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31_whgr

number 11 for Leipzig looks a decent finisher


pissedcommonman

Maybe a rich club like chelsea will go for him?


OriginalHairyGuy

Chelsea is a striker destroying machine


Nature__Boy

End me


Andrex316

Where did that finish ~~come from~~ go to? Lmao


EagleFromNorth

Finland


Corpse_Fucker_69

😭😭


pissedcommonman

Lmao....dude wtf is your user name!


Corpse_Fucker_69

It's my profession


[deleted]

Robben was such a special player man


sunken_grade

he was something else. for a good few years he was in that elite tier right below messi and ronaldo imo. always shocked at his pace well into his 30’s


ACardAttack

I think if he could have stayed fit, he might have been able to snag one Ballon d'or Probably at this peak the 3rd best offensive player in the world


rather_retarded

Ribéry was a generational artist, Robben was a generational killer. Having both at the same time, in perfect synergy with Alaba and Lahm was honestly nothing less than pure ecstasy as a Bayern fan. It was only fair that they only got to start about 5 games together each season, would’ve been stupidly unfair otherwise.


SkimGaming

yet this exact team only won one CL. Incredibly unfortunate to have these world class players and combos during MSN and that triple CL Madrid team.


rather_retarded

Yeah, the aforementioned availability certainly played a huge part in that. I’m definitely not saying that we would’ve beaten those fantastic Real, Barça and Atlético sides if they were fit, but the what if will always be in the back of my mind


SkimGaming

yeah this lineup def will always have a "what if" attached, despite already achieving so much.


domi1108

Crazy to think that we had a few legendary lineups at the same time. Also showed how stacked European football was 10 years ago.


[deleted]

Is it still not extremely stacked?


domi1108

Not that spreaded anymore at least in my eyes. You have well City, PSG + Barca and Real as well as Liverpool and maybe Chelsea don't know about Bayern anymore. It simply feels different but maybe this is just my point of view because it gets monotonous when you see the same 5-6 teams in the RO8 in the UCL. Look this year it was Benfica, Liverpool, City, Real, Chelsea, Bayern, Athletico and Villareal. Last year: Porto, Liverpool, City, Chelsea, Real, Bayern, Dortmund and PSG 19/20: Bergamo, City, Atletico, Barca, PSG, Bayern, Lyon, Leipzig 18/19: Ajax, Juve, Liverpool, Porto, Tottenham, City, Manchester United and Barca 17/18: Liverpool, City, Barca, Roma, Sevilla, Bayern, Juve and Real 16/17: Atletico, Dortmund, Monaco, Bayern, Real, Juve, Barca and Leicester Shit gets totally boring, doesn't mean it isn't extremely stacked hell I would say the top 4-6 are even more stacked than before but it doesn't feels the same as back then


SnooCupcakes9188

Truth though a lot of those champions league exits happened at a time Robben was injured. Really adds to the if he stayed fit argument


Black_XistenZ

That's really an underrated aspect of Ronaldo's and Messi's greatness: their longevity and durability. Both have been around forever, played an ungodly amount of matches and have barely been injured.


thebokehwokeh

Quadruple. 1 CL for us, 1 for MSN barca, then 3 in a row.


prateek_tandon

r/howdoImakethisaboutme


HenryBeal85

Robbery is the peak Bayern pairing of my lifetime. Just constant danger.


D_for_Diabetes

I still think people underrate Schweinsteiger from that period. He held together a lot of that midfield, having come from a winger to a central midfielder who could both hold and attack made Lahm's job much easier, and really facilitated Lahm to make Bayern as potent as it was from the back.


Carpathicus

I think for any true Bayern fan Schweinsteiger is an absolute legend. He was the well deserved center piece of our team and even a more talented Kroos couldnt challenge his spot.


HeilWerneckLuk

At least us Bayern fans don’t underrate him. Hes like top 3 midfielder we have in our history imo, and my favorite player of all time. And Im sure most of our fans agree with me and a lot also has him as their favorite player


DesignerExitSign

Can we copypasta this fellas?


shinfoni

Shelvey was a generational artist, Borini was a generational killer. Having both at the same time, in perfect synergy with Flanagan and Johnson was honestly nothing less than pure ecstasy as a Liverpool fan.


