Seeing as to how players like Schweinsteiger getting their own topics here, and us flooding the Podolski threat with Rafa discussions, I thought it was about time that the best player in the league get's his own topic. (And keeping in mind that I'm making a comp about him. )

So let's discuss here wether Raffie is truly the best player in the league, I'd say so, where he's going, or if he's staying in Hamburg, and when he'll make his comeback.

Good idea there but there is already a thread on only Rafa
http://www.soccerpulse.com/forum/index.php...opic=48321&st=0

Didnt remember, sorry, but that ones pretty old too. And this one doesn't focus on him in Hamburg. Here we could also talk about Sylvie.

Sylvie talk?
Count me in . Even I remember having Sylvie talks in other threads .

Any idea when he will be back? they seem to need him in this stage of the season.

In the last kicker they said his comeback seems likely to be on the 26th, I think, that would be after the 2nd leg against Thun, but before Bayern.

The trailer to my upcoming van der Vaart comp can be found here:
http://www.soccerpulse.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=81165

Well, making his comeback vs Bayern isn't the game in which he should help too much, he gets into the team again tho which is good.
They need him a lot right now, 4th place looks likely at the end of the season right now.

Would hate to see them in 4th place. Imo it will look like this:
1. Bayern
2. Bremen
3. Hamburg
4. Schalke
5. Dortmund <--hopefully
Hope he comes back against Thun already though. Would be a great boost to the team, if only psychologically.

We will beat Thun on thursday . I predict a 4-1 .
1 Barbarez 1 Lauth and 2 times Trochowski

vdv will be pack next sunday vs Stuttgart btw.

Thats Good News

Heard he'll start on the bench though. It's just important that he's back against Bayern though.

I heard he will be substituted against Thun.Would be a nice story if he scores the winning goal then.

and he will do so coz hes so special and we love him

Not sure about the scoreline, but Lauth scoring a goal? This is a bit too much expected from him .


That is the best thing they can do, shouldn't start with him right after the injury, coming off the bench makes more sense.

It's likely he'll score against Thun, even when coming of the bench.

True, as Takahara and Lauth are not likely to score.
I think they wouldn't do themselves a favor to bring him on against Thun, I feel like he needs a Bundesliga game at first as the Thun match is an all or nothing match, can't afford to throw him into this massive game, unlike it is the case with the Stuttgart match IMO.

i have to say that i'm a big big big fan of rafael van der vaart but his pass against stuttgart was just funny

the coolest thing was when he said that he forgot that the keeper went forward to stuttgart's goal, and he hopes this will never happen again in his whole life

I hope it never happens again in his whole life too! (At least not while he's playing at Hamburg.)

Guess whos back - he had a pretty good ggame in Munich.... Looks like we will get on track again which is also about time as Schalke is coming considerably close lately

Some Years Ago In Amsterdam It Was Said That Ajax's Player With number 10 Rafael Van Der Vaart could be a new Talent.
In 2005 that came true with His Transfer To Hamburg. He Convinced us about His Self and He Was Immediately Established
to the German team. Now Rafael is the Captain-Leader of Hamburg and he is regarded as one of the Greatests Players In Europe.