Let’s start with Mönchengladbach. They lost only one point in three rounds and now they were losing 0:3 at Darmstadt after half time. The defense in particular is pathetic, they get an awful lot of easy goals, they are terribly lax around the penalty box. The tightening was crazy.
After the break, Tomáš Čvančara jumped in and initially missed the penalty, but then assisted on the goal. I liked that he kept his cool and in the end he equalized with a beautiful shot to make it 3-3. It would have been completely crazy if they turned the match around, but they didn’t. Apparently mixed feelings for Gladbach. On the one hand, they showed character, but the defense is really something to think about. Twelve goals conceded in four rounds is an awful lot.
Čvančara went into the second half with the intention that something should be done with the result. You could see that he really wanted to, that’s why he took the penalty. Maybe that’s why he didn’t end up kicking her the way he wanted, it seemed loosely played. But he has points, he fulfilled his role. This is extremely important for an attacker.
Friday saw a clash between the top two teams in the table and I have to say that Bayern’s clash with Leverkusen was fantastic. Mainly from the guests. I was curious if they would continue the active way of playing with short passes and quick transitions forward. Coach Xabi Alonso has put the team together incredibly, in some ways he reminds me of Pep Guardiola during his time at Bayern. The players have to enjoy it.
In the context of the entire match, Leverkusen was better for me in terms of play, even though they lost twice. At Bayern, I don’t see systemic things when scoring goals, it is often solely the work of individuals. At Leverkusen, you can see a handwriting with clear principles, which I like very much. They tied the game at 2:2 thanks to a penalty in the set-up, but the home team’s win would not have been deserved. Leverkusen was more football.
The newcomer from Heidenheim celebrates his first ever win in the Bundesliga after a 4:2 win over Bremen. I was surprised by such a high score, Bremen was well organized defensively. Heidenheim apparently got a kick out of how he was able to equalize the duel at Dortmund. It can be seen that he has to be reckoned with, he scored beautiful goals after nice actions.
At the same time, coach Frank Schmidt broke the record for the longest tenure at one German club. He has been Heidenheim’s coach for 5,845 days since 2007, on Sunday he overtook Volker Finke, who led Freiburg from 1991 to 2007. He is a huge one, hats off. He certainly didn’t have a very big budget, but he repeatedly reached for promotion to the elite and last season they succeeded. Deservedly, although at the expense of Hamburg, I’m not too happy about it. It is not easy to be in one club for so long and to constantly look for new and new motivation. They are improving, they are still adding to the squad in modest conditions.
I must also mention that Eren Dinkci scored two goals in the historic win, who is in Heidenheim on loan from Bremen. The only good thing is that in Germany the rule is set like this. Here it works the other way around and a player cannot start against the parent team. The clubs defend themselves by paying the players at least in part. But why? There aren’t that many matches in the season, and this way they will prepare the given football player by two more. Nobody solved it, that’s probably the main difference.
And we mustn’t forget Stuttgart forward Serho Guirassy. I noticed him already in the spring, when he started to be seen a lot and helped Stuttgart a lot to save. A fantastic and disgusting striker, he has now scored another hat-trick and is the competition’s top scorer with eight goals. Stuttgart is driving, it is productive and this fighter helps them a lot. Great individually, fast and uncompromising in the box.
16 years ago today, Frank Schimdt was appointed Heidenheim coach. He not only took the club from the Oberliga (5th tier) to the Bundesliga, but also became the longest-serving coach in German professional football, overtaking Freiburg‘s Volker Finke.
Incredible achievements 👏 pic.twitter.com/vCtqXZi4dK
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Forwards in general have been doing well since the start of the season. Harry Kane and Victor Boniface have four goals, Jonas Wind from Wolfsburg even five. I’m curious to see how everyone and especially Guirassy will continue to do. Stuttgart have changed their formation and style of play since coach Sebastian Hoeness took over. Overall, he is productive, fourteen goals in four games is a great record.
2023-09-18 15:37:41
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