Poldi

Miss Dangerous...!!

If we had to let Podolski go, we should send him on loan and nothing more! Speak to the hand

and by the way, he`s not the only one who hasn`t given a chance.. there`s Shaludraf who`s so talented!! I believe that this player could do something if he had a chance to play. but if you asked me, I`m happy with Toni and Klose. they are super cool!!

xevi · Woah, this feels cool! Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 50

bayern can't loan podolski: maybe he will score in an other team in bundesliga but he has to score here. in colonia he scored 12.

i think schlaudraff will be a sub forever. i think only sosa has good future. schaludraff is already 24.

Miss Dangerous...!!

I don`t want Bayern to send Podolski on loan, but our mangments are not happy with his performance this season, and I`m afraid that they might sell him at the end of the season. I think that Podolski is talented. so, I don`t want to lose him. Sad

On the other hand, you can`t campare his position with Colone to Bayern, it`s a completely different satiuation. with Colone he was the only star and the team used to play for him.. but in Bayern.. he`s lost with all of our super stars, and he should work on himself more than that.. and don`t forget the pressure to win every game as well! witch is something that he haven`t used to in Colone.

When it comes to Shlaudraff, he still young. and he was injured at the start of the season. obviously, the great performance of Klose and Toni.. kept him on the bench. these two great strikers are close to their 30s, or let say that Toni is already 31.. so, (IMO) Shlaudraff is the future!!

xevi · Woah, this feels cool! Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 50

i think podolski is better than schlaudraff. he never won't be starter in bayern. i think of the new players of the summer jansen and sosa are the only who can be absolutely starters in the future. schlaudraff and altintop will be bench players because of his age and they haven't done nothing amazing.
and if we loan podolski to a bundesliga team maybe he will have the same situation that in colonge.

Miss Dangerous...!!

I agree with you in this point! send him on loan, but don`t sell him Mr. Green

tracylynn

Though a little bit off topic but I don't think Schlaudraff will be a sub forever. You have to remember that he had surgery on his back, which is something that one should not take likely. I believe both Hitzfeld and Schlaudraff said that he probably won't be totally 100% ready until after the break. Even when he is totally ready to play a full 90 minutes he won't be a starter because of Toni and Klose.

With Podolski, well, he won't be a starter either. However, when he gets to play whether it's a start for an injured starter or for 10 to 20 minutes, all eyes are on him to show that he's worth the investment. People gave him a break last year, I know I did, but this year won't be the case. When he comes out onto the field he has to shown something. Whether he shows great ball movement, being actively involved, or even scoring, he has to show something. Many folsk believed that he would have been better off at a team more suited to his style. That could be his problem. Bayern's style is not suited to him, which the top management have made comment that they were not going to switch their style of play for him.

I like Podolski a lot but I would like to see him to show more than what he has shown. Perhaps part of his problem is that award he got at the WC? Maybe it went to his head? Either way, he needs to show improvement in some areas of his play. Simple as that. I know some of the problems are not his fault but he needs to take advantage of any situation that he can. Does Bayern need to sell him? No. Do they need to loan him out. Maybe. Time will tell.

corleoneikl · Getting the hang of it Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 14

Poldi is a too big potential to sell.Bayern can loan him that would be good but not sell

MUTU

His impressive performance in Germany’s 4-0 win over Cyprus on Saturday showed that the real Lukas Podolski is back. That performance has reportedly aroused the interest of AC Milan.

The Champions League holders have allegedly been alerted to the Bayern striker after his recent top form. The ‘Corriere dello Sport’ has reported than the Milan giants are lining up a potential move for the youngster.

Fiorentina are also reported to be monitoring the situation with regards the former Cologne striker.

Podolski is currently sitting in the shadows of both Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni who lead the Bundesliga scoring charts with nine and eight goals respectively. Poldi currently has a single Bundesliga goal to his name.

However it seems likely that nothing will happen before the summer.

Werder Bremen will also be monitoring the situation, as Klaus Allofs recently revealed Bremen’s interest was ongoing.

Jorge

I will be glad to see Podolski going on loan in January to a team out of Germany for the rest of the season, it will be good a mid-table team in Italy or Spain, that will boost his confidence back and maybe he can have a chance at Bayern next season when the Luca Toni-Klose partnership proves everyone wrong. If Podolski stays on the bench playing as a sub for 10 min a game he will never make it as he is not that kind of 80th min player who usually is driven by pace.

