I recently came across an article claiming Bayern Munich could ruin the Bundesliga. But is it really the case?
Mario Gotze‘s recent €37 million transfer has stoked a fire that has been dormant for quite some time. Bayern Munich have been targeted by media, pundits and a lot of anger by neutral football fans who believe that snatching up of talent from rivals seems unnecessary, given their resources at hand and is only going to poison the game that we love.
The scenario is seen by many as ‘The Rich Bavarians’ vs ‘The courageous Dortmund youth’, and often elicited as David vs Goliath.
There is no such joy or elation in this wide and confusing world that can match what you get when a fringe team happens to knock your rivals from a competition, or hand them a thrashing that they’ve been brandishing for quite some time. That’s pretty much what has happened to Dortmund’s support after their successful reign as Bundesliga champions from 2011-2012. Europe has had it’s share of giant slayers in the form of the APOEL’s and BATE Borisov’s, but this was the time for a German club to finally take the initiative, and Dortmund have done that with some conviction. Though outplayed in the Bundesliga this season, they could salvage some pride with a trophy that has eluded them for 16 years, the Champions League.
Their story of success has been marred with the antagonist of their story, the most successful team in German history, Bayern Munich. But is it right to give them the tag of villains? If we go with the present, I’m sure the football purists would point at the extent of their transactions across Europe, but if the past would be taken into consideration, it would be ridiculous to call them as the ‘money club’ of Germany. Here’s why:
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