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Bundesliga Tactics Talk–Round 20

July 13, 2024 by Peter Vice Leave a Comment

A trip back to round 20 of the 2022/23 German Bundesliga campaign serves as a reminder of how quickly fortunes can shift in football. Enjoy a revisit to the peak of Urs Fischer’s FCU!

Filed Under: Exclusive SSF Content Tagged With: 1. FC Köln, 1. FC Union Berlin, Aïssa Laidouni, Alphonso Davies, Amadou Haidara, Andras Schäfer, André Silva, Anthony Modeste, Arjon Ibrahimovic, Aymen Barkok, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Benjamin Henrichs, Bo Svensson, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bruno Labbadia, Chris Führich, Christopher Nkunku, Christopher Trimmel, Daley Sinkgraven, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Dani Olmo, Daniel Farke, Danilho Doekhi, Danny Scherhant, David Raum, Diogo Leite, Djibril Sow, Dodi Lukebakio, Dominik Szoboszlai, Edin Terzic, Edmond Tapsoba, Eintracht Frankfurt, Emil Forsberg, Emré Can, Fabian Bredlow, FC Bayern München, FC Schalke 04, Finn Dahmen, Florian Wirtz, Frederick Rønnow, FSV Mainz 05, Genki Haraguchi, German Bundesliga, Gil Dias, Hertha BSC, Jae-Sung Lee, Jamal Musiala, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Janik Haberer, Janis Blaswich, Jerome Roussillon, Jesper Lindstrøm, Jessic Ngankam, Joao Cancelo, Jonas Hofmann, Jordan Siebatcheu, Josip Juranovic, Josko Gvardiol, Julian Brandt, Julian Nagelsmann, Julian Ryerson, Kevin Behrens, Kevin Kampl, Kingsley Coman, Konrad Laimer, Lars Stindl, Leon Goretzka, Lukas Klostermann, Makoto Hasebe, Marcel Halstenberg, Marco Rose, Marius Bülter, Marton Dardai, Maximilian Arnold, Maya Yoshida, Michael Frey, Mohamed Simakan, Morten Thorsby, Moussa Diaby, Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Süle, Niko Gießelmann, Oliver Glasner, Paul Jaeckel, Paul Seguin, Paulo Otavio, Pellegrino Matarazzo, Peter Vice, Philipp Hofmann, Piero Hincapie, Rani Khedira, RasenBallSport Leipzig, Robin Knoche, Rodrigo Zalazar, Saidy Janko, Sandro Schwarz, Sebastien Haller, Serge Gnabry, Sheraldo Becker, Soichiro Kozuki, Steffen Baumgart, SV Werder Bremen, Sven Michel, Thomas Müller, Thomas Reis, Tim Kral, Tim Skarke, Timo Werner, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Tolga Cigerci, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Urs Fischer, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg, Vincenzo Grifo, Wataru Endo, Willi Orban, Xabi Alonso, Xaver Schlager, Youssoufa Moukoko, Yussuf Poulsen

Bundesliga Tactics Talk–Round Five

December 23, 2022 by Peter Vice Leave a Comment

Round Five of the 2022/23 German Bundesliga brought with it a surfeit of interesting football along with quite the pivotal result for Eintracht Frankfurt. Come along for another full-color recap from the World’s best footballing beat!

Filed Under: Exclusive SSF Content, Featured, Featured Hero Top Story Tagged With: 1. FC Köln, 1. FC Union Berlin, Alexander Schwolow, Andras Schäfer, Bartol Franjic, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Benjamin Henrichs, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Chidera Ejuke, Christian Streich, Christopher Lenz, Christopher Nkunku, Daichi Kamada, Dani Olmo, Danilho Doekhi, David Raum, Dejan Ljubicic, Djibril Sow, Dodi Lukebakio, Domenico Tedesco, Dominik Szoboszlai, Edin Terzic, Eintracht Frankfurt, Emil Forsberg, Eric Dina Junior Ebimbe, Evan N'dicka, FC Augsburg, FC Bayern München, FC Schalke 04, Filip Uremovic, Florian Kainz, Frank Kramer, Frederick Rønnow, FSV Mainz 05, Gerardo Seoane, German Bundesliga, Gerrit Holtmann, Hertha BSC, Jamal Musiala, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Jannes Horn, Jesper Lindstrøm, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Jörg Schmadtke, Joshua Guilavogui, Josko Gvardiol, Jude Bellingham, Julian Nagelsmann, Julian Ryerson, Kevin Kampl, Kevin Stöger, Kevin Trapp, Kingsley Coman, Ko Itakura, Konrad Laimer, Kristijan Jakic, Leroy Sané, Lucas Silva "Tuta" Melo, Manuel Gulde, Marco Richter, Marco Rose, Mario Götze, Marius Wolf, Markus Krösche, Marvin Plattenhardt, Matthias Ginter, Max Kruse, Maximilian Arnold, Michael Gregortisch, Mohamed Simakan, Niko Kovac, Odilon Koussounou, Ole Werner, Oliver Glasner, Oliver Mintzlaff, Omar Marmoush, Patrik Schick, Paulo Otavio, Peter Gulacsi, Peter Vice, Philipp Förster, Philipp Hofmann, Rafael Santos Borré, Randal Kolo Muani, RasenBallSport Leipzig, Ritsu Doan, Robin Knoche, Rodrigo Zalazar, Roland Sallai, Rouven Schröder, Saidy Janko, Salih Özcan, Sandro Schwarz, Sargis Adamyan, SC Freiburg, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Sebastian Rode, Sheraldo Becker, Simon Zoller, Steffen Baumgart, Steffen Tigges, SV Werder Bremen, Takuma Asano, Thomas Meunier, Thomas Müller, Thomas Ouwejan, Thomas Reis, Timo Werner, Tom Krauß, Urs Fischer, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg, Vincenzo Grifo, Willi Orban, Woo-Yeong Jeong

