shantanu_rooney
Chairman of Selectors
Well thats a good start to the season, 2 draws against 2 of the best teams in the League. Its nice to play all the best team early on in the season..
CM10: Life after Mario Gomez
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m_vaughan
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Bayern Munich land Pogrebnyak
German champions Bayern Munich have completed a ?28 million move for Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak from rivals VfB Stuttgart.
The news was first made official on VfB's website this morning before Bayern confirmed it on theirs in the afternoon.
It is a major acquisition for Louis Van Gaal's side considering that Pogrebnyak was the Bundesliga's leading scorer for the past two seasons. The Bavarians had paid ?30 million for Pogrebnyak's predecessor at Stuttgart, Mario Gomez, in 2009.
"Pavel took the Bundesliga by storm when he arrived in 2009 and I am delighted to have him playing for us this season," said Van Gaal shortly after the news was made public.
"His positioning, ball control, finishing is just fantastic and he is capable of changing the course of the games by producing moments of absolute magic, as he has done for Stuttgart, Zenit and also the Russian national side."
For Stuttgart though, despite the huge fee received, the move is a big blow considering how close they came to beating Bayern to the title last season.
But Sporting Director, Horst Heldt, said there was not much they could do about it as the player expressed the desire to leave.
"Pavel very politely told us that he wanted to play for Bayern, and we don't believe in holding players against their will. We have received a good price as well for him just as was the case with Mario in 2009," said Heldt.
"Bayern will always remain a dream club for most players and when they come knocking with the right price, there is not much you can do.
"We thank Pavel for his outstanding contribution to the club in the two seasons he was here and wish him all the best in the future."
Stuttgart manager, Markus Babbel, too was of the same opinion.
"It is very difficult for a player to miss out on an opportunity to play for a club like Bayern. So when they offered the money that we were looking for, it was really an open and shut case," he said.
However the 38-year old does not believe selling his star striker will damage his side's chances next season.
"People said the same thing when Mario Gomez left in 2009. Bayern have ofcourse gotten even stronger now, but we have a good team ourselves. Pogrebnyak stepped up when Gomez left, and now someone else has to do that."
Pogrebnyak scored a total of 54 goals for Stuttgart in all competitions in the last two seasons. He was named the Russian Player of the Year in 2010. He hasn't played for Stuttgart in the Bundesliga this season because of a back injury from which he is yet to recover fully.
shantanu_rooney
Chairman of Selectors
Pogrebnyak leaving for Munich is a huge blow for the club. He has been Stuttgart's best players since the departure of Mario Gomez and now he also leaves. Hopefully with 28m you can buy some good replacement.
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
August 2011 Update 2
Transfers
IN (1):
OUT (3):
Results
26/08/2011 - Bundesliga Match 4
VfB Stuttgart 2-3 Hertha Berlin
37 - Raffael
43 - Oddo
72 - Raffael
81 - Ballack
89 - Sararer
VfB Stuttgart suffered their first league defeat at the Mercedes-Benz Arena since April 2010 although late goals from Ballack and Sararer nearly saw them share the spoils with eventual winners Hertha Berlin.
Bundesliga standings
Player stats
September 2011 Fixtures
Stuttgart have completed the signing of 18-year old German winger Patrick Stark from Energie Cottbus while Roberto Hilbert, Pavel Pogrebnyak and Matthieu Delpierre have all left the club. In the Champions League, Stuttgart are in Group B along with defending champions Liverpool, Spanish giants Real Madrid and Czech champions Slovan Liberec.
Babbel reacts after Hertha go 3-0 up
shantanu_rooney
Chairman of Selectors
I am very surprised you havent brought in many to replace the outgoing players. I hope you do score goals, because I feel you may struggle since the departure of Porgebnyak
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Yes I too am playing this with a good amount of risk. The thing is Pogrebnyak deal happened on the 20th and while I made a few bids in the remaining 11 days, I could not finalise any of them before the deadline.
I hoping the likes of Schieber, Fischer and Karadeniz step up and fill the void.
