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Update, Bellaid ends up going back to Racing Strassburg on loan.....
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The Bellaid rumor was from a Fulham Fan that I have been friends with and he asked me about him to see what he was about and that there was some interest from what he heard.

As for Mehdi, this was something that I heard the other day while watching the Spieltag at the kneipe.....

Nothing firm but they kindof make sense since they are not getting any playing time......
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Thought I would spread some rumors that I have been seeing...

Bellaid to Fulham for 2.5 Million  -  These seems to make sense as he is not getting much playing time.

Mehdi to transfer to the Azin Steel (Tehran team) - I have a heard that this a stretch as he wants to raise his kids outside of Iran.

Happy rumor mongering everyone!!!!!
   
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I was wondering if anyone else thought it a bit odd that Meier is starting as a F and Libero was starting as a CAM.  I am just curious as it seems that skibbe is unsettled with the CAM position which is Meier natural position.  If you slide him back to CAM and start Fenin up front that should settle it.  I may be missing something but I was just curious if anyone had any additional information.  

Also, with Ochs out for I believe 4 games due to his little penatly    the other day we should see Maik in the lineup whihc will be interesting to see how that effects the games.....
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Goal.com preview....for once I think I can say I agree to the result.  Eintracht 2 - Nurnberg 0

Eintracht Frankfurt – 1.FC Nurnberg  


Frankfurt emerged from the Weser Stadion rather surprisingly with all three points last weekend after coming out on the right end of a 3-2 scoreline. Striker Ioannis Amanatidis scored twice before half-time to prove something to everybody after being stripped of the club captaincy.    

Nurnberg were the only promoted side to lose their first game and they will want to do everything in their power to avoid two successive losses at the start of the new season.      

Prediction: Frankfurt 2-1 Nurnberg    
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The only real big surprise was Vasoski, was there an issue with Franz? Or was this a management decision.
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BTW...starting 11 for spieltag 1 was as follows;

---------------Oka---------------

Ochs-----Russ------Vasoski----Spycher

-----------------Chris-------------------

-----Teber---------------Caio-------------

---------------Schwegler-----------------

----------Meier-------Amanatidis------
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thanks for the links, here is another.  Congrats to Ama for a great game but we should also recognize Teber and Meier for also contributing.  Caio definetly played a role also.

http://goal.com/en/news/15/germany/2009/08/10/1431999/bundesliga-team-of-the-week-round-1

Congrats to Eintracht...what a way to start a season.  Woohooo!!!!
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Here is a preview from Goal.com:

Werder Bremen – Eintracht Frankfurt  


Last season was highly disappointing for Werder with a 10th place finish for a club more used to the top three. Two Cup final appearances placated the fans somewhat but they will be expecting more from their side this term.  

Diego is gone, so a lot of expectation passes to youngsters Mesut Oezil and Marko Marin. With Claudio Pizarro’s future still not sorted, Werder will look to summer signing Marcelo Moreno for the goals.  

Frankfurt begin life after Friedhelm Funkel with Michael Skibbe at the helm and hope that they will be able to pull themselves out of the mid-table obscurity in which they have found themselves in recent seasons. It will be a tough opener for them as they travel to the Weser Stadion on the opening Saturday of the season.    

Prediction: Werder 2-0 Frankfurt    

Goal is already starting out on the wrong foot, let this be the first wrong prediction of the year!!!!
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One thing that I can pretty much gaurantee is the Mainz was crying!!!!!

                           
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Firstly welcome back CJ, have not seen many posts from you over the break.

Secondly, This has been a very interesting task, great topic and it is really hard to narrow this down but since I would like to see a more offensive eintracht I think I would have to go with a 4-1-3-2.  

My starting 11 would be:

---------------Fahrmann---------------

Ochs-----Russ------Franz----Spycher

-----------------Chris-------------------

-----Meier-----Caio-------Korkmaz---

----------Fenin-------Amanatidis------

I really like Fahrmann and hope that he lives up to his billing.  The back 5 would be the same and Chris would be a holding MF, Schwegler could also fill this role but I think that he would want to push forward to much and that would open up the back 4.  The reason I went with this is that it could easily be converted to a more defensive midfield by pulling a striker and placing another holding MF to play along with Chris.  Of course this would be after we have a 2 goal lead.          

