The Bundesliga is perhaps the most exciting league in Europe right now. No other league has as many goals a game, no other league has as many clubs fighting for the title, and no other league has as much depth then the Bundesliga. It all began with Hoffenheim, the club from the province that got promoted last spring. Since then the Bundesliga has never been the same. With fast paced football, and a desire for goal, the club has transformed the league like no other team before them. Many expected Bayern to be the trendsetter. Many million euros were spend on Klinsmann's training centre. Klinsmann promised to make every player better every day better.
But the club had trouble playing its best at times this season, and Klinsmann's Bayern revolution happened elsewhere. Ralf Ragnick's Hoffenheim have played the best football this season, yes their 4-1 loss to Bayer Leverkusen put a damper on their title hope, yet the team also lost their first game against Bayer on match day 3. The Bundesliga is very forgiving this season, Bayern has not been consistent, and other clubs have also failed to show week to week consistency.
2 points seperate the top 4, and Bayer Leverkusen who is fifth is only five points behind first place. This week the Bundesliga had a new table topper with Hertha Berlin. Hertha for many is a suprise team just as Hoffenheim, however their coach Lucien Favre is known for producing top results. He build a very successful side in Zürich, and is now doing the same in Berlin. He is also known for taking his time before achieving absolute success. Putting all the different pieces together in Berlin the club now seems ready to challenge for glory.
Hamburg as well seems like an honest title contender, and is perhaps the only club other then Bayern that is openly talking about the title. Hamburg has not won the title since 1983. Many in Hamburg believe that this year is going to be their year, and indeed Martin Jol's squad has a realistic chance. However, the club needs to improve their record against smaller clubs, a win against Bayern was followed with a loss to minions Karlsruhe SC.
Indeed the title race is wide open and in the end the club that plays the most consistent will walk away with the 46th Bundesliga Championship.
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