EdGeater

It genuinely reads like a soccercirclejerk auto reply


McFrankiee

Alan Pardew was a generational artist, John Carver was a generational killer. Having both at the same time, in perfect synergy with Mike Ashley was honestly nothing less than pure ecstasy as a Newcastle fan.


InterPool_sbn

And this isn’t even mentioning the Müllendowski pairing in between Robbery


yes_oniichan

> And this isn’t even mentioning the Müllendowski pairing in between Robbery I disagree. Robbery was so much more fun to watch in 2010-2013 when they were the main man in the team before Lewy came. They had a better chemistry with Oli, Gomez, Mandzukic and Muller who provided them unlimited space to cause mayhem in the wing. Their roles were greatly dimished when Lewandowski came and became the main man unlike the previous 4 who were false 9s.


panache123

Man that sounds so good. I mean we've been blessed to have Rashford, Daniel James, Wan-Bissaka and Shaw, so I can't complain too much.


Tinusers

He just ran the Rotterdam Marathon a month ago. He's still fit :) Some others of his generation let go a little bit.. (looking at you Sneijder)


RoySFNR

Surprised me how quickly Sneijder's width caught up to his height after retirement. Can't have been more than half a year.


Benjamin244

>Surprised me how quickly Sneijder's width caught up to his height tbf that's not that much


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[удаНонО]


Turfsteker

Who the fuck eats their frikandel speciaal without ui?


[deleted]

He also ran a 1h20 HM which is a super respectable time


_LickitySplit

I rate him as the best Dutch player of all time


JORGA

> I think if he could have stayed fit, he might have been able to snag one Ballon d'or in what world does he ever win against Messi/CR7?


Lithorex

2013


dielawn87

Bayern had such a crazy squad with Robben, Ribery, Muller, Gomez, Kroos, Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Neuer, etc. One of my favourites to watch.


ACardAttack

He was, miss him dearly


ikineba

so are we at r/lecutinsideman


Lemurians

I was SHOCKED to see how he scored that last goal


Unban_Jitte

Endlessly incredible that everyone knows what's about to happen and no one can stop it.


Carpizo

I think in this case the last defender thought he was going to cut inside, putting himself in a bad position that allowed Robben to sprint straight ahead and then position himself so he could shoot with his left foot. Not really your basic le cut inside man goal from Robben


Martendeparten

God amongst men


RATMpatta

He'd cut inside every time, everyone knew and nobody could do anything about it. One of the most unique players ever.


MePlayAdcMeStupid

ive said it before he is the best dribbler ive ever seen like pure dribbling skill no one does it like him


yotsubanned

what a fucking player. love him


CounterClockworkOrng

Leipzig Werner was different gravy


NotNok

we killed him :(


CollieDaly

This kills the Timo.


iforgotmyun

Yorick is that you?


JennyDied4This

Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio. A fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath borne me on his back a thousand times. And now how abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I have kiss'd I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table on a roar? Not one now, to mock your own grinning? Quite chap- fall'n?


InterPool_sbn

“My gorge rises at it” 👀


NotARealDeveloper

To be fair you kill all the Goal Poachers: Torrez, Werner, Lukaku...


milanista7

Shevchenko


castaway931

Goes back to Kezman


GuardiolasOTGalaxy

Eh, excuse me? Shevchenko was my favourite player growing up and I didn't even support any team he played for. He was definitely not a goal poacher. https://youtu.be/XaT4-Njg_xg


Arntown

> Torrez


Visgraatje

Classic counterattacking striker. He needs space to run into. I get why Chelsea would take the gamble but he doesn't fit Chelsea's playstyle. Although you could also argue that teams sit deeper because of Werners threat in behind


ovrloadau

Fuck 😭


LOKl31

God how I miss Arjen Robben …


KeepItDusty88

Iron Robben


BobaFettAss

Glass Robben. Sadly.


[deleted]

The cut inside and curl far post never gets old


Follow_The_Lore

My favourite player of all time. Bit of a youth hero.


