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BVB produced one of their worst displays of football in recent memory, period. Welcome back to the Borussia Dortmund fandom!
I?m admittedly not thrilled to be writing this reaction, as BVB?s trip to Stuttgart was? utterly trash. Do you have a better synonym to describe it" Stuttgart are an elite team, and Borussia Dortmund are not, and that?s my main takeaway from this one. From the first minute, Stuttgart dominated the play, implemented a well-orchestrated press, and adapted seamlessly to any change in formation Nuri Sahin attempted.
Some Bad Blood
We had high expectations for Serhou Guirassy and Waldemar Anton when returning to their former club. The crowd was especially ruthless whenever Waldemar Anton touched the ball, and it became evident that fans had a grudge against BVB for signing their captain. Guirassy found the net, but it was only a consolation goal. Prior to that shot, he?d done very little to impact the match. By the end of this game, Sebastian Hoeness was fielding a single defender as if to rub in the fact they were dominant for the entire game. The Tactics (or Absence Thereof)
What tactics" I saw this: Felix Nmecha reverted to the poor form we?re familiar with, Nico Schlotterbeck looked incredibly uncomfortable as a left-back, and Marcel Sabitzer struggled on the wing. I don?t understand Sahin?s insistence on playing these guys out of their preferred positions. We have three solid cent...