Bundesliga Tactics Talk–Round 29

May 23, 2022 by Peter Vice Leave a Comment

From a talking-point-laden day at the Olypiastadion to the travails of Bayern in the league, round 29 of the 2021/22 German Bundesliga had much to offer. “Tactics Talk” breaks every last bit of the nuance down.

Filed Under: Bulinews.com, Featured, Featured Hero Top Story Tagged With: 1. FC Köln, 1. FC Union Berlin, Adi Hütter, Alassané Plea, Alphonso Davies, Andras Schäfer, Axel Witsel, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Chris Führich, Christian Streich, Christopher Trimmel, Daniel Caligiuri, Dayot Upamecano, Dedryck Boyata, Dominique Heintz, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Augsburg, FC Bayern München, Felix Magath, Fredi Bobic, Genki Haraguchi, German Bundesliga, Giovanni Reyna, Gregor Kobel, Grischa Prömel, Hertha BSC, Ihlas Bebou, Ishak Belfodil, Joshua Kimmich, Julian Eitschberger, Julian Nagelsmann, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Kevin Kampl, Kingsley Coman, Konrad Laimer, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Leon Goretzka, Leroy Sané, Linus Gechter, Lucas Höler, Lucas Tousart, Marc Oliver Kempf, Marcel Lotka, Marco Richter, Marcus Thuram, Mark Uth, Marton Dardai, Mats Hummels, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Moussa Diaby, Myziane Maolida, Niko Gießelmann, Nils Petersen, Oliver Glasner, Omar Marmoush, Omar Richards, Pavel Kaderabek, Pellegrino Matarazzo, Peter Pekarik, Peter Vice, Rani Khedira, RasenBallSport Leipzig, Robert Lewandowski, Robin Knoche, Roland Sallai, Roland Virkus, Ruben Vargas, Santiago Ascacibar, SC Freiburg, Sebastian Hoeneß, Sheraldo Becker, Steffen Baumgart, Stevan Jovetic, Suat Serdar, Sven Michel, Taiwo Awoniyi, Timo Baumgartl, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Urs Fischer, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, Vincenzo Grifo, Vladimir Darida

January Transfer Window: The Complete German Bundesliga Transfer Primer

January 30, 2022 by Peter Vice Leave a Comment

It’s been quite the eventful January transfer window in the German Bundesliga. Ahead of the final 48 hours, here’s a full color re-post of the Primer published exactly one month ago today on Bulinews.

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Hero Top Story Tagged With: 1. FC Köln, 1. FC Union Berlin, Adi Hütter, Alessandro Schöpf, Alexander Rosen, Alexis Tibidi, Amin Younes, Anderson Lucoqui, André Silva, Andrej Kramaric, Angelo Stiller, Ansgar Knauff, Anthony Modeste, Anton Stach, Arminia Bielefeld, Aster Vranckx, Axel Witsel, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Benno Schmitz, Bo Svensson, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bouna Sarr, Brian Brobbey, Burak Ince, Cedric Itten, Chris Richards, Christian Heidel, Christian Streich, Christopher Antwei-Ajdei, Christopher Lenz, Corentin Tolisso, Dayot Upamecano, Dejan Ljubicic, Denis Zakaria, Dennis Jastrzembski, Domenico Tedesco, Dominique Heintz, Donyell Malen, Eduard Löwen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Fabio Blanco, FC Augsburg, FC Bayern München, Felix Nmecha, Florian Grillitsch, Florian Kohfeldt, Florian Krüger, Florian Niederlechner, Frank Kramer, Fredi Bobic, FSV Mainz 05, German Bundesliga, Gregor Kobel, Hasan Salihamdzic, Havard Nordtveit, Hertha BSC, Horst Heldt, Hugo Siquet, Iker Bravo, Ilaix Moriba, Ishak Belfodil, Janni Serra, Jeremy Dudziak, Jesper Lindstrøm, Jesse Marsch, Jessic Ngankam, Jethro Willems, Jhon Cordoba, Jochen Saier, Jonathan Schmid, Jörg Schmadtke, Josko Gvardiol, Julian Nagelsmann, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Kevin Prince Boateng, Kevin Vogt, Klemens Hartenbach, Kristijan Jakic, Luca Waldschmidt, Lukas Klostermann, Lukas Nmecha, Marc Oliver Kempf, Marc Roca, Marcel Halstenberg, Marcel Sabitzer, Marcel Schäfer, Marco John, Marco Rose, Marcus Thuram, Marin Pongracic, Mark van Bommel, Markus Krösche, Markus Weinzierl, Masaya Okugawa, Matheus Cunha, Matthias Ginter, Max Eberl, Max Kruse, Maximilian Eggestein, Michael Zorc, Mijat Gacinovic, Mohamed Simakan, Nick Viergever, Nico Schulz, Niklas Stark, Niklas Süle, Niko Gießelmann, Odilon Koussounou, Oliver Glasner, Oliver Mintzlaff, Oliver Ruhnert, Omar Marmoush, Pal Dardai, Panagiotis Retsos, Paulinho, Pawel Wszolek, Pellegrino Matarazzo, Peter Vice, Piero Hincapie, Rachid Azzouzi, Rafael Santos Borré, RasenBallSport Leipzig, Reiner Jesus Carvalho, Ricardo Pepi, Rick van Drongelen, Robin Knoche, Roman Bürki, Sam Lammers, Samir Arabi, Sasa Kalajdzic, Sava Arangel Cestic, SC Freiburg, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Sebastian Hoeneß, Sebastian Polter, Sebastian Schindzielorz, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Stefan Leitl, Stefan Reuter, Suat Serdar, Sven Mislintat, Takuma Asano, Tayfun Korkut, Thomas Reis, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Urs Fischer, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg, Zidan Sertdemir