I hoping the likes of Schieber, Fischer and Karadeniz step up and fill the void.
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
September 2011 Update
Results
10/09/2011 - Bundesliga Match 5
Borussia Dortmund 2-2 VfB Stuttgart
42 - Karadeniz
48 - Nelson Valdez
51 - Ballack
75 - Nelson Valdez
Despite dominating most of the possession and shots on target VfB Stuttgart had to share the spoils with hosts Borussia Dortmund largely due to the clinical finishing of Nelson Valdez who scored a brace.
13/09/2011 - Champions League Group Stage Match 1
Slovan Liberec 1-0 VfB Stuttgart
57 - Mamam
VfB Stuttgart's hopes of progressing from the group stage suffered a serious blow as they went down 1-0 to Czech champions Slovan Liberec. The Germans struggled against their lesser known opponents who won the tie thanks to Souleymane Maman's second half goal.
Slovan Liberec 1-0 VfB Stuttgart
57 - Mamam
VfB Stuttgart's hopes of progressing from the group stage suffered a serious blow as they went down 1-0 to Czech champions Slovan Liberec. The Germans struggled against their lesser known opponents who won the tie thanks to Souleymane Maman's second half goal.
17/09/2011 - Bundesliga Match 6
VfB Stuttgart 1-1 Hoffenheim
42 - Fischer
89 - Naki
Ideally one would think Hoffenheim stole a point right at the end but in effect the visitors were the superior side and would consider themselves unlucky to have two earlier goals disallowed for offside. In the end it was substitute Deniz Naki who ensured they went back from Stuttgart with something to show for their efforts.
VfB Stuttgart 1-1 Hoffenheim
42 - Fischer
89 - Naki
Ideally one would think Hoffenheim stole a point right at the end but in effect the visitors were the superior side and would consider themselves unlucky to have two earlier goals disallowed for offside. In the end it was substitute Deniz Naki who ensured they went back from Stuttgart with something to show for their efforts.
21/09/2011 - DFB Pokal 2nd Round
VfB Stuttgart 1-0 SV Wehen
53 - Hitzlsperger
The hosts dominated the game but only had a single goal to show for it. The goal nevertheless was a work of art involving the joint contribution of Michael Ballack's vision and Thomas Hitzlsperger's power. The Swabians progress to the third round of the competition they had won two seasons ago.
VfB Stuttgart 1-0 SV Wehen
53 - Hitzlsperger
The hosts dominated the game but only had a single goal to show for it. The goal nevertheless was a work of art involving the joint contribution of Michael Ballack's vision and Thomas Hitzlsperger's power. The Swabians progress to the third round of the competition they had won two seasons ago.
24/09/2011 - Bundesliga Match 7
SC Freiburg 3-0 VfB Stuttgart
25 - Reisinger
45 - Banovic
79 - Rosler
Stuttgart suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of high flying Freiburg at the Badenova stadium that continued ther poor start to the season. The game however was evenly fought for most parts but Freiburg's superior finishing made the difference in the scoreline.
SC Freiburg 3-0 VfB Stuttgart
25 - Reisinger
45 - Banovic
79 - Rosler
Stuttgart suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of high flying Freiburg at the Badenova stadium that continued ther poor start to the season. The game however was evenly fought for most parts but Freiburg's superior finishing made the difference in the scoreline.
28/09/2011 - Champions League Group Stage Match 2
VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Real Madrid
34 - Higuain
Stuttgart's Champions League dream already seems to be over after they suffered their second successive defeat, this time at home against Spanish giants Real Madrid. Gonzalo Higuain who had an exceptional game, scored the only goal of the night.
Bundesliga standings
Champions League standings
Player stats
October 2011 Fixtures
Talks between Serdar Tasci and VfB Stuttgart have rumoured to have stalled over a contract extension increasing speculation that the defender is on his way out of the struggling club. The Swabian side have also had a fair share of injuries with Sercan Sararer, Timo Gebhart and Julian Schieber all being sidelined presently.
