Playing unmotivated and losing deliberately by a big margin are two different things. Last time Werder scored 6 in the BL was in the 2015/16 season and they had won only one point in their last 11 home matches, so regardless of how little Koln would have cared about this match, they wouldn't still lose it by so much if it wasn't intentional.
I couldn't agree more with this. Todor, putting all biases aside (I do want Werder Bremen to stay up), Düsseldorf can only blame themselves. This was in their hands. If there was match fixing involved, that's different, but I genuinely don't think that happened. Union had, in the grand scheme of things, nothing to play for yet they got the job done (granted, they were playing at home, and they have a decent home record). Köln do look bad for getting demolished against a team that went into the match with only one home win the the Bundesliga this season, but you can't point the finger solely at them. Credit to Bremen for doing what they needed to do to get one more chance to save themselves. As for Düsseldorf, it's a bitter pill for them to swallow, but it's their own fault.
I know you weren't, I was just simply pointing out the unlikely possibility of it, that's all.Todor wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 22:06 What relevance has Borussia with the Koln defeat?
Koln lost heavily to hurt Fortuna, everyone knows this.
By the way, I'm glad that Bremen are given a chance to survive. One of the all-time best German teams. I don't blame them and I don't imply they made an arrangement with Koln.
Wins by 5+ goals margin are more often in Bundesliga than in Premier League. At first glance.
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1.Bayern II 36 19 7 10 74:57 64 (not eligible for promotion)
2.Würzburger K. 36 19 6 11 68:53 63
3.Braunschweig 36 17 10 9 58:47 61
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4.FC Ingolstadt 36 16 12 8 59:38 60
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5.MSV Duisburg 36 16 10 10 62:46 58
6.Hansa Rostock 36 16 8 12 51:39 56
7.1860 München 36 15 10 11 59:50 55
8.SVW Mannheim 36 13 16 7 50:44 55