                        „Ein Tor, Ein Tor, schiesst noch ein Tor!!!!“

                     
In the front five I wanted to put our best offensive 5 and this would be 3 attacking MF and then the strikers.  I guess you could easily run this as 4-1-3-1-1. I believe that Man U runs something similar to that.

Going through this task makes me super excited for the season as I got to really think about the players.  We have alot of depth with good talent which is very interchangable so that we should not have the same issue as last year when people were unable to play due to ________.  Dont like to say the word, BAD OMENS but it is a fact of life in football.

As for the Pokal win the other day.  All I have to say is

BERLIN, BERLIN, WIR FAHREN NACH BERLIN!!!!
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dc_edinburg schrieb:
I was more excited by the signings last year (Bjaramovic, Korkmaz and Bellaid particularly) but it never really happened for Eintracht or the new guys. Maybe this year will be much more successful with these new guys if there are less injuries..... and more attacking football from Eintracht with the new trainer!!


I was thinking about this and was trying to think which batch of incoming players that I am more excited about.  I too was really high on Korkmaz and Bellaid.  Particularly Umit as I got to see him at the world cup.  But I think I have to say that I really like this batch better.  I am really high on Fahrmann, i think this is the guy to be between the posts for the next 10 years or longer.  I like him alot.  Ialso like teber, it is really good to get that type of leadership in the midfield and he brings every bit of that.

I guess we wont know for a couple of years, I am wondering what other people are thinking about this years arrivals vs. later.  Also, who do you think is going to be the best when it is all said and done.  My vote is Fahrmann followed by Korkmaz.

Just my humble opinion.
   
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I put this together for everyone to see the player movements during the offseason.  Just to keep everyone up to date for the non-german readers.

Incoming
Schwegler, Pirmin Midfielder Bayer Leverkusen
Teber, Selim Midfielder 1899 Hoffenheim
Heller, Marcel Forward MSV Duisburg
Franz, Maik Defense Karlsruher SC
Tosun, Cenk Forward Eintracht Frankfurt II
Tsoumou, Juvhel Forward Eintracht Frankfurt II
Fährmann, Ralf GK FC Schalke 04
Jung, Sebastian Defense Eintracht Frankfurt II
Alvarez, Marcos Forward Eintracht Frankfurt II


Outgoing
Krük, Alexander Defense VfL Osnabrück
Kweuke, Leonard Forward Energie Cottbus
Inamoto, Junichi Midfielder Stade Rennes
Fink, Michael Midfielder Besiktas Istanbul
Ljubicic, Kreso Midfielder Hajduk Split
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I found this on transfermarket.ch.de, thought it was interesting to see the values although I wonder who determines this.
Below is a list of players and there values.

Oka Nikolov € 1,000,000.00
Markus Pröll € 2,000,000.00
Ralf Fährmann € 600,000.00
Jan Zimmermann € 300,000.00
Patrick Ochs € 4,000,000.00
Nikola Petkovic € 1,000,000.00
Maik Franz                 € 3,000,000.00
Aleksandar Vasoski € 2,000,000.00
Christoph Spycher € 2,750,000.00
Habib Bellaïd € 3,000,000.00
Marco Russ € 3,000,000.00
Sebastian Jung € 400,000.00
Selim Teber € 1,000,000.00
Benjamin Köhler € 2,200,000.00
Zlatan Bajramovic € 3,000,000.00
Ümit Korkmaz € 2,500,000.00
Markus Steinhöfer € 3,000,000.00
Alexander Meier € 3,000,000.00
Mehdi Mahdavikia € 900,000.00
Christoph Preuß € 500,000.00
Pirmin Schwegler € 1,500,000.00
Chris                 € 2,500,000.00
Caio                 € 2,000,000.00
Faton Toski € 800,000.00
Nikos Liberopoulos € 3,000,000.00
Martin Fenin € 5,000,000.00
Ioannis Amanatidis € 6,000,000.00
Marcel Heller € 500,000.00
Juvhel Tsoumou € 250,000.00
Cenk Tosun € 50,000.00
Marcos Alvarez € 50,000.00
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In regards to Fenin, I think that he can be that type but he needs to develop his killer instinct infront of the goal.  Just hope that he develops this with us and not another team.

I think the Pirmin signing is a great step, anyone have any other information on him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirmin_Schwegler
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Recently found this on goal.com



10) Cowdenbeath (Scotland) - The Blue Brazil

Brazil's population: 191,000,000.
Cowdenbeath's population: 12,000.