Deniz Naki scored a late equaliser for Hoffenheim against Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Real Madrid
34 - Higuain
Stuttgart's Champions League dream already seems to be over after they suffered their second successive defeat, this time at home against Spanish giants Real Madrid. Gonzalo Higuain who had an exceptional game, scored the only goal of the night.
Bundesliga standings
Champions League standings
Player stats
October 2011 Fixtures
Talks between Serdar Tasci and VfB Stuttgart have rumoured to have stalled over a contract extension increasing speculation that the defender is on his way out of the struggling club. The Swabian side have also had a fair share of injuries with Sercan Sararer, Timo Gebhart and Julian Schieber all being sidelined presently.
Deniz Naki scored a late equaliser for Hoffenheim against Stuttgart
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mattfb
Chairman of Selectors
Not a great september, but you're still scoring a lot of goals compared to other teams in the league. Hoepfully your defence can tighten up and you can conceed a few less.
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
October 2011 Update
Results
01/10/2011 - Bundesliga Match 8
VfB Stuttgart 2-0 Erzgebirge Aue
3 - Kuzmanovic
42 - Khedira
Stuttgart registered a much needed victory against new boys Erzebirge Aue with Zdravko Kuzmanovic and back from injury Sami Khedira getting on the scoresheet.
15/10/2011 - Bundesliga Match 9
VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Kaiserslautern
18 - Vorsah
After going 14 months without defeat at home, Stuttgart have now been beaten twice at the Mercedes Benz Arena with Kaiserslautern the latest side to go back from the stadium with three points. The hosts would be very disappointed with their finishing as shots on goal was the only statistic in which they were inferior to Kaiserslautern.
19/10/2011 - Champions League Group Stage Match 3
Liverpool 2-1 VfB Stuttgart
7 - Riera
42 - Hleb
81 - Gerrard
A late strike from captain Steven Gerrard handed Liverpool the victory over VfB Stuttgart. This despite a resilient and fighting performance from the German side who cancelled out Riera's opener through Aleksandr Hleb's equaliser.
22/10/2011 - Bundesliga Match 10
VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
1 - Mantorras
Stuttgart's struggles continued as they suffered yet another defeat, this time to Eintracht Frankfurt. Angolan international, Mantorras, scored right at the beginning for the visitors and overall Michael Skibbe's side dominated the game with greater ball possession and chances.
26/10/2011 - DFB-Pokal Last Sixteen
Bayern Munich 1-0 VfB Stuttgart
49 - Robben
In a hard fought game at the Allianz arena, it was an moment of magic from Dutchman Arjen Robben that made the difference. The Bavarians progressing to the quarterfinals at the expense of the Swabians.
29/10/2011 - Bundesliga Match 11
VfL Wolfsburg 0-0 VfB Stuttgart
Stuttgart gained a vital point away from home in a game between two sides that have had a poor start to this Bundesliga season. Both teams were limited to playing most of the game in the center area of the pitch.
Bundesliga standings
Champions League standings
Player stats
November 2011 Fixtures
As Stuttgart's poor form on the pitch continued, so did their bad luck with injuries with Sami Khedira being sidelined once again with a calf problem. Captain Thomas Hitzlsperger is also out for atleast a week with a back injury. Michael Ballack will wear the captain's armband in his absence. Meanwhile the Stuttgart board has given their vote of confidence to manager Markus Babbel keeping in view the club's performances over the past two seasons.
shantanu_rooney
Chairman of Selectors
Not at all a good October, just one win from it and its getting worse for Stuttgart. Selling your main striker was big a mistake.
mattfb
Chairman of Selectors
He's still scoring goals Shan, but the defence isn't doing too well.
Hopefully things can pick up, good luck mate.
Hopefully things can pick up, good luck mate.
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
November 2011 Update
Results
01/11/2011 - Champions League Group Stage Match 4
VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Liverpool
12 - Torres
Fernando Torres' first half strike was enough to make the difference at the Mercedes Benz Arena. The result means Liverpool have qualified for the knock out stages while Stuttgart have been eliminated of the competition, but can still fight for a Europa League place.
