Bundesliga 2013-14: Season Preview

Moving on

Well, that’s the maximum number of teams you get when restricted to the parameter of attractive football. Nevertheless, SC Freiberg, Eintracht Frankfurt and VFB Stuttgart will be plying their trade in the Europa League apart from the domestic league.

Those midweek, Thursday distractions will limit their ability to pose any possible threat to the top 4. There is a possibility of a few surprises though. Wolfsburg and Hamburg could be the dark horses this season, with squads capable of claiming the Europa league places, dismantling the likes of Freiburg and Frankfurt, come the end of the season.

Wolfsburg now have 6 options for the striker position alone and have secured good loan deals for other areas of the pitch. While Hamburg have lost their major goal force in Heung-Min Son, they are still very much capable of pulling off an upset against the likes of Leverkusen or Schalke. But that becomes a reality only if they invest in a striker to bolster a thin looking attack department.

The players to look out for in the teams other than Bayern Munich and Dortmund are Son for Leverkusen, Ivan Perisic for Wolfsburg, Raffael for Monchengladbach, Julian Draxler and Christian Clemens for Schalke.

These are the set of players that possess the ability to change the game on its head and win crucial matches for their teams.

So, that brings us to the end of this preview. The first match of the season is on Friday between champions Bayern Munich and Borussia Monchengladbach.

So, sit back and soak in the exciting taste of German football.