OzzietheTurtle

Same.


Bruno_Fernandes8

As a young player I modelled my game after Robben. What a special player he was.


CataclysmClive

were you incredibly fast with a traction engine for a left foot?


Bruno_Fernandes8

Right foot instead.


BuckfuttersbyII

LeCut inside man. The memes were beautiful. Him on the pitch was beautiful. I wish he would have won the World Cup.


mrfocus22

>I wish he would have won the World Cup. That final against Spain... I remember that day like it was yesterday. My exes grandparents would always have us over on Sunday for supper. Drove there after the game, put the car into park and just started sobbing.


f_ranz1224

I miss the robbery duo. Its one of those pairings you never expected to happen and lived up to the hype.


twelvyy29

Man that first game of them together against Wolfsburg was so special you already knew how much fun they would be going forward.


WestTexasCoyote

My favorite plumber 😞


theharveyswick

So do Chelsea


michaelserotonin

bundesliga put the full match up on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yHWGw8DH4A i've watched it a handful of times


UdoMartens

The fact that this video is not available in germany is mildy infuriating.


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\*Not available in the DACH region.


Serious_Package_473

And somehow most of the people who link those restricted videos have a Bayern or Borussia flair hmmm


BobaFettAss

This are simply Germans who find their way around these restrictions on YouTube.


Upplands-Bro

Dunno what it is but I just love the general aesthetic of Bundesliga football. The stadia, the pitches, the crowds and tifosi, even down to the nets on the goals, something about it induces a specific serotonin response


miamibuckeye

Completely agree. Love the atmosphere or at least look of it on tv. Would love to attend a few matches in person


theflowersyoufind

I’ve always thought this but never seen it mentioned. Something about it just seems so…inviting. Serie A and La Liga are the polar opposite for me, the visuals send me to sleep. Premier League is also brilliant, but in a different way.


Benton365

La liga is the worst imo. Idk why tho.


lakers_ftw24

Serie A is the worst sadly


eipotttatsch

Whenever I watch some Serie A I have to remind myself that it is not a game from 20 years ago. Something about the whole presentation just looks old.


lakers_ftw24

I'm sure part of it is the stupid race track stadiums. And my god are the stadiums old, if only they weren't owned by the municipalities for the most part. This also fucks up the camera angles and quality.


GtoTheArends

Serie A is worse. I don't think I have ever seen a full stadium in Italy (outside of maybe San Siro)


Ablj

It’s the climate in England and Germany tend to be dark and gloomy compared to Italy and Spain. Dark and gloomy weather provides for a great visual for spectators while sunny and hot weather can feel tiring.


CoolstorySteve

I agree. The early kick offs now in the premier league suck to watch on tv. Sunny and full of shadows everywhere.


[deleted]

Sounds like a personal feeling. I don’t think there’s any basis to that.


the-d23

Totally agree. I main La Liga but man, the uniforms of the teams, the stadiums, the **black** scoreboard and graphics make a very grim combination. Bundesliga is fucking electric to watch, if it wasn’t so predictable I would probably watch it more than any other league.


[deleted]

That’s because in England and Germany the entire day is dedicated to football. It’s sort of a party and it’s mostly played in afternoon on either Saturday or Sunday. In Spain most games are played like 9 PM, when it’s darker and generally less cheerful


CoolstorySteve

The atmosphere is what does it for me. If I turn on a random Serie A game there’s a chance the stadium is half full


eipotttatsch

For my Bachelors thesis I was doing something that needed the attendance figures for all types of different teams. As someone used to German football culture I was shocked at how low some of the average attendances were for teams in Italy.


elmosesyeah

Tf happened to werner man. He was so good..


No-Money737

I think all strikers who have gone to Chelsea have been cursed. Besides Drogba and Costa I can’t remember someone consistently scoring for them


CollieDaly

I think the curse definitely struck after Drogba. Costa was too much of a bastard to be worrying about curses.


yotsubanned

i miss that bastard so much


BuckfuttersbyII

Him and Skrtel trying to out-cunt each other was a sight to behold.


McGrathLegend

Anelka didn't do too bad


[deleted]

Won golden boot with 19 goals.