05/11/2011 - Bundesliga Match 12
VfB Stuttgart 1-0 HSV Hamburg
81 - Sararer
A much needed win for VfB Stuttgart with Sercan Sararer scoring the winner in the last ten minutes but it was Zdravko Kuzmanovic's lively performance (including an awesome ball for Sararer which led to the goal) that caught everyone's eye with the Serbian being named the man of the match.
19/11/2011 - Bundesliga Match 13
MSV Duisburg 0-1 VfB Stuttgart
54 - Fischer
Manuel Fischer's goal nine minutes after the restart settled what was otherwise a pretty drab game of football at the MSV Arena.
23/11/2011 - Champions League Group Stage Match 5
VfB Stuttgart 2-2 Slovan Liberec
27 - Schieber
37 - Kuzmanovic
48 - Keric
83 - Dohnalek
Stuttgart needed to win to stay in contention of a Europa League place and were well on track at halftime leading by two goals to nil. But a comeback from the Czechs in the second meant the Swabians' European adventure this season is over. Slovan however are eliminated from the Champions League and will now be playing in the Europa League.
27/11/2011 - Bundesliga Match 14
VfB Stuttgart 0-0 FC Koln
Despite dominating the game, Markus Babbel's side had to pay for not converting their chances into goals although Julian Schieber's one strike was wrongly ruled out for offside. FC Koln managed just one shot on target all game but go back home with a point.
Bundesliga standings
Champions League standings
Player stats
December 2011 Fixtures
Stuttgart were knocked out of the Champions League in November and the 2-2 draw with Slovan Liberec means they will also be missing out on the Europa League. There is good news however with Sami Khedira making a cautius return to training on the 25th and is expected to be available for the game against Energie Cottbus. Rumours are also circulating that Stuttgart will sign Romania's Adrian Mutu from FC Copenhagen or Croatia's Mate Bilic from Sporting Gijon in the January transfer window. But in the meantime rumours linking Serdar Tasci with Juventus and AC Milan are becoming stronger by the day as the player with player still to sign on an extension with Stuttgart.
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m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
December 2011 Update
Results
03/12/2011 - Bundesliga Match 15
Energie Cottbus 0-2 VfB Stuttgart
21 - Ballack
69 - Suchy
A well deserved win for the visiting Stuttgart side as they completely outplayed Energie Cottbus on their own ground. Michael Ballack and Marek Suchy getting on the scoresheet.
06/12/2011 - Champions League Group Stage Match 6
Real Madrid 2-1 VfB Stuttgart
32 - Schieber
45 - Kaka
78 - Benzema
Stuttgart ended their European campaign without a single victory. Julian Schieber had given the visitors the lead though before a Kaka wonderstrike and a Benzema header handed Real the victory in a game that was otherwise inconsequential.
11/12/2011 - Bundesliga Match 16
VfB Stuttgart 3-1 Bayern Munich
12 - Ballack
27 - Hitzlsperger
40 - Sararer
56 - Friedrich, A
A massive win for Markus Babbel's side whose return to form in the league continue while Bayern's dip also continues with back to back defeats.But with three shots on target all game and just 40% possession, Bayern clearly were the second best side in this game.
18/12/2011 - Bundesliga Match 17
Werder Bremen 0-0 VfB Stuttgart
League leaders Werder Bremen were held to a scoreless draw at home by last season's runners-up, VfB Stuttgart. The hosts had more chances on goal but enjoyed fewer ball possession.
Bundesliga standings
Champions League standings
Player stats
January 2012 Fixtures
The winter break is currently under way and the Bundesliga will only resume on the 14th of January. With the transfer window scheduled to open at the end of this month, Stuttgart continued to be linked with the likes of Adrian Mutu, Mate Bilic, and now even Villarreal's Joseba Llorente as they look to find the replacement for Pavel Pogrebnyak who left during the summer. Serdar Tasci has still not signed on a contract extension and is strongly rumoured to be on the way out of the club. Next month shall reveal everything.
