Episode 23: An extended USMNT-in-the-Bundesliga season preview

We take a closer look at the league that has become the
destination of choice for young American players by interviewing
people who regularly talk or write about Werder Bremen, Hannover
96, Schalke and Dortmund. Josh Sargent, Bobby Wood, Weston
McKennie and Christian Pulisic are the main events in this
episode, but each guest gave a good sense of each club’s overall
situation and addressed the rising population of Americans in the
Bundesliga and Bundesliga academies. Greg and I had planned to
talk about Frankfurt, Wolfsburg and Gladbach to talk about Timmy
Chandler, John Brooks and Fabian Johnson, but we ran out of time,
as you’ll see.


1:25 Patrick Davey from the podcast Radio Free Weser, on Josh
Sargent, the cocoon of development that’s being built around him
including Claudio Pizarro's mentorship, Sargent's prospects for
first-team minutes, the bullish case for Werder Bremen this
season and some quick thoughts on Aron Johannsson and Isaiah
Young.



Podcast: https://rfwpod.podbean.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RFWPod


41:15 Ansgar Loecke from the HannoverliebtMSR
(German-language) podcast, on the modest expectations for Bobby
Wood at Hannover, a club that’s no stranger to Americans and one
that should be a good place for Wood to get his groove back. We
also briefly discuss Hannover’s efforts to revamp the academy,
and Chris Gloster’s situation.



Podcast:
https://meinsportradio.de/2018/05/09/hannoverliebt-klassenerhalt/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ansgar_L


1:15:00 Jack Mangan from the FC Schalke 04 Podcast, on a big
year for Weston McKennie that’s full of opportunity, as well as
Haji Wright, Nick Taitague, Zyen Jones and even Chris Richards at
Bayern.



Podcast:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fc-scahlke-04-podcast/id1263701061

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JMMangan


2:02:10 Lars Pollman from the Yellow Wall Podcast, on an
ultimately disappointing 2017/18 for Christian Pulisic and for
Dortmund, the still open possibility of a transfer, and the high
hopes for the young American winger in the season upcoming. Lars
also discusses Lucien Favre as a manager, projects what would be
a successful statistical season for Pulisic, and we venture into
Lars’s NFL fandom.



Podcast: http://www.tyw.bundesligalounge.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LarsPollmann


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