Post Match Reactions: BVB Fail to Gain Ground in the Top Four Race
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The first home defeat in quite a while stings. A lot. Borussia Dortmund had a golden opportunity to go four points clear in the top four after RB Leipzig?s defeat to Bayern Munich yesterday. Despite falling behind very early, Edin Terzic?s men managed to seize control of the game and put themselves in front with two quickfire goals from Donyell Malen and Nico Schlotterbeck. In the second half, the game was mostly back and forth, without any team really having the upper hand. Maximilian Beier managed to rack up two quick goals after approximately an hour of play?one from a very unfortunate deflection from Nico Schlotterbeck, and one from some very questionable defending from the entire backline. You could argue that Dortmund maybe deserved a draw, but you can never tell me that they deserved more with that. It?s another banana skin for Edin Terzic, and he should praise himself lucky that Marco Rose is struggling just as much in Leipzig at the moment. Here are my observations from tonight?s match:
Dortmund Simply Aren?t Good in Possession
I think this has been relatively apparent for a long time, and it is something that has been characterizing Terzic?s team for his entire tenure. Dortmund ended the game with 65% possession, but they managed to do very little with it. Despite seeing the ball so much, BVB managed to create no goals from open play, as bo th goals were scored from set pieces. It was evident that...
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