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
January 2012 Update
Transfers
IN (2)
Joseba Llorente - from Villarreal - Loan (6 months)
Christoph Metzelder - from Real Madrid - Loan (6 months)
OUT (1)
Serdar Tasci - to Atletico Madrid - ?12.5 million
Results
14/01/2012 - Bundesliga Match 18
VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Hannover 96
92 - Marte
Alfonso Marte's strike in injury time handed the visiting Hannover side all three points in a game for which a draw would have been the best result. Hannover hit Stuttgart beautifully on the counter with the hosts earlier looking to the seal the game with a corner kick they had won moments before and were therefore vulnerable at the back.
21/01/2012 - Bundesliga Match 19
Schalke 2-3 VfB Stuttgart
18 - Metzelder
33 - Farfan
39 - Hitzlsperger
63 - Andreasen
80 - Metzelder
Christoph Metzelder proved to be the surprising hero in this game scoring a brace (both headed goals from corner kicks) in Stuttgart's 3-2 win over Schalke at the Veltins Arena to give his side three extremely crucial points. Schalke should however expect no points for their poor overall showing on the day.
27/01/2012 - Bundesliga Match 20
VfB Stuttgart 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen
7 - Liverani
24 - Ballack
28 - Llorente
51 - Helmes
Stuttgart's home form this season continues to be in sharp contract to the previous couple of seasons as they continued to drop points at the Mercedes Benz Arena. Michael Ballack and Fernando Llorente's goals had given the hosts a 2-1 lead in the first half, only for Patrick Helmes to level things up after the restart.
Bundesliga standings
Player stats
February 2012 Fixtures
This month saw months of speculation finally brought to an end as Serdar Tasci officially joined Spanish side Atletico Madrid for a fee of ?12.5 million euros minimum. Left back Arthur Boka also signed a contract with Dutch side FC Groningen where he mill move to on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of the present season. Stuttgart have got in two player's on loan for the remainder of the season. Meanwhile Marek Suchy and Timo Gebhart have both extended their contracts till 2015.
Serdar Tasci - to Atletico Madrid - ?12.5 million
Results
14/01/2012 - Bundesliga Match 18
VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Hannover 96
92 - Marte
Alfonso Marte's strike in injury time handed the visiting Hannover side all three points in a game for which a draw would have been the best result. Hannover hit Stuttgart beautifully on the counter with the hosts earlier looking to the seal the game with a corner kick they had won moments before and were therefore vulnerable at the back.
21/01/2012 - Bundesliga Match 19
Schalke 2-3 VfB Stuttgart
18 - Metzelder
33 - Farfan
39 - Hitzlsperger
63 - Andreasen
80 - Metzelder
Christoph Metzelder proved to be the surprising hero in this game scoring a brace (both headed goals from corner kicks) in Stuttgart's 3-2 win over Schalke at the Veltins Arena to give his side three extremely crucial points. Schalke should however expect no points for their poor overall showing on the day.
27/01/2012 - Bundesliga Match 20
VfB Stuttgart 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen
7 - Liverani
24 - Ballack
28 - Llorente
51 - Helmes
Stuttgart's home form this season continues to be in sharp contract to the previous couple of seasons as they continued to drop points at the Mercedes Benz Arena. Michael Ballack and Fernando Llorente's goals had given the hosts a 2-1 lead in the first half, only for Patrick Helmes to level things up after the restart.
Bundesliga standings
Player stats
February 2012 Fixtures
This month saw months of speculation finally brought to an end as Serdar Tasci officially joined Spanish side Atletico Madrid for a fee of ?12.5 million euros minimum. Left back Arthur Boka also signed a contract with Dutch side FC Groningen where he mill move to on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of the present season. Stuttgart have got in two player's on loan for the remainder of the season. Meanwhile Marek Suchy and Timo Gebhart have both extended their contracts till 2015.
mattfb
Chairman of Selectors
Nice comeback the last two months to climb up the table. But next month is huge as you are really close point wise to all four teams you are playing
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