Chris Mcquade

The 2010 World Cup was one filled with potential for Germany. Players like Thomas Mueller, Mesut Ozil, Sami Khedira, Holger Badstuber, Manuel Neuer and Jerome Boateng emerged as some of the most promising young players in world football. Before the tournament, the entire German national squad played their club football in Germany's Bundesliga, as testament […]

After the draw at St. Andrews I contended that Liverpool needed to change the way they played to get results. They were too narrow, with no pace and their full-backs went nowhere. It led to a dour game of football and a nil all draw that kept Liverpool in the lower regions of the table. […]

Before the season started, I did an article predicting how the current Bundesliga season might unfold. I predicted Thomas Mueller to have a stellar year in front of goal, I envisioned Bayern Munich running away with the league, and I thought Frankfurt and Theofanis Gekas, of all players, would have very little impact at all […]

Round eleven has been full of surprises, and Sunday's matches promise to be just as exciting. Dortmund have a fantastic chance to extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga table to four points after Mainz's loss yesterday, and Jurgen Klopp will make sure that his side remain professional and determined. Here are the […]

Round eleven has seen some very surprising results, and none more so than Frankfurt thumping Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich just nipping a point at Gladbach. Let's get to the results! Borussia Monchengladbach 3 – 3 Bayern Munich I thought Bayern might thump their hosts here, but boy was I wrong. To be fair, though, Bayern […]

With Schalke finally grabbing a domestic win, and Stuttgart and Bayern Munich beginning to hit some form, it feels like the Bundesliga is finally taking a big, competitive swing at the smaller teams in the league. With Borussia Dortmund, Mainz, Hoffenheim and Leverkusen occupying the top four positions, and Schalke, Stuttgart, Bayern Munich and Hamburg […]

Schalke finally played to their potential this afternoon, albeit against an out of form St. Pauli side. Just days after Felix Magath criticized summer signing and Spanish legend Raul for not being enough of a goal threat, he's stepped up to the plate and delivered. Raul's brace and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's header sealed the win for […]

Felix Magath's struggling Schalke side will host promoted side St. Pauli this Friday afternoon, and will be looking for maximum points. Schalke, who just barely missed out on the Bundesliga title last year, are rooted to the bottom of the league on six points – and one win – from their first ten matches. Magath […]

The Bundesliga's Europa League contestants played out some tough fixtures in their respective groups, with a mixed bag of results amongst the sides. The matches for the night were Dortmund away to France's PSG, Stuttgart away to Spain's Getafe, and Bayer Leverkusen at home versus Aris Salonika. Here are the results! Paris Saint-Germain 0 – […]

Football Manager 2011 (FM) is released this Friday in Europe and tentatively dated the 16 of November in the US. A Football Management ‘simulator’ you are put in charge of basically any club of your choice in a ridiculously realistic setting. Playing Football Manager can often be like taking a degree in football, you learn […]

Bayern Munich have successfully broken their record for their best European start of all time, and have also secured qualification into the round of sixteen, despite having two fixtures left to play in the group stage. Mario Gomez led the line for Die Roten tonight against Cluj, and made a massive impact for the Bavarian […]

Bayern Munich travel to Romania to take on CFR Cluj, in the reverse fixture of a match they were lucky to escape with three points from back in Bavaria. Own-goals were key back in Germany, but Bayern Munich will not want to count on lightning to strike twice for them tomorrow night. Compose and determination […]

Following on from the post yesterday detailing the 5 worst transfers of this quarter old season, now it is time to look at those who have excelled at their new club. However, I must also explain how I've come to my decisions so that a few obvious omissions may be a bit more palatable for […]

I was looking for Schalke and Werder Bremen to rebound from their disappointing weekend performances and take their European counterparts to the woodshed for an old-fashioned beatdown. What actually happened though, was nowhere near as entertaining and not at all as positive. Werder Bremen 0 – 2 Twente Enschede A very even game turned unexpectedly […]

The Bundesliga's Champions League representatives had tough weekend fixtures, but will be looking to bounce back against their European counter-parts and fight for qualification to the round of sixteen. Hapoel Tel v Aviv v Schalke 04 Schalke are still firmly rooted in the relegation zone in the Bundesliga, but despite their woeful domestic form, they've […]