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Because he was a little bit before when I started paying attention to football - how good was Michael Ballack?
Very.Because he was a little bit before when I started paying attention to football - how good was Michael Ballack?
Very very good. Still a good player at Chelsea but not as good there as he was previously at club level or Germany. One of the most under rated players of his generation, never talked of as a top player but he was.Because he was a little bit before when I started paying attention to football - how good was Michael Ballack?
He was pretty influential on that Leverkusen squad that lost all those finals and came second in Bundesliga that one season. Was also immense of the Germany team that made the 2002 World Cup finals, but a combination of injuries and Germany's uber-youth generation meant that by the mid-2000s he had kinda been shunted aside for the Shweinsteigers and Mullers, and then later Ozils and Khediras of this world.Because he was a little bit before when I started paying attention to football - how good was Michael Ballack?
They definitely did want him to play in 2006 and 2010, he was just mostly injured. 2010 was probably his best season at Chelsea.He was pretty influential on that Leverkusen squad that lost all those finals and came second in Bundesliga that one season. Was also immense of the Germany team that made the 2002 World Cup finals, but a combination of injuries and Germany's uber-youth generation meant that by the mid-2000s he had kinda been shunted aside for the Shweinsteigers and Mullers, and then later Ozils and Khediras of this world.
He got injured by a German team mate in the FA Cup final in 2010 didn't he?They definitely did want him to play in 2006 and 2010, he was just mostly injured. 2010 was probably his best season at Chelsea.
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Be surprised if either side is in the mixer based on that game, but both are slow starters so will get better I’m sure.Bragging rights are mine