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BVB overcame a boneheaded red card and some mishaps to go on top of the table. Despite all of our constant whining about Borussia Dortmund?s abysmal transfer window, Edin Terzic?s tactical shortcomings and poor substitutions, and misguided man-management, our favorite club sits on top of the table... at least for the next few hours. Sure, the season is only six matches old and BVB have so far faced weak competition, but a 4-2-0 start is nothing anyone anywhere will complain about.
At the end of the season, the record is all anybody is going to care about. But while Borussia Dortmund did indeed win today, I was less impressed with their performance, and while it?s nice to be on top of the Bundesliga for now, it won?t last long if the squad continues to play like this. Although BVB did start strong and were rewarded with an early goal from Niclas Füllkrug, the same struggles with ball progression continued and BVB paid dearly. While under heavy pressure, Mats Hummels tried to play a pass to Salih Özcan, but Anton Stach easily intercepted his ball, and in attempting to recover the ball, Mats Hummels brought him down, and Hoffenheim were awarded a penalty.
Luckily, thanks to some hard work from Donyell Malen and a clean finish from Marco Reus, Dortmund finished the half up a goal, but Hoffenheim pushed hard in the second half. A free kick from Robert Skov struck the crossbar, and Gregor Kobel saved a point-blank hea...