Guest Ed Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Preview of upcoming games for Canucks in Germany: Friday Bundesliga 2 FC Ingolstadt host Energie Cottbus. Expect Straith on the Cottbus bench, Lassonde is with Ingolstadt's reserves. Saturday Bundesliga 1 Borussia Moenchengladbach hosts Bayern Munich, Paul Stalteri not with the squad. FC Koeln visit FC Nuernberg, McKenna still out recovering from knee surgery. Bundesliga 2 FC Augsburg host Arminia Bielefeld. Expect de Jong on the bench. 3 Liga Occean will not be travelling with Kickers Offenbach as they face VfB Stuttgart's reserves. Ledgerwood suspended for SV Wehen Wiesbaden as they host VfR Aalen. Sunday Bundesliga 2 SC Paderborn vs Hertha, with Friend starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarnado1555362291 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 De Jong is starting for Augsburg as a defensive/holding midfielder against Arminia Bielefeld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 De Jong subbed out in the 63rd, right before he was taken off he had a strike on target from about 25 yards out, hit it off the volley with power but unfortunatly right at the keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Rob Friend off for the last 25 minutes as Hertha drop their first game of the season, 1-0 loss to SC Paderborn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Interesting article explaining the 'sport club' culture that exists for the vast majority of Germany's soccer teams. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=840017&sec=europe&root=europe&cc=5901 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 This weekend's games. Friday Bundesliga 2 SpVgg Greuther Fuerth host FC Augsburg. Marcel de Jong is still on the bench, 1-1 at half-time. 3. Liga Kickers Offenbach host Eintracht Braunschweig later today. Seems that Occean is in fact with the squad after being out injured. Saturday 3 Liga Nik Ledgerwood is suspended as SV Wehen Wiesbaden vist Rot-Weiss Erfurt. Sunday Bundesliga 2 Energie Cottbus host 1860 Muenchen. Kicker has Adam Straith not in the starting lineup. We'll see on gameday. Monday Bundesliga 2 After their first loss of the season, Hertha Berlin and Rob Friend will be looking for 3 points back home in Berlin as they take on VfL Bochum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 This weekend's games. Friday Bundesliga 2 SpVgg Greuther Fuerth host FC Augsburg. Marcel de Jong is still on the bench, 1-1 at half-time. Still nothing to be concerned about? I would in fact say that he is probably one of our ten best players regardless of position (still slightly behind Klukowski, incidentally) and it troubles me to see him without a regular place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Not a chance IMO that De Jong is one of our 10 best players. Top 20 maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Occean starts for Kickers who are leading Eintracht Braunschweig 1-0 after 15 min. Occean subbed out at min 29.....not good news. 2-0 Kickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Not a chance IMO that De Jong is one of our 10 best players. Top 20 maybe. Ya I think De Jong is good depth on the left side but definitely not a top player in our side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Occean starts for Kickers who are leading Eintracht Braunschweig 1-0 after 15 min. Occean subbed out at min 29.....not good news. 2-0 Kickers. wonder why they felt the need to start him when he was apparently still recovering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Not a chance IMO that De Jong is one of our 10 best players. Top 20 maybe. I don't want to derail the thread but don't appreciate insinuations that I may have temporarily lost my mind and feel the need to defend myself a bit Well, it's extremely subjective...but based on recent nat appearances and a sprinkling of general club form he's way up there for me (OK I did a list and he's 11th on my team) - perhaps he's undervalued by others, as he seems to be with his club: Hutch, Simpson, Jackson, Jakovic, Klukowski, DDR, McKenna, Hirchfeld, Friend, DeJong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I don't want to derail the thread but don't appreciate insinuations that I may have temporarily lost my mind and feel the need to defend myself a bit Well, it's extremely subjective...but based on recent nat appearances and a sprinkling of general club form he's way up there for me (OK I did a list and he's 11th on my team) - perhaps he's undervalued by others, as he seems to be with his club: Hutch, Simpson, Jackson, Jakovic, Klukowski, DDR, McKenna, Hirchfeld, Friend, DeJong JPG was disagreeing with you. I don't think there were any insinuations there. I think we get a little knee-jerk sometimes when certain players aren't playing. It could be for a number of reasons. If they're as good as we think they are then they'll work themselves back into the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Occean starts for Kickers who are leading Eintracht Braunschweig 1-0 after 15 min. Occean subbed out at min 29.....not good news. 2-0 Kickers. Injury to his left thigh? Is that what hampered him recently? http://www.ofc.de/v4/index.php/component/joomleague/?func=showReport&p=10&mid=2193 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Friend isn't in the starting 11 for Hertha who are playing Bochum. Can't see if he's on the bench. Game starts in 5 min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklefan Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 The guy who played in Friend's position is a 18 years-old named Pierre-Michel Lasogga. He scored twice and Hertha won 2 - 0. Friend did not play today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 The guy who played in Friend's position is a 18 years-old named Pierre-Michel Lasogga. He scored twice and Hertha won 2 - 0. Friend did not play today. Yes, he was on the bench, so we can't chalk this up to an injury - at least not a serious one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 He scored twice and Hertha won 2 - 0. Friend did not play today. Yikes I hope they don't bench Friend because of this guy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 A youngster stepped in for Rob on the opening day after he came out in 15 minutes or so and also had a two goal performance, so there's no guarantee that he will usurp Rob as numero uno. Friend was Berlin's costliest signing in the off-season but he is in a massvie slump. An excerpt from an article published earlier this week in B-Z Berlin, previewing the game today. Sorry for the lateness, I've been too busy lately. Rob Friend's Goalless Steak Even Worse Rob Friend's Goalless Streak hits 462 minutes. Now he's on the bench. What is Happening with Hertha's Giant Striker Rob Friend? The 1.95 meter giant last scored Sept 24 in a 1-0 win over Cottbus -- since then the Canadian has had a big dry spell; 462 minutes without a goal! And Friend's appearance against Paderborn didn't offer any hope that this streak is going to be broken soon. The striker (4 goals on the season) "stumbled" to his eventual substitution in the 65th minute. He landed his first and only shot of the game when, furious at his poor performance, he booted a cooler into the air. Offered his trainer, Markus Babbel, "Rob is important for us, even when he isn't scoring." Nevertheless, there is a good chance Rob will not be in the starting lineup for the first time this season against Bochum this Monday And on a happier note. Some kids baked Rob a KANADA CAKE and presented it to him a while back: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 ^ Thanks for the info. Hertha are asking the same questions that many of us v's have been for years. Hope he breaks through soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Occean out 3 weeks: http://www.op-online.de/sport/kickers-offenbach/faserriss-occean-1007952.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 It looks like our striker options aren't as good as they were not so long ago because of injury and poor form! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Ah ****... can't a player enjoy a good time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 All I want for Christmas is some (sustained) good news out of Germany for our Canadian lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 This weekend's action: Friday Bundesliga 2 Hertha Berlin are away to VfL Osnabruecken, Rob Friend not in the starting eleven for a 2nd week now. Saturday 3 Liga Kickers Offenbach are away to Carl Zeiss Jena with Olivier Occean out for another couple of weeks. Sunday Bundesliga 1 FC Koeln are away to VfB Stuttgart. McKenna still out with knee surgery but back in training now. Bundesliga 2 FC Augsburg host Karlsruhe SC with Marcel de Jong on the bench. 3 Liga SV Wehen Wiesbaden host Hansa Rostock, Nik Ledgerwood still suspended. Monday Energie Cottbus are away to MSV Duisburg. Straith likely on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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