Bundesliga Tactics Talk–Round Five

September 24, 2021 by Peter Vice Leave a Comment

Round Five of the 2021/22 German Bundesliga had its fair share of both duds and thrillers. Every fixture nevertheless supplied plenty of worthwhile talking points. As always, the most salient ones from every last match are here on tactics talk.

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Hero Top Story Tagged With: 1. FC Köln, 1. FC Union Berlin, Adi Hütter, Andreas Voglsammer, Anthony Modeste, Axel Witsel, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Cedric Teuchert, Diadie Samassekou, Djibril Sow, Donyell Malen, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Emil Forsberg, Erik Durm, Erling Haaland, Florian Grillitsch, Florian Wirtz, Genki Haraguchi, Gerardo Seoane, German Bundesliga, Gregor Kobel, Grischa Prömel, Hiroki Ito, Jesse Marsch, Jessic Ngankam, Jethro Willems, Joe Scally, Joshua Guilavogui, Julian Green, Julian Ryerson, Keita Endo, Kevin Behrens, Levin Öztunali, Luca Netz, Mahmoud Dahoud, Manuel Akanji, Manuel Riemann, Marco Reus, Marco Rose, Marius Wolf, Mark Flekken, Mark van Bommel, Mats Hummels, Max Kruse, Nick Viergever, Niko Gießelmann, Oliver Glasner, Patrick Herrmann, Peter Gulacsi, Peter Vice, Rani Khedira, Raphaël Guerreiro, RasenBallSport Leipzig, Robin Knoche, SC Freiburg, Sebastian Hoeneß, Simon Zoller, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Taiwo Awoniyi, Thomas Meunier, Thomas Reis, Timo Baumgartl, Timo Horn, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Urs Fischer, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg, Wataru Endo, Yannick Gerhardt

Bundesliga 2021/22 Tactical Previews: “Stable in mid-table”

August 13, 2021 by Peter Vice Leave a Comment

A fourth preview section ahead of the German Bundesliga’s 2021/22 kickoff examines the teams deemed to be “average” in a positive way.

Filed Under: Bulinews.com, Featured, Featured Hero Top Story Tagged With: 1. FC Union Berlin, Adam Szalai, Alexander Hack, Alfred Finnbogason, André Hahn, Bo Svensson, Cedric Teuchert, Christian Heidel, Christopher Trimmel, Daniel Caligiuri, Danny da Costa, Dirk Zingler, Dominik Kohr, FC Augsburg, Finn Dahmen, Florian Niederlechner, Frederik Jensen, Frederik Winther, FSV Mainz 05, Genki Haraguchi, German Bundesliga, Heiko Herrlich, Iago, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Jeremiah St. Juste, Jonathan Burkardt, Jonathan Meier, Julian Ryerson, Leandro Barreiro, Leon Dajaku, Levin Öztunali, Marcus Ingvartsen, Marcus Weinzierl, Martin Schmidt, Marvin Friedrich, Maurice Malone, Max Kruse, Nilkas Dorsch, Oliver Ruhnert, Pawel Wszolek, Peter Vice, Philipp Mwene, Pierre Kunde Malong, Rafal Gikiewicz, Rani Khedira, Robin Knoche, Robin Quaison, Robin Zentner, Silvan Widmer, Stefan Bell, Taiwo Awoniyi, Tobias Strobl, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Urs Fischer

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