Category: Player Analysis
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Dortmund vs Werder Bremen: The Nuri Sahin Derby
When people think of Borussia Dortmund, they think of The Yellow Wall – the greatest fans in the world. Of Jurgen Klopp and his record-breaking team. Of the famous 4-1 victory in the first leg of the 2013 Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid. Of Marco Reus and the new kids on the block who…
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Joao Felix vs Jadon Sancho: which wonderkid has the brighter future?
Young footballers with potential emerge every day, but not all of them make it to the top. Talent isn’t the only thing to make in a European top club. A player like Kylian Mbappe has shown to have the right mentality, the young Frenchman is only 20 years old and already won many trophies in…
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Dortmund’s Bundesliga chances hinges on this key man’s fitness
Club captain Marco Reus has struggled with well-publicised fitness problems in the past much to his chagrin and disappointment of his team and fans. Reus has had an amazing 2019 so far. He has stayed fit compared to previous years, has scored and assisted plenty of goals, and for the second time in his career,…
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The Decline: Time up for Mario Götze?
Once described by German football legend Franz Beckenbauer as the “German Messi” for his speed and style of play, and by one-time German Football Association’s technical director Matthias Sammer as “one of the best talents Germany has ever had,” Mario Götze was once the toast of German and world football. Now, he’s just an afterthought.…
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How high can Jadon Sancho go?
Just a few match days into the 2019/20 Bundesliga, Jadon Sancho has announced his intentions to the world – he wants to become the best. In just two years of his joining Dortmund from Manchester City for £8m, the teenager has seen his value rise to over £90m, becoming one of the Bundesliga’s top players…
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Player comparison: Alcacer vs Lewandowski at Dortmund
This will be Paco Alcacer’s second season at Dortmund but he is already looking like the perfect replacement for Robert Lewandowski, whom the team has struggled to replace since he left in 2013. Following a string of impressive performances where he set a new Bundesliga record for the most goals scored in a single campaign…
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Mateu Morey 2018/19 – scout report
It was a season that promised so much for Mateu Morey. After starring for Barcelona U19 for three years, and signing off with a youth league title, Morey was promoted to the Barcelona B side. But before Barcelona B boss Garcia Pimenta could give him his debut, Morey tore his meniscus in an August training…
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Julian Brandt 2018/19 – scout report
After a few years in which he played brilliantly, Julian Brandt went through the expected change of environment with his move from Bayer Leverkusen to Borussia Dortmund. He was the main player of the Peter Bosz’s squad in the past season, becoming one of the most exciting players to watch there is, and keeping up…
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Why Thorgan Hazard is More Than Just Eden Hazard’s Little Brother
With Christian Pulisic’s transfer to Chelsea moving forward this summer, Borussia Dortmund have wasted no time in securing new signings to help fill the void left by the American’s impending departure. While these signings include the likes of Bundesliga stars Julian Brandt and Nico Schulz, another signing has also managed to make headlines in the…
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Christian Pulisic: Analysing his time at Dortmund and the potential to replace Eden Hazard
After having led the Bundesliga table, Borussia Dortmund‘s performance dropped dramatically in the last six matches. They lost twice, embarrassingly. A 5-0 loss against Bayern Munich (6th April 2019) and 4-2 against Schalke 04 (27th April 2019). But in four of those six matches, Borussia Dortmund had a player who managed to perform brilliantly: Christian…