Brazil's crowning achievements: Five World Cups and a worldwide army of fans.
Cowdenbeath's crowning achievements: Scottish second level title, 1939; Third Division title 2006 (with an average crowd of 471.)

Brazil's coach: Dunga, penalty scorer in a World Cup final.
Cowdenbeath's coach: Danny Lennon, once scored against Bayern Munich for Raith Rovers.

The similarities are endless. No wonder Cowden are the Blue Brazil!

9) Zambia - Chipolopolo

The Zambian national side leave nobody in any doubt as to their capabilities by self-describing as the 'copper bullets'. The country exports a lot of copper and presumably makes a lot of bullets, too. Shame they've been unable to fire themselves to a World Cup just yet.

8) Galatasaray (Turkey) - Cimbom

A nickname that earns its place due to its being unbelievably ubiquitous yet completely inexplicable. Nobody knows where Cimbom came from. Oh, sure, you'll have people swear on their cat's life that it comes from a Swiss football chant of 'Jim Bom Bom' or that it relates to some American boxer or something, but the fact of the matter is that all the people marching around with Cimbom scarves in fact know nothing except that it is probably the catchiest two-syllable word in any language ever. Seriously: say it out loud. You'll never want to stop.

7) Estudiantes (Argentina) - Las Pincharattas

'The rat stabbers' would, in other countries, perhaps come from a rival club accusing their enemies' fans of being unclean, and reduced to spearing rats for the evening meal. In fact these students are rat-stabbers because of their link with the medical profession, and their anatomical experiments carried out on small rodents.

6) Chievo (Italy) - Mussi Volanti

This name really was applied by rivals. 'ChievoVerona', to give their full name, are known as the 'Flying Donkeys' because fans of the historically larger, more successful side, Hellas Verona, said that donkeys would fly before they were ever overtaken by the upstarts of Chievo. Hellas, Scudetto holders of the mid 1980s, now languish in the third tier while Chievo remain in Serie A.

5) Malaga (Spain) - Los Boquerones

'The Anchovies', far from losing anything in translation, sounds even more awesome in English. Malaga, being a centre of the fishing trade, is home to the delightful white anchovies that are prized so highly locally that they lend their name to the resurgent local team.

4) Enyimba International (Nigeria) - Enyimba

In English, the Igbo language word Enyimba translates, quite gloriously, as "The Peoples' Elephant". As well as being the nickname of Nigeria's top clubs, it's also an affectionate name for the team's city, Aba. Enyimba finished the 2008-09 season in third place, this particular Elephant being a weighty force in Nigerian football in recent years.

3) Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) - Die Launische Diva

The side forever synonymous with losing 7-3 to Real Madrid in the 1960 European Cup final in Glasgow is known as the 'Moody Diva'. Why? Because in recent years the big-time Charlies in Hesse would put in great performances when the limelight was on them - against Bayern or Borussia Dortmund, say - then flounce their way through routine matches against Uerdingen and St. Pauli. (Another showbiz nickname in Germany is Bayern Munich's "FC Hollywood" moniker, which would make this list if it wasn't so painfully true.)


2) Albacete (Spain) - El Queso Mecanico

Yet another Spanish name, it's hard to beat 'The Clockwork Cheese' for a nickname that, while pedestrian in its origins, throws up an amusing image. Albacete are the cheese because the city's status as the cultural and economic centre of La Mancha makes it the capital of the Manchego cheese-producing region; and it's clockwork because their spell in the early 1990s in the top flight saw them produce consistent performances to remain in the Primera for five years. Wind them up and watch them go.

1) Hartlepool United (England) - Monkey Hangers

Yes, you read it right. And yes, it means exactly what it says. A local urban legend has it that during the Napoleonic wars, a small ship washed up on the east coast of England near Hartlepool, and the only survivor was the ship's mascot - a monkey in full French uniform and regalia. The townsfolk, mistaking the creature for an actual Frenchman, held a trial on the beach, and with the monkey quite unable to present a defence, they had him hanged. The story's almost certainly a load of rubbish, but it's given rise to the the top nickname in our list. Inevitably the legend is so popular that the club mascot is "H'angus the Monkey", with the local mayor having made something of an electoral platform of his wearing the costume...
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I think I have a spare 144,300 that I could spare.  That would be Mongolian Tugriks!!!    

I would contribute
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Yes it will stop right now. I command the football gods to no longer allow eintracht players to be injured. All injuries are here by ordered to affect Mainz players.

