even had time to answer some questions on Hoffenheim, Mainz and Eintracht Frankfurt. Enjoy!

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Berlin Adventures

05:07 Dortmund's Struggles: Coaching or Personnel?

19:57 Gladbach's Revival: Out of the Woods?

32:56 Bayern Munich's Challenges and Tactical Decisions

53:48 Frankfurt's Struggles and Coaching Decisions

57:55 Mainz's Troubles and Hoffenheim's Potential

59:47 Wrap-Up and Future Predictions

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In this episode, hosts Manuel Veth and Stefan Bienkowski discuss the latest Bundesliga matchday, focusing on the performances of various teams including Dortmund, Augsburg, RB Leipzig, St. Pauli, Bayern Munich, and Leverkusen. They analyze Dortmund's tactical struggles, Augsburg's coaching challenges, Leipzig's rising threat, St. Pauli's turmoil, Bayern's depth, and Leverkusen's disappointing performance against Bayern. The conversation also touches on the cultural issues within German football that affect competitiveness.

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On this week’s main podcast, Manuel Veth and Matt Ford sit down to break down what has been an exciting matchday eight in the Bundesliga. The two start the show by discussing Borussia Dortmund vs. Köln and the emergence of young, up-and-coming star Saïd El Mala. They then move on to discuss Bayern star Lennart Karl. Should both El Mala and Karl be called up by Nagelsmann? Also on this pod, Manu explains the term Hexer and the two discuss anecdotes about Hansa Rostock. Enjoy. 

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On the second bonus show of the week, Manu and Stefan sit down to discuss some mixed results for German clubs in the Champions League. They kick things off with Eintracht Frankfurt’s humbling 5-1 defeat to Liverpool and take a closer look at what continues to go wrong for the Eagles this season. does Dino Toppmöller have a plan to turn things around? They then take a look at Bayern’s comprehensive win over Club Brugge and focus in on the remarkable rise of young attacking talent Lennart Karl. And why Vincent Kompany now feels confident enough to start giving the young players in his squad more game time. Enjoy!

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On the first bonus Gegenpressing podcast of the week, Manu and Stefan are joined by Matt in the BayArena to break down how both Bundesliga clubs did in the Champions Legue on Tuesday night. They kick things off by breaking down Bayer Leverkusen’s rather embarassing 7-2 defeat to European champions Paris Saint-Germain, then move on to Borussia Dortmund’s impressive performance against Copenhagen. Enjoy!

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On a slightly earlier than usual main podcast for this coming week, Manuel Veth and Matt Ford report from the Allianz Arena just a few minutes after Bayern Munich's hard-fought 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. What were the major talking points from the game and what can we learn about both sides at this point of this season? All that and more discussed on today's show. Enjoy!

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On this week's first bonus show, Matt Ford and Stefan Bienkowski sat down to discuss some of the biggest topics surrounding fan culture in German football. That naturally led to them discussing the unfortunate scenes of Schalke fans attacking two photographers in Dublin, ahead of the club's friendly match with Bohemians. The duo discuss the wider context around the situation and ask whether it could have been avoided entirely.

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On this week’s main show Manu and Stefan sit down to discuss the major talking points from matchday six in the Bundesliga. They kick things off with Borussia Dortmund’s hard-fought draw against RB Leipzig and ponder whether Ole Werner once again got the better of Niko Kovac. They then turn to Bayern Munich’s 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, which showed why Vincent Kompany’s team look at the peak of their powers and why Dino Toppmöller’s certainly do not. And then they wrap up the show by breaking down Stuttgart’s 1-0 win over Heidenheim and why it may have been the perfect stage for the Swabian club to unveil their latest star in the making. Enjoy!

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

05:57 Dortmund 1-1 RB Leipzig

20:20 Frankfurt 0-3 Bayern Munich

34:08 Stuttgart 1-0 Heidenheim

44:21 Heidenheim’s Challenges and Stuttgart’s Future Prospects

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