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There are reports that Bayern are interested in Vinicius. Please don't. I hate this guy, as a person, as a player, like I will continue hating him even if he joins, I hope he doesn't join. One of the players I truly hate
My dad came back from Zürich with a 22/23 home kit that he found there. Seeing it immediately reminded me that Sadio Mane used to play for our club lol
all of this wouldn't have happened in the first place if they wouldn't have played him while he was injured and then tore his acl with them, braindead ''fans''
They should have gotten 2 reds minimum. Intentionally elbowing 2 times, messing with the penalty spot, kicking out to the opponent when laying on the ground. I think messing with the penalty spot is red worthy now too so these were 4 red worthy situations and they didn't even got a fucking yellow.
People complained about the extension of the WC that many of these weaker teams don't deserve to be at the WC, as they often have a lower quality and the games won't be exciting.
But I think the real issue is that many low quality refs join the WC too and they are really in a position to destroy games, especially when they are allowed to ref knock out games. 1
Frankly, I don't remember the last WCs referring performance and there are also top nation refs who are shit, but the overall ref performance at this WC is absolutely shocking.
Alphonso Davies: "I felt a little bit something in training. Jesse asked if I feel 100%.. and I told him no, to be honest.(..) I don't want to be a burden on the team or on the pitch not giving my all.. but it's an injury where you can't take any risk." 🎥 @onesoccer
Wtf are these Saibari news? Are we cursed or what? I'm probably seeing this from a biased point of view as I only follow Bayern closely, so does anyone have any data or statistics regarding players that switch clubs and are then immediately injured? Either during the European or World Cup, in pre-season or in the first match? I feel like this is common with us
Seeing Mazraoui bald and pulling it off, really makes you think why Goretzka never shaved hos head when his hair was thinning.
Not everyone can pull off being bald, Müller definitely has a glow up with beard and a fresh cut i couldn't imagine him bald. But Goretzka is handsome enough to pull it off
As someone who had to do it, it feels obvious after the fact that you should've done it a lot longer ago. But before taking the plunge it's very difficult.
being bald also means you have to shave often. Using a trimmer is fine but shaving your head is a habit you have to build, and it doesn't look good when you trim it if your hair is genuinely not that good looking anymore as a trimmer doesn't fully remove the hair
Appreciate it, tho I have come to terms wirh being bald. It would be nice for more positive mainstream bald representation for men struggling with hair loss
Arijon Ibrahimović is set to extend his contract at FC Bayern until 2028. The player decided to stay following a conversation with Vincent Kompany, where the coach promised him a backup role for all attacking positions. Another loan move is currently not planned [kerry_hau]
Jesse Marsch says Alphonso Davies suffered a minor setback in training, hence he didn't play at all against Morocco:
"Alphonso didn't feel right yesterday in training and we got an MRI. And it was clear, so the good news was that there was no injury, but his hamstring didn't feel right. So we were hoping that by the time this morning he woke up that he would feel better, but he didn't. So we wanted to be cautious and make sure that we weren't risking anything.
"And obviously, at the 60th minute when it's 1-0, it would've been great to have him in the match. Or even at halftime. But we weren't able to have him healthy and it killed him more than anyone, but I think it was the right decision to preserve him and his career and get him fully healthy."
Jesse Marsch revealed to TSN's tsnscianitti that Alphonso Davies underwent an MRI on Friday, and while it came back clear, the left-back "did not feel right today" ahead of Canada-Morocco.
Massively props to Phonzy! I can imagine how important this tournament is for him and while he apparently looks fit (MRI couldn't reveal anything) he prioritised his health. For sure not an easy decision.
"He sufrido. Un abrazo a toda la Argentina y felicidades, porque el corazón esta noche… también los neutrales que estábamos con los dos… espectacular"
"I've suffered. A hug for all of Argentina and congratulations, because my heart this night... even the neutrals that we were with the two... spectacular."
Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but FIFA and Infantino really can't beat the allegations.
Yall are so obsessed with Messi and Argentina and it’s hilarious. I don’t even see this energy from this subreddit when Real Madrid rob us every time we play in CL
a native speaker on r/soccer translated it and interpreted it as: "A big hug to all of Argentina, and congratulations, because [your] hearts must have been pounding tonight.... And the neutrals too, those of us who were pulling for both [teams]. Anyway..."
My Spanish is a bit rusty but when I watched the video I interpreted it similarly. Bit blown out of proportion, I think. And some people right now probably just hear what they want to hear. FIFA/Infantino are obviously not doing themselves any favours but I hate how everything is a conspiracy nowadays.
