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Miscellaneous happenings
By: Pete |
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OK ladies, gents. The international break is over, and so is mine. Little to no news = little to no posts.
A quick roundup of things that happened over the break:
-Stuttgart players played zero part in Germany’s advancement over Russia. Cacau and Hitz warmed the bench and Tasci and Khedira (foot) were out. [...]
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International Break
By: Pete | 4 Comments
The transfer window has closed and the international break is upon us. Slow times in the Bundesliga, but the blog motors on. Joachim Löw has called 4 of Die Schwaben’s finest for international duty: Khedira, Tasci, Cacau and Hitzlsperger. Germany’s games Saturday and Wednesday against South Africa (friendly) and Azerbaijan (WC qualifier) [...]
Stuttgart sign Kuzmanovic
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Stuttgart today announced the signing of Zdravko Kuzmanovic from Fiorentina to a 4 year contract. Spanish clubs Sevilla and Atletico Madrid were also reportedly interested in his services.
I think this is a solid signing; he should be able to slot in right away, and bolsters a midfield squad a bit light with Lanig injured. [...]
Two for one
By: Anna | 3 Comments
At first, I didn’t want to say anything at all about the UEFA-Cup qualifier against Györ, because it wasn’t enough of a football match to be commented on as such, despite the 2:1 win. But now I found an opportunity to talk about both that match and the first Bundesliga game in Mönchengladbach, by [...]
Learning from the big ones
By: Anna | 2 Comments
First Jens Lehmann moved from London to Stuttgart, then Arsenal dropped by for a test match, and now the influence from the island shows in new training methods: Armin Veh will only let the players train once a day, as opposed to two training units per day as before. “Arsene Wenger does the same with [...]
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