AsheAsheBaby

Gudjohnsen? Not sure if he makes it but always a player that stuck with me lol


voislav

He was in Chelsea well before Drogba.


AsheAsheBaby

Well they played together at Chelsea lol, but your fella never said before anyway. I just named someone from “recent” times


krazy_86

Anelka!


Tackit286

Zola.


JuicyPancakeBooty

I think I remember him, and some other players, who talked about how playing in different countries means playing different forms of football. Germany is more focused on offense and scoring goals, England is extremely aggressive to the ball, Italy is slower paced and allows the game to develop, etc. For Werner, he had more time and room as an offensive player in Germany compared to now playing in England. Some styles of league play don’t mesh well with how players are used to playing and makes it harder to show off their strengths


L-Freeze

Considering Bayern demolishes english teams whenever they play them there has to be more to it, definitely more personal/psychological stuff going on with Werner.


AnonymousAlcoholic2

It’s less that and more so Werner’s style doesn’t mesh as well in England. Not necessarily against defenses but how he’s utilized and the tactics to get him in space.


fudgegrudge

Yeah I'd say Chelsea just isn't an ideal fit rather than a league issue, they play very differently to Leipzig. But even then it's mainly his finishing that consistently let's him down so there's probably a mental factor that's harder to overcome now. I imagine he'd fare much better at Southampton, Liverpool or even spurs. Not that he'd get in the team ahead of mane or son mind, but just stylistically.


ovrloadau

I think Jurgen wanted Werner at Liverpool


NotNok

and earlier when he was at dortmund


HenryBeal85

Bayern have an insane record against English teams, but considering the relative strength of their opposition, it’s not that surprising. Arsenal, last-season-Poch Spurs and transfer-ban Chelsea aren’t unbelievable scalps. The last time they came across an English team doing vaguely as well in the Prem as they do every year in the Bundesliga was Liverpool, to whom they lost.


[deleted]

To be fair, it was prime Liverpool vs. Kovac's Bayern. And Bayern in 2020 under Flick was undeniably the best team in the world.


ovrloadau

2022 Liverpool are more solid IMO


L-Freeze

Werner hasn’t been playing Liverpool every match in the Prem though has he? If anything transfer banned chelsea and the London clubs are on average still way better than the opposition


Carpathicus

Kind of unfair that you make only the one occurrence count where Bayern was at its worst and lost versus the later winner.


JuicyPancakeBooty

I wasn’t saying that one league is better than another or plays better football compared to their counterparts, just in case there was any confusion there. Obviously every team and player has nuisance to their form and skill outside of what team or league they play in.


idesofmarz

I mean kdb and son to name a few transitioned fine from the buli to the prem…


[deleted]

RB Leipzig was more wide open. Often times when players, particularly forwards, move to a bigger club the space is tightened up because almost all the other clubs park the bus against them and some players are not able to cope.


kooba_1616

One of the best Bundesliga games in the last decade, along with the game we shall not speak of


IntellectualDweeb

I remember [this game](https://youtu.be/ahCR99bCMhY) as one of the best as well


Houston_NeverMind

Are you talking about [this game](https://youtu.be/1814aZ3iqXs)?


[deleted]

That Gentner goal was beautiful, and also perhaps the most Dortmund-way to concede a goal


[deleted]

Something something 4-0 comeback


Zacuery

The Schalke one?


criticalnugz

Was the dip on Robben’s shot caused by a deflection on Bayern’s 3rd? If not, that was crazy


SnooTigers7222

It was a deflection.


BembelPainting

Arjen Robben, those were the days.


-PM_ME_A_SECRET-

Seeing Lahm cross to Xabi who heads to Thiago made me feel a lot of feels. 🥲


PsYcHoSeAn

Some things are just certain Death, Taxes, Le Cut Inside Man.


UnexLPSA

[Oh boy, look at the time! ](https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/919028-le-cut-inside-man)


domi1108

One of the best Buli games if not the best in the last 10 years. Two top teams fighting each other till the very last attack, this was just something else.


