Bundesliga Fanatic

Saurabh Ananth makes his third appearance on the Fanatic, this time around the Hoffenheim blogger writes about his favorite’s team upcoming season. There was an collective sigh of relief at the Rhein-Neckar Arena as the final whistle went on the final day of last season. Relief that the behind the scenes bust ups and the [...]

 You could probably forgive Ståle Solbakken the odd envious glance down south in the last few weeks. While his former charge at FC København, William Kvist, is enjoying a relatively pleasant start to his Bundesliga career at VfB Stuttgart, the new manager of 1. FC Koeln finds himself frantically treading water just two games into [...]

A day before FC Bayern Munich are ready to take on FC Zürich in their Champions League qualifier everything seems to be rosy in the “FC Hollywood” camp.  It is actually Schalke that has actually dominated today’s headlines in the German sports media. Bayern Munich, Schalke 04 and Hannover 96 are all playing their first [...]

Hannover 96 fan Ansgar Löcke makes his debut on the Bundesliga Fanatic telling our readers about his road trip to see his favorite team play Anker Wismar in the first round of the DFB pokal. „The cup has its own rules.“ No other team could agree more to that saying in the last years than Hannover [...]

At last the Bundesliga season starts back up. I’m not much of a football strategist, and I’m not a great prognosticator, so the pre-season gives me little to write about, but… According to Hannover96.com this is only the 2nd time in the last 8 years, that Hannover 96 has started the season with a win. [...]

While the Bundesliga may not necessarily be known for the tactical nous of Seria A it has become increasingly more aware of modern trends and more and more coaches are putting an emphasis on the tactical aspect of the game.  This season saw several bold moves being made by coaches throughout the league.  Whether it [...]

We are now one number away from revealing the league’s most outstanding player this past season but before we get to our top choice, we pay homage to a player few would probably even consider ranking so high on the list. It is often repeated that defenders rarely get the credit of their offensive counterparts [...]

Coming in at Number Three on our countdown is a player already touted by many to be the best in Europe.  Tabloid speculation was rampant surrounding his transfer from Schalke to Bayern Munich and it caused its’ share of controversy amongst various supporter groups.  That said, none of it overshadowed his qualities as a player. [...]

Our countdown of the league’s best players of this past campaign continues.  After a rather controversial choice at number 5 we get into a player whose accomplishments are undeniable to even his biggest detractors. You can find the other parts of this countdown here.

Our team of experts raked their brains to bring you the most objective rankings of the league’s stand out performers. We are now down to the final 5 on our list and starting at number 5, we will provide each entrant with slightly more extensive individual attention. Kicking off the final five is a player that [...]