For me there is a psychological disconnection between Klose and Toni that will increase over time, maybe ego is getting in between them. The chemistry shown in the first games is not there anymore. I do not see anyone at Bayern with enough pants (except Kahn) to call it like it is, specially after spending so much money on Toni, Klose and Ribbery.

Some might bring the argument that Bayern needs a striker sub in case of injuries or to rest the starters when there are too many back to back games, for me a team like Bayern needs to buy a world class striker that has passed his prime but still has speed to close out games, somebody without gas for an hour but able to sprint 6 or 8 times in the last 10 to 15 minutes of a match. I wouldn't even put Sandro Wagner on the bench to back up Klose-Toni, he will develop faster on the reserve team or on loan to another team as well.

MUTU

Welcome to the forum, Jorge!
Up to now, Klose and Toni have only suffered minor injuries. It would be highly problematic for Bayern should they loan out Podolski and then suffer a season-ending injury to either Klose or Toni. At the moment, Podolski and Schlaudraff could back up, but having just Schlaudraff as backup is a bit too risk in my opinion, because him and the other uninjured striker are also liable to injury/suspension.

Schweini_rules

I partly agree, because Podolski could do better than 10 minutes every game or what so ever. He should go on load, or the other fella Shau ( sorry cant spell his name) should leave the club..go play football ...gain back his form and return.

Sorry but we did not pay so many freaking millions for Toni and Klose to see one of them on the bench. For me Toni wants more balls so he can do his magic, Klose ..is a fighter and for me those two are hell of a striking force !

Maybe if we get Pirlo or De rossi... Wink

FCBinNYC

Poldi should definately stay, he wants to stay and prove himself and the chances will come. Like Mutu said if Klose or Toni get injured I think we could be in trouble with just Schlaudraff and Sandro Wagner to back them up. Toni is out tomorrow for sure, so there's another shot for Poldi right away. Hopefully he'll do well.

Jorge

Thank you for welcoming me Mutu, I see your point although if a big injury hits Klose or Toni you don't know if Podolski will be the right back up as long as you have him week in and week out on the bench, it might take weeks for him to find his rhythm, he might not get it at all. So far the few times he was given a chance he failed, at the same time the same Podolski in the NT put up outstanding performances one after the other.

I would like to see Bayern taking a different approach, rotating players and changing systems per match conditions, like fielding a 4-3-3 at certain games or/and certain portions of the games, or even on the traditional 4-4-2 rotating players, finding the right chemistry on different line-ups, encouraging team work and rewarding those who endorse it with more minutes. As I said before there are alarming signs on this Bayern team that individualism is getting on each others way and the team does not look as solid as it was in the first games of the season.

I also prefer Podolski to remain at Bayern but if he is going to be on the bench for the next two years he better go now. His situation reminds me of Morientes a key component of Spain’s NT but benched at Madrid behind the shadows of Raul, Ronaldo and Owen; then he went on loan to Monaco and scored the goal that eventually knocked Real Madrid out of the 2003-04 Champions League to finish top scorer of the competition above Raul and Ronaldo.

fcb 4eva

Welcome to this board Jorge Very Happy

I think its awkward regarding Poldi, we all know what he can do but when he does get chances he fails to deliver, maybe a long term loan with a recall option is best for him at the moment

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FCB 4EVA Very Happy

tracylynn

01-16-2008
Eriksson courting Bayern striker Podolski

Bayern Munich's unsettled Germany international Lukas Podolski could be on his way to English Premier League club Manchester City, according to Sport Bild.

Podolski signed a four-year deal with Bayern in July 2006 in the wake of being voted the best young player at the World Cup, but has since failed to cement a regular starting place in the Bundesliga side.

According to the magazine Podolski and his agent have already held talks with City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, and Bayern chiefs have already held talks with a representative of the English club.

City are reportedly willing to pay the Bundesliga giants 16 million pounds (32 million dollars) although Bayern do not want Podolski to leave before the end of the season.

Bayern president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has even said that the club's imminent new coach, Juergen Klinsmann, was interested in keeping Podolski.

'It's true that there have been enquiries about Lukas. But Lukas will finish the second half of the season with us. And our new coach Juergen Klinsmann has expressed his interest in keeping Lukas,' said Rummenigge.

Klinsmann, manager of Germany at the 2006 World Cup where they made the semi-finals, was instrumental in selecting Podolski for the national team.

Podolski had recently said he wanted to stay with Bayern until the end of the season to see if he could seal a regular slot in the first team, and will have been boosted by the pending arrival of Klinsmann.

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Is Poldi worth 16 million pounds? That is a little high IMO.