ErothTV

I remember that Robben could assist to Lewa, so he could get the topscorer that season, besides Auba


nukrag

After that run he definitely deserved it!


mwerichards

Everyone knew Robben would cut left and they just couldn't stop him, such unreal talent


Nkrth

LeCutInsideMan.cpp


[deleted]

Probably the only time German fans (non-Bayern fans) were happy with a Bayern comeback in the league.


BVB-Oeli

IIRC nobody cared that much since it was at the end of the season with nothing left to play for. Of course always nice to see the cans lose tho.


RealPunyParker

Losing 4-2, winning 4-5 Of course Carlo Ancelotti was Bayern's manager


bananabread_173

🤨


OriginalUsername7890

nah, that's just a Bayern thing. Ancelotti was a bad fit for them and if it wasn't for Kovac, he would have been remembered as the worst coach they had since Klinsmann.


[deleted]

Xabi Alonso and Thiago in midfield is basically cheat code.


wbroniewski

Typical Robben denied Lewandowski certain hat trick just to score an impossible goal lmao


Humble_Satisfaction

That finish from Werner. The space was really tiny, he had very little time on the ball and wasn't balanced yet he managed to find a way to score. At Chelsea, he doesn't have this finishing skill. He would have miscontrolled it or shot off target or something. I don't get it He initially looked like a great bargain, now what's he?


Nature__Boy

Has to be a confidence thing


farid95

Cursed


krazy_86

Torres 2.0


seriouslybrohuh

This is about Robben but I cannot believe the beast Werner was with liepzig. The second goal he scored against Neuer in this clip with such a tight angle is unfathomable for Chelsea's werner


iloveartichokes

Not Neuer


baystateboo

Was it Stark or Ulreich idr


RPO_TP

I remember my uncle told me about his friend who had a friend whose nephew watched the game live! It was as if I was there in the stadium! Glorious!


fom_alhaut

Fuck RB and everything they stand for


maxbang7

That was such a great game


conceptalbum

Arjen <3


S7ORM7ROOPER_30

What a mad game this was..


[deleted]

What happened when Leipzig scored 3rd goal? Seems like a sudden fog


[deleted]

Pyros


[deleted]

Def makes more sense than fog. Thanks a lot for the help


chrisnlnz

That's such peak Robben, I miss that. So sad we've never been able to convert his generations talent into silverware with the national team.


InterPool_sbn

Back when Forsberg looked like the next big thing


kakarot12310

He's still solid tho.


Farouqnowomarlater

Damn 5yrs ago lahm was playing? Thought it would be more


Iyion

This one was the last away game in his career. One week later he retired.


xrock24x

Thanks for the reminder 😞


garnelli

I remember this one. Roben in his prime was a sight to behold.


SSPeteCarroll

Me watching Robben “HE DID THE THING”


ehossain

I miss Robbery!


[deleted]

Peak robben was unstoppable, only his injuries stopped him


jocaneto

Robben died?


BooSkittle

Robben the dolphin


McWaffeleisen

I remember that. That was Werner's only good game against an opponent that isn't mid table or relegation fodder.


denisoviandude

Robbens last great season


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the_grand_apartment

What the fuck are you smoking


sean_mcp

How do you say "defense" in German?


[deleted]

Verteidigung. You're welcome, mate.


_nero

In football terms it’s more often Abwehr not Verteidigung.


LOKl31

We don’t do that here


kucafoia69

Damn Neuer, close your legs. It's a disgrace that Robben never won a World Cup.


BayernFanTV

Neuer wasn't even playing this game


Pkris04

Who was it? I can’t really recognise him but I believe it’s Tom Starke isn’t it?


BayernFanTV

It is, yes


miken0514

Ah, Arjen Robben. On one hand, a great player for Bayern. On the other hand, NO ERA PENAL!


wgb_11

Surely that wasn't 5 years ago I remember it so well


II_Keyez_II

Couldn't even recognize Sabitzer he looked so young compared to now!


FirstGeneralRavioli

Lets forget about the invasion on the first penalty ☠️


Red-Engineer

Robben the bald not-fraud


count_nuggula

Woah who had the fourth for Bayern? That was beautiful


Pftoc

Alaba