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BVB at Bayer Leverkusen: grades and individual criticism
After the coup in Milan, Borussia Dortmund’s next top game was on Sunday. In the 1-1 draw with league leaders Bayer Leverkusen, BVB was clearly inferior in terms of play and conceded the equalizer after the early lead. All actors in the individual criticism:
Bayer Leverkusen – TOR: Lukas Hradecky – Note: 4.0
Slid narrowly past the ball when conceding an early goal. Otherwise he was hardly able to distinguish himself for a long time. With the Brandt shot there was also little uncertainty (54th).
DEFENSE: Odilon Kossounou – Grade: 3.0
We weren’t doing well before the 0-1 defeat, but we improved a lot afterwards. After the break, showed a brilliant tackle as the last man against Bynoe-Gittens (52nd). In our own possession of the ball with courageous impulses forward.
Jonathan Tah – Note: 2,5
Like all Leverkusen, not awake at 0-1. But then became a defensive stabilizer. He carefully stopped counterattacks and often intercepted passes into the penalty area.
Edmond Tapsoba – Note: 3,0
Didn’t get access to Füllkrug before the score was 0-1 and couldn’t prevent the pass. But I rarely had to be in such situations and became much more confident over time.
MIDFIELD: Jeremie Frimpong – Grade: 2.5
Brought a lot of dynamism down the right side and caused dangerous moments with his crosses. Sometimes a bit impetuous in counter defense.
Exequiel Palacios (bis 78.) – Note: 1.5
He made few mistakes in the center and thus ensured a lot of control of the game. Lots of variety in the passing game and with well-chosen trips forward.
Patrik Schick (from 78th) – without rating
Moved up next to Boniface as the second tip and immediately equalized with his first action. His substitution was good for Leverkusen.
Granit Xhaka – Note: 2.5
Was the last man late against Ryerson before the 0-1 loss. Otherwise very vigilant in midfield. Many attacks also came through him. From the backcourt with several good finishes.
Alejandro Grimaldo – Note: 4.0
He kept looking for the way behind the BVB chain. Ultimately, too inconsistent around the penalty area. Didn’t score from a free kick this time (31′), the quality of the cross also left room for improvement.
ATTACK: Jonas Hofmann (up to 64th) – Grade: 3.5
Usually assessed the situations correctly as they arose and occupied the necessary spaces. Bot has great ideas, but also lost the ball.
Amine Adli (from 64th) – grade: 5.0
After coming on, he initially looked in vain for his role. Caused the offensive to fall asleep for a short time. Even in the final phase, only followers.
Victor Boniface – Note: 3,0
Most scenes played out too complicatedly or fell offside in important moments. But he remained stubborn and was rewarded with the late equalizer (79′).
Florian Wirtz – Note: 1,5
Moved skillfully between the lines and was the creative mind. After a cautious start, it became more and more dominant. His brilliant goal didn’t count because it was offside (45′).
BVB – TOR: Gregor Kobel – Note: 2.0
Made a total of five saves on the line. No real brilliant feats were necessary this time, but he managed to do the simple things flawlessly.
DEFENSE: Marius Wolf – Grade: 3.5
At times he quickly outplayed the midfield and initiated counterattacks. Over time, however, people increasingly resorted to ill-advised liberation. There were also mistakes in the positional play.
Mats Hummels – Note: 2,0
Dangerous actions were usually recognized in the early stages and positioned well. Wolf repeatedly helped on the side and thwarted numerous scoring opportunities for the opponent. However, it fell off a bit in the final phase.
Nico Schlotterbeck (up to 64.) – Note: 3.0
Was given much less access on defense than Hummels next to him. Sometimes he didn’t react quickly enough, especially when it came to crosses. At times he used his passes to greatly undermine the opponent’s pressing.
Antonios Papadopoulos (ab 64.) – Note: 3.5
Took over on defense for the ailing Schlotterbeck. He did impressively and prevented the pass into the center several times in an emergency. Ultimately, however, the stability decreased somewhat with him.
Julian Ryerson – Note: 2,0
Highly motivated, they took the early lead (5th). He did an exemplary job defensively against Frimpong, even if he couldn’t prevent every cross. Nevertheless, alongside Hummels, Dortmund’s best player.
MIDFIELD: Emre Can – Grade: 5.0
He repeatedly made wrong decisions in the build-up to the game and made unnecessary fouls. Was lucky that there was no penalty for the contact against Palaicios (61′).
Marcel Sabitzer – Note: 3,5
He ensured a tight structure in front of the back four and initiated a few attacks by winning the ball. Very inconspicuous with the ball.
Marco Reus (bis 83.) – Note: 4.0
Was instrumental in the 1-0 win. Afterwards he continued to wait for his moments. But the teammates hardly found him anymore.
Thomas Meunier (from 83.) – without rating
Should stabilize the defense in the last few minutes. However, the lack of match practice was noticeable.
Julian Brandt – Note: 4,0
For a long time he almost only got the ball in his own half. From there, his passing qualities never really shone through. This often helped in the backward movement.
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (up to 64.) – Note: 4.5
Showed himself to be lively when dribbling, but tried to do it alone too often. He had little success in counterattack situations because he lacked robustness in duels.
Karim Adeyemi (ab 64.) – Note: 4,5
Used his speed to provide relief attacks, but fell too easily when making contact with the opponent. Was therefore not involved in any significant deals.
ATTACK: Niclas Füllkrug – Grade: 3.5
Started the game wide awake and put Ryerson in an excellent position to make it 1-0. The Bayer defense then got him under control well. Only in the final minute with a great chance that he missed.
2023-12-03 23:12:57
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