Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeneß gives an insight into his state of mind that he “can’t be happy”; “we don’t have enough points for that,” is his reasoning. The Swabians’ demands have not diminished after their runner-up finish last season.
VfB has nine points (first), and now it goes to Bayern. All is well there, Bayern are in first place and have a comfortable goal difference. However, they have not been able to win the last three games and even lost in the Champions League.
How stable is the blue and white Bavarian world?
Unusually vulnerable
The second top duel takes place in Leverkusen, where Eintracht Frankfurt is playing. If you take a closer look at the table, the German champions have already conceded as many goals as the current tenth-place team from Bremen. Very unusual considering the previous season.
So there is a certain carelessness in the championship team, against which coach Xabi Alonso has not yet found an effective antidote. Captain Granit Xhaka also makes no secret of his grumpy mood.
Gray autumn clouds
Bochum, who are still without a win, want to get their first three points in Hoffenheim and TSG doesn’t want to interrupt their recent upswing. Freiburg awaits Augsburg, Mainz meets Leipzig.
Meanwhile, the first gray autumn clouds can be seen over the left Lower Rhine. The euphoria of a successful new beginning has evaporated in Mönchengladbach. The last few games have formed a constant downward curve, crowned in a negative sense by the weak performance in Augsburg.
The first votes count the coach. In any case, he has not been able to get the problems of the previous season under control. At least not sustainably.
One thing is certain: The last-minute win against Berlin on matchday five didn’t release any strength, but rather only concealed the fact that this game was already one of the weaker ones.
Podcast “Ball you need is love”
Before the football broadcast there is “Ball you need is love”, the podcast with Arnd Zeigler and guest Norbert Dickel (repeat).
