Talking Fussball

We're counting down the days until the 2021-22 - not only because so many of our favorite clubs and players are set to get back at it, but also because we can start playing Official Fantasy Bundesliga! Whether you're a committed player or a first-timer, this podcast is a great place to start when putting together your squad and selecting a team for Match Day 1. Listen in as JT and Flo break down the basics, explain the rules, and share their thoughts on getting the most out of your limited budget!

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To cap off our four-part series on Bremen's demise, TF's two passionate Werder followers have decided to look forward to what they hope will be brighter days ahead. Which players could move on to lighten the wage bill? What moves need to be made to assemble a squad that can execute new coach Markus Anfang's system? And most of all, how long a stay in the second tier should fans expect? Listen in as Nik Wildhagen and Florian Reinecke take a closer look at all the changes the club has made to get ready for life in the 2. Bundesliga - and what still needs to get done...

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The new 2. Bundesliga season is just about here, and for the first time in four decades, Werder Bremen is one of the clubs taking part. How precisely did the northern giants get there?

If you've heard the last two episodes of Talking Fussball, you'll have heard our two crestfallen Werder fans Niklas Wildhagen and Florian Reinecke walk down memory lane through the good years of the 80s, 90s, and 00s as well as the last decade of decline. Now it's time to zoom in on the unhappy ending - listen in for Nik and Flo's post-mortem on how it all went wrong in the 2020-21 season.

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Where did it all go wrong for Werder Bremen? After last week's deep dive into the illustrious history of the club, this episode is all about the last decade-plus of decline. TF mainstays Nik Wildhagen and Florian Reinecke (both lifelong Werder fans) try to work out where it all went wrong. Strap in for a discussion about all the transfers gone wrong, all the coaches who never should have been hired, and all the players who never came close to reaching their potential. Yes, the 2020-21 season was a disaster, but the rot set in over time - so Nik and Flo have a lot to talk about...

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Next season's Bundesliga will feature a Werder Bremen-shaped hole after the storied northern club failed to beat the drop this past May. For plenty of fans of the German game, that's a shame; for Talking Fussball's Nik Wildhagen and Flo Reinecke it's something closer to a tragedy. Both of them are life-long Werder fans, so they naturally have a lot to reflect on at the moment.

So much, in fact, that Nik and Flo will be sitting down for a series of chats about their club - the highs and lows of its history, the key figures who built the club up, and what's gone wrong over the last decade. Up first in this episode, a look at the club's beginnings, as well as its rise to great heights in the 80s, 90s and 00s.

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Well...Germany's group stage finale vs Hungary was a little dicier than Jogi and the boys had hoped, but the job got done. Now they just have to get ready to play England, at Wembley. Matt and Nik sit down to talk another ropey performance over, as well as what might be learned in time for Tuesday's round of 16 game. They also reflect on Robert Lewandowski and Poland's exit, Denmark's inspirational advancement, and a few transfers back in the ol' Bundesliga.

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It's been an up-and-down tournament for Germany thus far - perhaps more down-and-up, to be honest. Hungary, meanwhile, have only picked up one point but have put their fans in good spirits. The team's tireless defending (and occasional forward threat) meant they've been very much in the game with both Portugal and France, and they hope to make life difficult for Germany too. To find out more, Nik gets hold of Hungarian Journalist Gergely Marosi for a chat. They touch on the match, the tournament, and the conflict over symbols supporting gay rights coming to a head as Germany host Hungary...

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And they say history doesn't mean anything. Germany had been mostly rubbish coming into Euro 2020 (in 2021), but as soon as you pit them against Portugal, they dazzle. No surprise, according to precedent - Die Nationalmannschaft have absolutely owned Portugal throughout Cristiano Ronaldo's otherwise storied international career, handing CR7 FIVE losses in major tourneys. The victory means Matt and Nik are in a fairly buoyant mood for this one, recounting what went right for Jogi and the boys, thinking about what might lay ahead in the Group F finale, and which Bundesliga performers on other national teams have stood out so far.

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It was not a rousing start from Die Nationalmannschaft in Euro 2020 (in 2021), as Jogi and the boys went down 1-0 to France. They pushed the ball around more or less at will, but when it came to creating chances, they weren't able to get much going. But did that have more to do with Germany or with France? Matt Hermann rings up Matthew Marshall, who's been following the tournament for PortuGOAL, and find out what kind of challenge Germany are up against when they take on CR7 and co on Saturday...

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It's been an eventful first few days here in Euro 2020 (in 2021)-land. Viewers around the world were reminded just what a piffle the whole affair is compared to a person's life and well-being, a host of players (and even whole countries) have scored their first European Championship goals, and Germany are about to get off the mark against World Cup holders France. Matt Hermann rang up his old friend (and friend of the pod) Andy Brassell to talk about Les Bleus' preparations, how coach Didier Deschamps might set them up to play, and what he and the Football Ramble gang have planned for their daily coverage of the tournament.

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