The return of football in Germany
Bayern's new captain - Bastian Schweinsteiger
Today Bundesliga.com writes this update as finally football has retuned in Germany following a long summer without it. The World Cup left us Germans disppointed and searching for answers as we didnt qualify out of the group stage in South Africa. But with Low out and Bernd Schuster in we start a new era. On topic though, Bayern have also began their new season. With 5 games to highlight to you, Mario Gomez has made the most encouraging start.
From 31st of July to 28th of August
The season began for Bayern as they welcomed the 1st round of the German Cup to the Allianz Arena. They showed the the long summer had worked wonders for their team bonding as they ran out 4-0 winners. Arjen Robben, Thomas Muller, Mario Gomez and Toni Kroos were all on the scoresheet. This sparked a great start for Die Bayern as they look to try and win this competition as well as the Bundesliga and progress further than the first knockout round in the UEFA Champions League like they did last year.
So when the opening game of the Bundesliga arrived, it offered a thrilling contest between 2 of Germany's biggest clubs. Werder Bremen were welcomed to the Allianz arena where they knew they would have to turn up against a motivated Bayern team. The game in the end turned out to be a great game for the neautrals as Bayern eventually took the game 3-2. Mario Gomez continued his good start by netting a brace whilst Croatian Ivica Olic also got on the scoresheet before being substitued for Miroslav Klose. A good start for Bayern as they look for a basis on which to progress.
In the following game they travelled to Freiburg. In this fixture last year Bayern struggled and only left with 1 point. This time around though it was differant as another brace from forward Mario Gomez earned all 3 points in a 2-1 victory. Despite the win though Arjen Robben revealed Todd's fury at the poor showing from his team. And fans agreed as they are aware that performances like that won't get them the win everytime.
But the following game brought Bayern's worst problem last year, in-consistency. They welcomed Frankfurt to the Allianz Arena in hope of maintaining their perfect start. But the over-confident Bayern side lost 2-1 to a late goal. Mario Gomez though scored once again to take his goal tally so far to 6 in all competitions. The German said in a post-match interview that he was delighted with the partnership that he had developed with Ivica Olic and hoped that Todd would continue to play them in a run of games. Recently Miroslav Klose and Michael Owen have been restrictied to substitute appearances. With Owen's contract expiring come the end of this season, he'll need to impress. But whether or not Beckenbauer feels he wants to give the Englishman a contract is another matter.
The final game off the month for Bayern was an away trip to Hannover. In a poor game for both sides, it finished 0-0 with no notable chances. This rounded up the month for Todd and an upcoming International break allowed him to think about where his side were going wrong already.
Denilson signed on a permanent deal.
On the transger front, their have been a few notable in's and out's for Bayern. They have signed Denilson (above) on a permanent deal from Arsenal for £4.8million. The Brazilian spent 2009/2010 season on loan at Die Bayern and said he 'jumped' at the chance to sign on a permanent basis. Bayern have also signed Tinga from Ponte Preta for £1.8million. The 19 year-old Brazilian central midfielder described his move as a 'Dream come true'. He will spend the 2010/2011 season on loan a 2nd division side Biefield who Bayern are the parent club too. A 3rd Brazilian also signed in the form of right back Diego Renan. He signed from Cruziero for £10million and will be used to fill the void that was created by the departure of Gregory Van der Wiel to Chelsea. Bayern's final big transfer of the summer was Serder Tasci from Stuttgart. They paid £12.75million for the 23-year old German central defender. This deal was to replace the departure of former captain Daniel Van Buyton to Fiorentina. Mark Van Bommel also left as Todd and himself could not agree on the length of time he would stay. Van Bommel demanded a 2 year deal where Todd was only prepared to offer 1. Anatoliy Tymoschuk and Daniel Pranjic also left the club. Tymoschuk left for Blackburn Rovers in a deal worth £5million whilst Pranjic headed to Spain to play for Sevilla in a deal worth £7million.
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Danke.