Bundesliga Week 22: Team of the week
Frank Rost (Goalkeeper, Hamburg)
Even at the age of 37, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Rost-c14103 remains an outspoken and charismatic leader of the Hamburg side. In the game against Wolfsburg this week, the German was at his best and helped his side hold onto a 1-0 lead, when he blocked
Grafite’s goal-bound volley.
Defenders
Martin Amedick (Kaiserslautern)
The 28-year old defender was the man of the match against league leaders Borussia Dortmund. He was an uncompromising presence in the defence and was given the massive task of neutralising http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucas-Barrios-c22533, which he managed brilliantly.
The German was a dominant force both in air and on the ground, and out of the 15 challenges he made, he amazingly won 13 of them.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Per-Mertesacker-c29680 (Werder Bremen)
The German international was yet again at his best as his side drew with Hannover this Sunday. The first goal his side conceded wasn’t his fault at all, but it has increasingly become a routine for Mertesacker to save his side’s
blushes at the other end, as he scored a crucial goal for the home side.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luiz-Gustavo-c22844 (Bayern Munich)
The Brazilian left-back was up against his former team-mates as reigning Bundesliga Champions Bayern Munich hosted Hoffenheim at the Allianz Arena. The young Brazilian was simply outstanding in the 4-0 rout and tirelessly ran
down the left flank and turned out to be a useful attacking presence. He linked up well with Franck Ribery and carried out his defensive duties very soundly. The proof of his work-rate was his 87 touches in the 90 minutes of the game, a figure that only team
mate http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bastian-Schweinsteiger-c7374 could better.
Midfielders
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Max-c24993 Kruse (Saint Pauli)
The 23-year old German was by far the best player on the pitch for both teams in Saint Pauli’s 3-1 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach. The youngster chased the ball and made full use of it when he was in possession by distributing
the ball well. He deserved to score the equaliser after his side went 1-0 down, but eventually provided an assist via a well-played long ball. His influential presence in the midfield helped Saint Pauli dominate possession throughout the game as the away team
found it hard to counter the 23-year-olds’ influence.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521 (Bayern Munich)
The Dutch winger and Franck Ribery were playing together for the first time since May 2010 and Robben came back stronger than ever in his first start in months. Apart from providing an assist, the former Real Madrid man scored
a brace as Bayern defeated Hoffenheim 4-0. His versatility was shown in each of the goals. The first goal came from an intelligent run, while the second one was an outrageous curler that hit the post before going into the net.
Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich)
The 21-year old German was back in his preferred position in the centre of the attack just behind Mario Gomez, and he produced a great display. Just like he did during the World Cup in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757, the highly rated attacker
set up the opening goal for Bayern and then scored a brilliant second goal for his side. His incisive passing, pace and control caused the away team all sorts of problems throughout the match.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerald-Asamoah-c14650 (Saint Pauli)
The 32-year-old veteran was in fine form against Borussia Moenchenglabach as Saint Pauli came back from a goal down to win 3-1. He first set up an equaliser for man-of-the-match Max Kruse and then put his side in front. The
ex-Schalke man was a direct goal threat all day long and even at the age of 32, showed that he still has what it takes to play at the top level.
Strikers
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Julian-Schieber-c19927 (Nuernberg)
The man on loan from Stuttgart was at the top of his game as Nuernberg beat his original team 4-1. The striker was celebrating his 22nd birthday on Sunday and scored one goal and provided an assist to cap off a great
outing.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Milivoje-Novakovic-c25859 (Cologne)
The Slovenian striker was back at his best and produced a fine performance against Mainz. In the 4-2 win against the third placed side, he scored two goals and was very efficient as he linked up well with Podolski.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lukas-Podolski-c22896 (Cologne)
Just like his team-mate, Podolski has also been in fine form recently. He scored two goals against Mainz and could have had even more. His limitless energy caused problems in the Mainz defence and his 72 touches were a testament
to his work rate and ability to get in dangerous positions.
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