7 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Werder Bremen beat VfB Stuttgart 2-0 in the League Cup Semi-Final tonight. Werder Bremen will meet Bayern Munich in the Final on August 2nd. Paul Stalteri played leftback for the entire match. The League Cup is an annual tournament held in pre-season. The tournament consists of the top 6 teams from the previous season. The Bundesliga season opener will be held in Bremen on August 6th against Schalke 04. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Champ Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Paul playing that level of soccer this early in the season bodes well for Canada. Tell him to foul Owen Hargreaves for us![8)] Good luck Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Thanks for the update on Stally - I guess "Diesel" still needs a bit of time to catch on as a nickname..... Current Champ: I wouldn't hold my breath on Paul doing that for us.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKeay Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Erotico!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontosupport Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 quote:Originally posted by SeanKeay Erotico!!! Is that your nickname, big boy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Thanks "7". How does Bremen look this year without Ailton and Krstajic? Seems they did quite well against a quality team like Stuttgart. I see Ismael also missed a penalty. How does the German press rate Bremen this year? Does Paul have a preferred position? Personally, I like him at right back, both for Bremen and Canada. Sorry for all the questions, but if you get a minute .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Stalteri is Larry forever Stalteri is Larry forever Stalteri is Larry forever and Erotico was a strange, hopefully, drunken idea! ...sung to the tune of...I'm sure you can figure it out. Blair quote:Originally posted by SeanKeay Erotico!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Posted July 30, 2004 Author Share Posted July 30, 2004 The German press are making a point of emphasizing the departure of Ailton and Krstajic. However, they are patiently waiting to see what Klose (Striker) and Fahrenhorst (Defender) will bring to the team and whether they will successfully fill the gaps left by Ailton and Krstajic. The squad definetly has more depth than it did last season. Not necessarily more players, but more quality. As for Paul's favourite position.....anything except goalie!!! We always joke about it because that is the only position he hasn't played for Bremen! Last year was the first season that he only played either rightback or leftback! He obviously will play where ever the team needs him, but being given stability in a position is the most important for him right now. It took a little getting use to, but he has adapted quite well to switching from the left to the right if the team needs him to do so. With Canada, he prefers to play a more offensive role in the midfield, but again, it's upto Frank as to where he is most needed. As for the nickname....I'm sorry for creating such a debate. I'll use my favourite from now on. I'll call him Diesel just for you GL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 Thanks for the information Christina ........, and for taking the time to reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Posted August 2, 2004 Author Share Posted August 2, 2004 Bayern Munich beat Werder Bremen 3-2 in the final of the League Cup. Werder Bremen were down 3-0 after 65 minutes. Klasnic scored in the 68th minute, and Ismael scored a penalty in the 74th minute to make it 3-2. Paul Stalteri and Frank Baumann were both substituted in the 45th minute. Attendance was 15,000 On a more positive note. Johan Micoud has agreed to a new deal with Werder Bremen which runs until 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 quote:Originally posted by 7 Bayern Munich beat Werder Bremen 3-2 in the final of the League Cup. Werder Bremen were down 3-0 after 65 minutes. Klasnic scored in the 68th minute, and Ismael scored a penalty in the 74th minute to make it 3-2. Paul Stalteri and Frank Baumann were both substituted in the 45th minute. Attendance was 15,000 On a more positive note. Johan Micoud has agreed to a new deal with Werder Bremen which runs until 2007. Thanks for the update. I am curious, I came accross this story earlier today ( ie.: league cup match), but thought that it might have been an old article since I knew that WB won the double last year. So on what basis did BM and WB end up playing in this final? Also, with a number of euro clubs now playing in preseason matches in North america, not just in the champions world matchups but also that texas cup games where everton is playing, have you heard anything about a possible involvement by WB in tours for next season? Or ( to your knowledge)have WB ever been approached by the promoters of these events? Sure would have been more interesting to see WB instead of BM this year in north america, whom from, what I read, were quite disppointing in that match versus Manchester Utd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Posted August 2, 2004 Author Share Posted August 2, 2004 It is just a pre-season tournament where the top 6 teams from last season play against one another. I guess they use it as a measure of where the teams stand as they go into the new season. The games are nationally televised and I believe the winning team receives approximately 1 million Euro, but don't quote me on that. I haven't heard of WB ever being approached by the promoters of those events, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened. It would be great to see WB come to Canada. Mabye we need to let the promoters know that we are interested in seeing WB and Paul Stalteri in Canada! On another note: For all of Paul's fans.....look out for the next issue of Inside Soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 quote:Originally posted by 7 Bayern Munich beat Werder Bremen 3-2 in the final of the League Cup. Werder Bremen were down 3-0 after 65 minutes. Klasnic scored in the 68th minute, and Ismael scored a penalty in the 74th minute to make it 3-2. Paul Stalteri and Frank Baumann were both substituted in the 45th minute. Attendance was 15,000 On a more positive note. Johan Micoud has agreed to a new deal with Werder Bremen which runs until 2007. Thanks for your contributions. But can you please post regular match updates in the "Canadians abroad" thread that is always stuck at the top? Thanks. quote:Originally posted by Free kick I am curious, I came accross this story earlier today ( ie.: league cup match), but thought that it might have been an old article since I knew that WB won the double last year. So on what basis did BM and WB end up playing in this final? The double last year was the Bundesliga and the German Cup. This is the League Cup. (The German Cup involves clubs from several tiers in the pyramid while the League Cup involves only the top 6 clubs from the Bundesliga.) quote:Also, with a number of euro clubs now playing in preseason matches in North america, not just in the champions world matchups but also that texas cup games where everton is playing, have you heard anything about a possible involvement by WB in tours for next season? Or ( to your knowledge)have WB ever been approached by the promoters of these events? Sure would have been more interesting to see WB instead of BM this year in north america, whom from, what I read, were quite disppointing in that match versus Manchester Utd. Perhaps WB would be involved in one of those "lesser" tours, but I can't see ChampionsWorld going for anyone but the "big name" teams (from the perspective of NA). Regardless of who is actually better or who has actually won championships, we all know who the "big name" teams are, and WB aren't one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 definining or drawing a line at what constitutes a big team from a North american perspective is not easy. Aside from perhaps a handfull of clubs your pretty much looking mostly grey areas. By this definition, how can anyone say that Galatasaray would be a bigger draw than than WB in North america. And, what real differenece is there to north american audiences between BM and WB? I think that we assume too much that the audiences that show up for these events are hard core and knowledable. But I don't believe that to be the case. If it were just the supporters and other hard core types only, then Centennial stadium rather than Skydome would make the most appropriate venue for most of these teams. "Big clubs" are in the eye of the beholder and that label has more to do with promotion and marketing than anything else. So is WB a big club? If you tell NA audiences that they are then they would be wouldn't they? Plus you have the credentials of Bundesliga champs to back up you claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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