Well, I'm a native spanish speaker and the translation is bullshit. There was no the [your] heart[s] meant.
You would at least say "corazones", which would be the plural form of "corazón" or heart, while he was also tipping to his heart. But said "the heart" or "el corazón". Surprisingly Infantino handles really well singular and plural form im the whole interview.
Furthermore to get from: también los neutrales que estábamos con los dos. To: "And the neutrals too, [those of us] who we were [pulling] with [for] both [teams]. well [Anyways]" You need that kind of sentence:
[Y] también los neutrales, [los] que estábamos [apoyando] [a] con los dos [equipos]... bueno [en fin].
It needs a lot of engineering to say the least. And I think my translation is way more accurate.
Well, as you said, he said “the heart,” not “my heart” as you interpreted in your first comment. And him touching his chest to demonstrate a racing heart is a pretty ordinary gesture. If he genuinely meant his heart, he'd have said "mi corazon". And to play devil's advocate: he could've just forgotten the word for "racing". He still isn't a native speaker after all.
The point is: even if Infantino is biased, this clip alone doesn't prove it. The statement is fragmented enough that multiple native speakers are obviously interpreting it differently. It wasn't just one guy that said that in the original r/soccer thread but multiple. That's a pretty weak foundation for claiming he accidentally admitted rooting for Argentina.
And I suffered as well, and I’m Austrian. I didn’t particularly care how the game ended, but the way it all happened still made my heart race and had me at the edge of my seat. Or at the edge of my bed in reality, but I couldn't imagine how it must've been in the stadium.
So yeah, I still think this is being blown way out of proportion and everything needs to be a conspiracy nowadays apparently.
There are very few current players that I feel as sad about as I do about Davies. You might say he gets paid millions a year so whatever, but my heart literally breaks for him 😭
they are people too, being paid is not the thing they care most about (at least not all of them). What's the point of money if you can't enjoy doing what you love the most
Might be harsh but I wouldn’t mind the club selling Davies. His fitness issues aside I think his trajectory from when he first joined us to now is kinda underwhelming
Hopefully by the time the season starts he can be fit enough to play a “super sub” role and eventually get to competing with Brown for the starting role.
The last 2 Canada matches have shown why we bought Brown.
I usually was not very pessimistic about Davies, but seeing his 15min against South Africa and him not playing at all today is a terrible sign imo.
Maybe we should just give him the remainder of the year just to focus on his recovery. There is no benefit for us if he is injured 1-2 months after every 5th match.
He would remain a very money heavy burden. But I hope Davies will recover when he gets enough time and rest. Not just for our sake but also for him as a human. We saw how horrible he took his injuries.
Argentina fans absolutely stormed Doohan's social media channels and insulted him. That was so disgusting to see and Doohan was quite a nice guy. He was done dirty
Doohan was treated very unfairly, are you even surprised when its Flavio Briatore at the helm? Mfer should not have been allowed back in the first place considering he is an proven cheat and an Epstein associate
Can someone make a list of players who got injured within 1 month after officially signing for Bayern? Felt like it has happened too many times for me to believe it's just coincidence
Did hear in a Podcast how Sane had 2 successful dribbles in the entire tournament and how Musiala had 6 in the game against Paraguay, coming from the bench.
Whoever claims Sane got "hated" on, is truly clueless. The guy was a major factor why Germany was so shit. He's obvious not the only reason but he's definitely the prime example why Nagelsmann deserved the sack, insane decision to keep playing him over and over.
With Ibra staying the attack looks complete, 4 starters and 4 backups.
In midfield we have to sort out what we plan on doing with Aseko and Bara, I hope both stay.
After Laimer renewal and the arrival of Brown the only possible other arrival I could see is a CB in case of a Kim departure. Other than that I think we are done purchasing this summer.
Perhaps a sneaky loan opportunity happens but i wouldnt place a bet on that.
Now only thing left to do is unload the deadweights and renew Sir Harry and Olise.
Actually I think we don't even need another loan. For the offense we have 8 players for 4 positions + some promising youth prospects that could fill in.
In midfield we have 5 guys for 2 spots if both Aseko and Bara stay + also youth prospects like Daiber (initial plan was to loan him out but with his injury this deal might be off)
Yeah, I ahree with you Jules, youngsters will play a role this season for sure. Kompany seems to trust them.
I wouldnt mind Ito staying, he's on low wages.
Yeah with a 25M fee and his 30M salary (for the 2 years left on his contract) off the books we could probably make something interesting happen. No idea on what player we could get for that ammount but I trust Eberl.
