Bundesliga 20/21
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:52 am
Paderborn and Dusseldorf will be heading to Bundesliga 2 for the season, a real pity for the former as they provided some of the most exciting football for the 19/20 season. Not often you can say that about a team that came last.
Replacing them are VFB Stuttgardt, still not sure how they ended up relegated, and Arminia Bielefeld, a team with a rather interesting name. I have often wondered what the banners would display if they ever faced A.S. Roma.
That leaves the relegation-promotion play-off. Surprise 16th placed side Werder Bremen are facing a team who are having their first crack at the Bundesliga and who come from one of the prettiest parts of Germany, Heidenheim. Interestingly Heidenheim have an almost entirely German squad, one Austrian managed to sneak in. Their coach, Frank Schmidt, is not only German but born in Heidenheim. I think I like this mob and wish them luck against the behemoth that is Werder Bremen.
In some early movement news, it looks as if Hwang Hee-chan will be moving from RB Salzburg to RB Leipzig to replace Timo Werner. A nice bit of business if true and no doubt something Sevengoals will know more about.
Re: the Aussies - I guess we will wait and see. Leckie was getting a look back in at Hertha but wasn't terribly happy and Borello seemed to drop off at Freiburg, though I am unaware of the fitness status of either player.
Joshua Laws may have a chance to move into Fortuna's squad now they are in Bundesliga 2 and hopefully Jacob Italiano gets a chance to move into the Mochengladbach first team squad, though that is a bigger ask. Same with John Iredale in Wolfsburg's reserves. That said, none of them are listed at the moment so I am not sure what their status is; possibly stuck in Australia.
Replacing them are VFB Stuttgardt, still not sure how they ended up relegated, and Arminia Bielefeld, a team with a rather interesting name. I have often wondered what the banners would display if they ever faced A.S. Roma.
That leaves the relegation-promotion play-off. Surprise 16th placed side Werder Bremen are facing a team who are having their first crack at the Bundesliga and who come from one of the prettiest parts of Germany, Heidenheim. Interestingly Heidenheim have an almost entirely German squad, one Austrian managed to sneak in. Their coach, Frank Schmidt, is not only German but born in Heidenheim. I think I like this mob and wish them luck against the behemoth that is Werder Bremen.
In some early movement news, it looks as if Hwang Hee-chan will be moving from RB Salzburg to RB Leipzig to replace Timo Werner. A nice bit of business if true and no doubt something Sevengoals will know more about.
Re: the Aussies - I guess we will wait and see. Leckie was getting a look back in at Hertha but wasn't terribly happy and Borello seemed to drop off at Freiburg, though I am unaware of the fitness status of either player.
Joshua Laws may have a chance to move into Fortuna's squad now they are in Bundesliga 2 and hopefully Jacob Italiano gets a chance to move into the Mochengladbach first team squad, though that is a bigger ask. Same with John Iredale in Wolfsburg's reserves. That said, none of them are listed at the moment so I am not sure what their status is; possibly stuck in Australia.