Only if it were that easy, I just hope that he comes back healthy and stays that way for the season.

Btw, the calender is set to be released on the 2nd of July if anyone did not know that. I then can schedule the pilgramage to the Commerzbank Arena, yippeee!!!
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Schobberobber schrieb:
You hate him when he plays against you


I love guys like this!!!

 
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And here is an interview!

Having gone into last season full of hope, Eintracht Frankfurt finished the campaign in a disappointing 13th place.



Coach Friedhelm Funkel stepped down after five years in the job and Michael Skibbe was subsequently appointed to succeed him.

With stints at Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, the German national side and, most recently, Galatasaray Istanbul under his belt, Skibbe takes on the job at Frankfurt with a clear vision of the way ahead - as he laid out for bundesliga.de in interview.


bundesliga.de: Michael Skibbe, welcome back to the Bundesliga. Did you miss German football while you were away?

Michael Skibbe: I didn't really have to miss it: three Bundesliga games are shown live every week in Turkey. So I could stay in constant touch with events in Germany, and I'm up to date on pretty much every squad in the Bundesliga.

bundesliga.de: You signed a two-year deal at Eintracht Frankfurt, and you were their number one choice. When did Eintracht approach you and how long did you need to reflect on their offer?

Skibbe: I didn't have to think about it for long after Heribert Bruchhagen got in touch with me. Eintracht Frankfurt are one of the great traditional Bundesliga clubs and the heart and soul of the region. The club is established in the top flight, in both sporting and economic terms, and I've known Heribert Bruchhagen for 20 years now. Coaching this side is a great job, but a challenge as well.

bundesliga.de: What particularly attracts you about the work at Eintracht Frankfurt?

Skibbe: Alongside the strong regional identity I mentioned, Eintracht also have a fantastic stadium, a huge potential fan base and a squad capable of achieving a good bit more than they did last season. A lot will depend on us steering clear of serious injuries of course.

bundesliga.de:Eintracht are your third Bundesliga club. what special qualities do they embody to your mind?

Skibbe: Eintracht are managed in a calm, reflective manner at board level. In Bernd Hölzenbein and Charly Körbel they have genuinely expert advisors and in contrast to many other clubs are in a healthy financial state and free of debt. The club have a large, long-standing base of loyal fans, for whom no journey is too far to cheer on their side.

bundesliga.de: When you took on the job you talked about stoking up "enthusiasm and fire". How exactly do you aim to turn up the heat at Eintracht?

Skibbe: I'd like to see us playing more attractive, aggressive, attacking football, above all in our home games. The fans have to get the sense that we're out to win on home territory. I want them to be looking forward on Saturday morning to heading for the stadium to watch Eintracht.

bundesliga.de:The club wants to play more attractive football. That was what the fans of your three previous employers got for the most part. Is Caio the key figure for a Frankfurt side playing in that fashion?

Skibbe: Caio's a really good footballer, with a lot of potential. Like a lot of South American players, he misses his homeland. While other players can make a short trip home on a training-free day, it's not so easy for a South American faced with a flight of ten hours or more. Our task will be to get the best out of Caio. I'm confident I can do that, as I've worked together with a few Brazilians before.

bundesliga.de: After finishing 14th two years running, Eintracht climbed to ninth in 2007-08. Last season they were back down to 13th. Is a top-ten finish a realistic target for the coming campaign?

Skibbe: We'll certainly be setting ourselves a target, but only once I've got to know the squad better after pre-season training and heard from the players themselves what they believe they're capable of. What is for certain is that last season's 33-point total was too little.

bundesliga.de:Eintracht have already signed two promising players in defender Maik Franz from Karlsruhe and keeper Ralf Fährmann from Schalke 04. Which role do those two play in your plans?

Skibbe: Maik Franz is a tried-and-tested defender, strong in the air and in the tackle. He'll strengthen our central defence without a doubt and is also capable of spurring on his team-mates. Ralf Fährmann's coming to Frankfurt as a very talented keeper. But the same rule applies to him as everybody else - to take up the gauntlet and earn his place in the side. No-one's a guaranteed starter.

bundesliga.de:Will you be looking to further strengthen the squad and if so, in which positions?

Skibbe: I'm contemplating another two or three new players. With Michael Fink and Junichi Inamoto gone, we have a hole in the defensive midfield area. I'd also like to have an alternative up front, especially bearing in mind the serious injury to Ioannis Amanatidis last season.