Stefan Bienkowski

Area Manager for @Transfermarkt UK & COM. 📻@Gegenpress_Pod.

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

Schalke are a giant of German football and are back in the Bundesliga, where they belong.

But that won’t last long unless they can figure out why they can’t seem to score any goals this season.

https://t.co/JGk19U5Aho

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

Marco Grüll has gone from a back-up jack of all trades to Werder Bremen’s most potent attacking player this season.

Here’s how Bremen finally got the very best out of their Austrian winger.

https://t.co/Mn1sbRyO05

[Manuel Veth @ManuelVeth]

Undav's salvation on Enrique Iglesias turf and a bunch of brown cheese for Dortmund in Norway

With @DanielWighton and @SBienkowski for @Gegenpress_Pod

https://t.co/E8huvvRtWy

[Manuel Veth @ManuelVeth]

Five thoughts from #Bundesliga matchday 5 for @Gegenpress_Pod

This week, we cover Füllkrug’s return to Dortmund, Schlotterbeck, Robin Fellhauer’s record Bundesliga goal, Manuel Neuer, and El Mala’s Befreiungschlag.

With @DanielWighton & @matt_4d

https://t.co/GQZLjnWxyZ

[Transfermarkt English @TMuk_news]

Sporting are famous for developing top class wingers. And it seems like they’ve found another potential star in Flávio Goncalves 🙌🙌🙌

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

International football is crap

But it could have been something special.

https://t.co/Ljxakg7KGs

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

Urs Fischer and Union Berlin ultimately became a victim of its own success. But at Mainz, the Swiss tactician may have found the club that’s perfectly suited to helping him reach his goals in the Bundesliga…

https://t.co/vknNi3YQ6b

[Chris Jack @Chris_Jack89]

Interesting analysis from @TMuk_news on the value of squads and players.

Rangers have significant assets in the market despite recent criticism of the recruitment process.

Of course, it now has to be seen on the park. That is the where the true value is.

[Manuel Veth @ManuelVeth]

Exclusive! @SBienkowski and I sat down with Paderborn's #USMNT prospect Santi Castañeda and his head coach, Ralf Kettemann.

You can listen to the entire podcast on @Gegenpress_Pod

https://t.co/ozxIXw4uMw

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

Huge decision from the Premier League. We’ll have to see what becomes of the inevitably appeal, but this feels like the league drawing a line in the sand. Not only a condemnation of Man City’s past; but also what other clubs may be planning in the future.

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

@jonnyrmcfarlane @danohagan They’re petrified of being irrelevant. But it’s not entirely their fault. If they cover niche topics and nobody watches/reads them then it becomes something for right-wing governments to criticise them.

They either get eyeballs and survive. Or do the “right thing” and die.

[Transfermarkt English @TMuk_news]

Switzerland's best-kept secret 🇨🇭

Sion striker Winsley Boteli's market value has already risen by 200% this season 🤯

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

Allow me to offer a brief respite from the tedium of the international break.

An ode to Julian Ryerson...

https://t.co/Z5XMYsKkpd

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

There’s no long-term transfer strategy at Celtic, aside from scouting & flipping players from the PL. No youth development programme. No attempt to reach new heights in Europe. It’s a club that’s been happy to pat itself on the back for winning a one-horse race every season.

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

Celtic have now won just one of their last 11 games against Rangers in normal time in all competitions.

Which is utterly remarkable considering that Rangers only returned to the Scottish Premiership 10 years ago.

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

That’s partly due to Rangers spending a lot of money. And Hearts doing so well last season. But it’s mostly down to Celtic as a club just showing no real ambition to improve over the last 10 years.

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

@Gegenpress_Pod When will RB Leipzig develop their own Max Verstappen?

https://t.co/eJCvP4f5Ds

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

As all my followers (hopefully) know, I write a weekly newsletter on the Bundesliga for the Gegenpressing Podcast.

I'll use this space to keep tabs on them throughout the season 🇩🇪✍️

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

@Gegenpress_Pod The dull brilliance of Niko Kovac and why Schalke may be Dortmund’s best route to the Bundesliga title

https://t.co/IaNDVFXhlL

[Stefan Bienkowski @SBienkowski]

If you’re worried about money buying up all the success in football, just remember that Chelsea have spent €536m on defenders in the last five seasons - €165m more than the next club - and have conceded 15 goals in their first seven games of the season.