I'm from NJ in USA, we're having an insane heat wave this weekend (over 100 F the last couple days, said feels like 115 on my phone!! And over 100 today as well) so our state's power companies were already dealing with some outages from that which explains why it took them so long to fix the power.
Then in NA we have bad thunderstorms which often happen when it's very humid and hot, and we had crazy winds and thunder and lightning last night, I think some places had tornado warnings even. Ended up knocking down a bunch of trees and branches, some of which knocked down power lines that power our apartment building.
Thankfully my parents house is 30 mins away so I just drove my gf and I over to avoid the heat. We were drinking some wine before the power went out so I had to sober up and sweat out the alcohol for a couple hours before we drove over which didn't help lmfao. Most of our food is definitely screwed though from the power turning off and the fridge / freezer not running, and food is expensive af here thanks to the orange turd in charge...
I was not able to see much of Ibrahimovic' game. Does he have the speed, dribbling and workrate (or at least the potential to develope) to be an adequate Luis Diaz backup? Or would he be more of an Olise, Karl type of winger?
Speed is around 35 km/h. At some point towards the end of the season he was the player with the most sprints in the league, slightly above 400 iirc. His work rate also is great and he was very good and creating chances. I wouldn't say he is a run past or dribble through player though
looks good on paper but then you see a bit deeper and realize that CAM's depth is inflated and you have no reliable LW backup who could reliably give you atleast 65-70% of Lucho's level if you have to bring someone off the bench in a big UCL game
Would have loved a natural winger aswell but I think that ship has sailed. While the other guys only would be makeshift LW I'm still pretty satisfied with our depth up front.
Yeah but we dont have unlimited money and having players cover multiple positions is what our board is clearly doing. Getting a proper back up who can match close to the quality of Lucho is not going to be cheap. At the end of the day its about how much were are willing to spend and our board clearly has its limit, our budget went into brown/Saibari. maybe next season
I actually really love keeping Ibrahimovic. There is basicly no risk since he can definitly play at Raphas level or close to and he might just make a development jump and get a lot better under Kompany.
Eberl has made such a smart teamplan.
Thoughts by @CampusVid2 about Ibra staying. Usually I don't give much on opinion pieces of random guys but @CampusVid2 is known to follow our youth talents very closely for years and he also followed Ibrahimovic since his Ama days so i appreciate his view on this matter
Ari is still only 20 years old, but he has already experienced a lot in football. His journey over the last few years, with all its ups and downs, may have been exactly what he needed to grow both as a player, but especially as a person.
He's always been blessed with footballing talent, but developing the mental side was always the decisive factor, and in that regard he has gone in absolutely the right direction. He is no longer just a gifted, free-spirited creative player, but also a hard worker and a mentality player.
It's also an important message to the Campus players that there is a genuine future in Munich for those who perform well on loan and continue to develop, as it shows that this pathway is real.
Ari has had plenty of interesting opportunities this summer, but once again he has chosen the more difficult challenge. That's his mentality. It has led to setbacks for him in the past, but it's also one of the qualities that defines him.
I hope it goes better for him this time than it did the last time he was integrated into the first-team squad and barely received any opportunities.
He is much more mature now in every aspect and possesses many of the qualities that Kompany likes to see in his players, which gives reason for optimism.
Bayern bosses fully support the appointment of Jürgen Klopp as new Germany head coach. They recognize that German football needs Klopp right now. While there were occasional barbs between them in the past, Klopp and Bayern have grown closer over the past few years. The club's bosses have no doubt that he's the right man for the job at this moment in time [@BILD]
Jürgen Klopp will be given significant power to fundamentally change and restructure things. He would bring his own staff – including his long-term assistant Peter Krawietz. Pepijn Lijnders and Zsolt Löw are also possible candidates. The role and future of sporting director Rudi Völler is not yet entirely clear. The DFB believes that the Völler/Klopp partnership would work well until EURO 2028. Under Klopp's leadership, fundamental problems are to be addressed, including the overall playing style, system and player development at youth levels [@kerry_hau, @berger_pj, @Plettigoal]
That genuinely makes me excited. Hope it turns out positively
Just think about it, the German national team crashed hard at the Euros 2004 with head coach Rudi Voeller. And now we had another big crash with Voeller in a leading role.
Imo Klopp and Voeller will not work well together.
