| 05.11.2009 |
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| I’m always of two minds when watching Bayern in the Champions League. On the one hand, as a fan of German football, I want to see Bundesliga teams as long as possible in the competition. On the other, I can’t help but revel in matches where Munich’s ultra-expensive, poorly conceived squad takes a pasting as they did against Bordeaux on Tuesday. Had a couple of questionable refereeing decisions gone their way, Bayern might have been able to earn a draw. But the sad truth was that all Munich’s millions bought them against the Frenchmen was a squad that played kick-and-rush for final twenty minutes. I’ve already written more than once about how Munich need a playmaker, so let me restrict my criticism to a question. How much better would Bayern be, if they had retained the services of Ze Roberto this season? Or invested their riches in a player like this: Cesc Fabregas scored twice in Arsenal’s 4-1 demolition of Alkmaar on Wednesday. And the Gunners not only won. They won with the sort of fun, flowing football that made fans glad that they did. Another team I have no problem rooting for is Wolfsburg, who picked up an impressive victory in Turkey at the same time that Bayern were disappointing their home fans in Munich. The Wolves looked a bit like a miniature Arsenal last year in winning the Bundesliga, and they’ve done well enough in their first-ever Champions League campaign to have an inside track on second-place in their group. With Arsenal all but assured of winning their group, that sets up the intriguing prospect that the two teams could get drawn against one another in the KO round. The Wolves against the Gunners. Sounds cool, doesn’t it? Better than kick-and-rush in any case. |
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