A flying lighter, a freshly baked bestselling author and the end of an era – the slightly different team of the season.
Tor – Patrick Drewes (VfL Bochum): At least Bochum’s striker Philipp Hofmann had kept his humor: “I then agreed to go into the goal and then at least keep the zero“, he said with a wink, after he had had little trouble keeping his box at the non -aggression pact between Union Berlin and VfL. The reason for the non -aggression pact is one of the big excitement of the season: In added time, a lighter flew out of the home curve and touched the Bochum goalkeeper Patrick Drewes on the head. The game was then interrupted at 1: 1 for a long time In the end, VfL Bochum has an indirect acting.
Defense – Noahkai Banks (FC Augsburg): There are records that are enthusiastically wrote into the letterhead: World Cup final shooter, youngest national player or oldest top scorer are just a few examples. Other best performances may be dropped under the table in the interview. Noahkai Banks made a record from the latter category this season: since the 20th matchday he has been able to call himself the youngest shooter in the Bundesliga history. At the age of 18 and two months, Augsburg resolved the former Frankfurt Vladimir Maljković, who was around two months older in his own goal in December 2000. After all, he is part of an illustrious series: Lothar Matthäus, Jens Nowotny and Georg Schwarzenbeck also scored the wrong goal at a very young age.
Defense – Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg): What is or was for Dominik Kohr, Stefan Effenberg or Walter Frosch (who remember the very old ones) is or was bread every year for Freiburg’s central defender Matthias Ginter on April 5 of this year: The world champion from 2014 received the fifth yellow card of the season and had to watch the next game in Gladbach. It was the first yellow lock for Ginter, more than 13 years after his professional debut in the 375th Bundesliga game, and he has also been around for references. There are also 38 games in the DFB Cup – completely without warnings. What does Mr. FairPlay say: “I was lucky to get my fifth yellow card twice on the last Bundesliga match day.” But they don’t have that from us.
Defense – Kevin Vogt (Union Berlin): Historical passed on October 5. In 1962 the first single of the Beatles appeared with “Love Me Do”, in 1989 a “long Thursday” took place for the first time in Germany – and in 2024 Kevin Vogt scored the 1-0 for Union Berlin at home against Borussia Dortmund. It was his first goal for 3,640 days, most recently he met for the 1st FC Köln in October 2014, and the opponent was also called Borussia Dortmund. Since then he had not scored in a whopping 275 Bundesliga games and for almost ten years. An unprecedented negative record. “What should I tell you? I have no argument that I didn’t score for ten years”, So Vogt itself.
Midfeld – Patrick Erras (Holstein Kiel): Since this season, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt have been alone-as the only federal states without the men’s Bundesliga clubs. For a long time, Schleswig -Holstein was the only old state without Bundesliga clubs – thanks to Kiel, it has been history since the past season. “We are happy for the whole state that we made it. We can be proud of ourselves”Patrick Erras cheered appropriately. The midfielder was given a special honor – he achieved the winning goal for the first Kiel victory in Bundesliga history against Heidenheim. His jersey with number four will be exhibited in the Holstein Museum – together with that of Alexander Bernhardsson, who scored the first goal of the Kiel on the Beletage at the defeat against Hoffenheim on the first matchday.
Midfeld – Christoph Kramer (Bor. Mönchengladbach): Maybe in 20 years hardly anyone will know that the well-known bestselling author Christoph Kramer was a footballer in his previous life. The 2014 world champion knows how to forget quickly, at the latest since the final against Argentina. Okay, enough the bad Kalauer. Even if they fit well with Christoph Kramer, who stated in his tearful farewell video by Borussia Mönchengladbach to gladly flee into comic at difficult moments. What is certain is that this season there was a lot of upheaval in the Kramer house: gone out as a bestseller author as a Bundesliga player. And in between with a mentioned farewell video half football Germany moved to tears.
Midfeld – Thomas Müller (Bavaria Munich): End of an era, a turnaround, the turning point – the terms at the end of Thomas Müller’s commitment to FC Bayern seamlessly lined up into the very large cutlery of the farewell vocabulary, under which it is rare in the professional football. In the case of the interpretation of space and modern Bavarian primeval, the great cutlery is just big enough, but the 35-year-old is a singular figure in German football. An exceptional and a showman, polarizing and unique on and next to the square is now history. Or as he says: “We all knew that the moment would come. I knew it too. I love you all! Make it good, servus!” The rest was beer shower.
Midfeld – Jean -Mattéo Bahoya (Eintracht Frankfurt): Don’t worry, we do without speed mit jokes at this point. Although it would be offered, because Frankfurt’s midfielder was “flashed” in the 3-1 win in Bochum at 37.16 km/h, mind you without spikes. This means that he is in the not very slow Frankfurt high -speed ensemble (Ansgar Knauff! Namdi Collins! Hugo Ekitikè!) The Primus Inter Pares. According to calculations by the “Live Football Tickets” website, he would reach the finish line after 9.68 seconds in a 100-meter run, only slightly slower than world record holder Usain Bolt (9.58 seconds) at his best times. Bahoya still followed his speed record his speed record: “Maybe it will be faster”said Bahoya the day after the game. It didn’t get faster this season, but at least nobody made the record to him.
Attack – Steven Skrzybski (Holstein Kiel): The former Rostock striker Rade Prica once described himself as a bottle of ketchup – first nothing comes, and then everything at once. Steven Skrzybski took the ketchy plant principle for Holstein Kiel this season: Between January 24th and March 8th, the former Schalke striker shot on goal six times – every shot was sitting. Goals in front of it and after: None. He skillfully commented on the record in the most classical footballer digestion including Lothar-Matthäus-Memorial Pronouns: “If the career is over later, you are happy to look back on it.”
Attack – Harry Kane (Bayern Munich): When Harry Kane moved to FC Bayern Munich in 2023, it seemed clear that the Titellose Time of the successful goal scorer is over. After twelve years with Tottenham, the sheet metal premiere for the Englishman was only a matter of time. Well, it took a little longer than suspected, since the FCB put one of its few completely titled seasons. Superstatious Bavaria fans who suspected a curse could now be used to miss a year: yes, even with Harry Kane in the team you can win titles, even if it is only one. The polite and not too excess striker himself was delighted with the end of the supposed curse: “It feels wonderful, a load falls off me.”
Attack – Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt): The term Brexit has ensured one of the most inflationary language images in recent years. Grexit, frexit, Säxit, – Welcome to the word game hell. The Bundesliga also had its own variant of the suitcase word in January: in Frankfurt, the term “Mexit” spoke in January and ensured grief and filled health insurers: the Egyptian changed for 80 million euros after a spectacular first round in Frankfurt Manchester City. The sporting loss could be read at the weaker second half of the Eintracht-it was still enough for the Champions League qualification. Maybe you will also meet the lost son there: Manchester City is still fighting for the qualification for the premier class.
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