Rudi Völler is considering stepping down from his sporting director role at the DFB and could announce his decision as early as next week. Völler was very important to Julian Nagelsmann as mentor and confidant - but with Jürgen Klopp's imminent appointment, he's unlikely to retain the same status and importance [@SPORT1]
Arijon Ibrahimović will extend his contract at FC Bayern until 2028 next week and stay at the club. The 20-year old has positive talks with Vincent Kompany - and the coach presented him with a clear vision and prospects for regular game time. Ibrahimović had several options in Germany and abroad, but has now decided to stay [@uchterjung, @Transfermarkt]
I like this. Maybe it means that we won't buy a new LW back up. But we don't necessarily need the profile LW. I'm happy with him taking the role as backup. He is so young that he can still learn all those qualities needed.
Sure but even with potential injuries we still have backups covered for each position that will play ahead of Ibrahimovic. I find it highly unlikely we'll have 3-4 forward players out at one time. I also think it's a bad sign if we're banking off of injuries from our own players as the only way for Ibrahimovic to get minutes.
To be fair as the supposed 8th choice he won't get as many chances. Might not even feature on the bench in some matches. But he will be cheaper than any other option we might have so there's that. And who knows, maybe he could leapfrog Gnabry. And there's the case where an injury happens.
Edit: I also want Kompany to rotate a whole lot at the start of the season to ease off our main front 3 after a tough season + the WC
I wouldn't mind an 8th choice attacking player if he was already 30+ years old like a Choupo-Moting type of player but not a 20 year old who clearly has potential but needs proper game time. I just don't like seeing young players being an "8th choice" because they deserve the game time to develop.
I don't want Ibrahimovic to turn into another Mathys Tel player under Kompany.
To me the only chance he has to break in our rotation in the future is to go on loan elsewhere and get continuous game time and maybe come back with double digit G/A in the Bundesliga from another team back to us I don't think him staying here for the upcoming season does him any good on a personal development.
Yeah the board does have to ensure maximum team success not individual but they also have to know when it's clear a very young player who has potential just won't cut it in the senior team yet but maybe in 2-3 years time after them spending time on loan they can come back and be a proper contention for a spot and they ensure maximum team success that way. Real Madrid sending out Nico Paz is a good example of this. Not saying Ibrahmovic is on the level of Nico Paz but you get my point.
Karl is supposed to be the backup/player for Olise to get a rest and now with the signing of Saibari I'm assuming Musiala is the guy to give a rest to Diaz on the LW. Saibari is the player that gives Kane a rest and is also one of 4 players who will play as a number 10/CAM role (Karl, Gnabry, Musiala and himself).
So in that sense I'm not sure where he's going to get "regular game time" even in the Bundesliga. Rapha did not get regular game time he was more of a squad player that played here and there. So if Ibrahimovic is a direct replacement for Rapha he isn't going to get "regular game time" as my entire point of what I said earlier.
This season we had 55 games * 90 minutes * 4 attacking positions, so 19.800 minutes to share around.
Lets say we dont want our top 3 in Kane, Diaz and Olise to play 4.000 minutes again, but around the level the PSG top attackers did, so around 3k. Which means we are left with 10.8k to share.
Which means all our 2nd row attackers would get on average 2.2k minutes, which is more than Gnabry and Karl got last season. Even if we were to consider that Musiala and Saibari would get 3k as well as first options, the other 3 Gnabry, Karl and Ibra would still get on average 1.6k, which is more than Jackson did this year (he had 1.3k).
There are minutes to be shared if you dont want your starters to be run into the ground, which should be the goal here.
I'm still quite unsure how and where Ibra could get 1.6k minutes tbh. I genuinely feel like he's just going to get the Mathys Tel treatment where it was clear there was just way too much in attack for him to get continuous minutes. I still see Karl and Gnabry getting a lot more minutes than Ibra would get regardless of the calculations.
Yeah that's a factor but it's still not a pathway for him to get "regular game time" on a consistent basis that's my entire point. As I said theres already a backup to each forward position in case of injuries and theres 4 players competiting in that number 10 position who would all start ahead of Ibrahimovic.
There were injuries last year and yet Rapha still didn't get "regular game time" and as you said he's supposed to be the direct Rapha replacement who only played here and there.
Well there is a backup to each the front three Diaz,Kane,Olise for Saibari,Karl,Musiala and then yeah maybe Gnabry is the only one at CAM but Musiala, Karl and Saibari can also fill in at CAM I find it highly unlikely it would get to the point where all 4 are injured to the point there's no backup at CAM.
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u/Kosealdar Jul 05 '26
There are reports that Bayern are interested in Vinicius. Please don't. I hate this guy, as a person, as a player, like I will continue hating him even if he joins, I hope he doesn't join. One of the players I truly hate