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Julian Ryerson?s second-half goal wasn?t enough to spark the comeback BVB needed as the Capital Club prevailed 2-1 To be a Borussia Dortmund fan includes the understanding that this club can be wildly inconsistent. The Black and Yellows can deliver a world-class demolition of an in-form team, and follow it up with a big fat stinker of a performance. So after watching BVB defeat Celtic 7-1 a few days ago, it was only natural that Nuri Sahin?s side would lose on the weekend. Could we have done better" Absolutely, but we know what to expect, right" I?d say I?m more annoyed than I am upset, and that?s exactly because we?ve seen this so many times before. On a good day, I think Borussia Dortmund can beat any team in the world. But on a bad day, they can present themselves as amateurs. Under-performers in the Starting XI
Julian Brandt looked like he was the only attacking player ready to play today. For starters, passing accuracy was atrocious. Beier and Gittens barely made half of their attempted passes while Pascal Groß was uncharacteristically misplacing his passes. The entire back line was hovering around 80% pass success, which just isn't good enough. Emre Can was perhaps the only player who could consistently place a pass, but very few were progressive. While his passing was good, Emre Can still managed to be dispossessed three times, and he lost most of his ground duals. Schlotterbeck should have done b...