Category: Columnist
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Five fatal results that cost BVB
BVB lost out on automatic Champions League qualification after losing 3-1 away to Hoffenheim. The Yellow’s started the season outstandingly when they won six out of their first seven games, however, some costly results, followed by a poor finish to the season meant the eight-time Bundesliga champions saw their hopes of a third-place finish slip…
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Christian Pulisic Sends Hints Of Where He Should Play
Christian Pulisic Sends Hints Of Where He Should Play With the end of the season passed and a long, World Cup-less off-season awaiting him, we will have time in the coming weeks to assess Christian Pulisic. This site will break down how he has progressed over the season, whether we can say his season was…
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Thank god it’s over for BVB
Thank god it’s over for BVB We knew the script going into our game with Hoffenheim on Saturday; a point would guarantee us a place in the Champions League next season, anything less would mean that we would need Bayer Leverkusen to score less than three clear goals. Simple, right? You’d think so. Yes, Hoffenheim…
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Lewandowski in Bundesliga history books despite falling just short of Gerd Muller’s feat
Lewandowski in Bundesliga history books despite falling just short of Gerd Muller’s feat By finishing the season as the Bundesliga’s top-scorer, Robert Lewandowski has cemented his place in German football history as the first player outside Germany to top the charts on three occasions. With Bayern players’ minds firmly set on the beach and their…
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How Dortmund Can Overcome Hoffenheim
Dortmund’s fixture against Hoffenheim presents an interesting contest in which both teams will be seeking a positive result in order to secure a top 4 finish. The Black and Yellow’s ran out 2-1 winners against Hoffenheim at home in December in one of Peter Stoeger’s first game in charge at the club. Despite the criticism…
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The Raw Materials Are There, Trust Me
The Raw Materials Are There, Trust Me It’s been no secret that Dortmund fans will be looking forward to the end of this torrid season. It started with so much hope and positivity having employed a manager who had just reached a Europa League final with a team nowhere near the standard and exciting young…
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Sterling effort by Schalke to secure Champions League with Dortmund hoping to join them next week
Sterling effort by Schalke to secure Champions League with Dortmund hoping to join them next week Schalke have secured a second-place finish in the Bundesliga this season after a 2-1 win at Augsburg on Saturday. Borussia Dortmund will travel to Hoffenheim on the last day of the season requiring a point to join the Royal…
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How High Fidelity Answers the Question of When Zidane Should Retire
Zinedine Zidane should retire if Real Madrid win the Champions League. This is an odd topic for a Dortmund blog – although he showed his managerial abilities versus the Black and Yellow earlier this season – but the reason for the column has application to Bayern Munich, BVB, or almost any club with a manager…
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Is It Time To Push The Reset Button At Fullback?
Over the last several seasons, Dortmund supporters have gotten used to seeing their favourite players depart the club. The rapid inflation of the transfer market has served to supercharge the club’s model, as more and more clubs are willing to buy talent young. Players that might have spent 2 or more seasons in the Westphalian…
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Dortmund without Dembele!
As the season draws to a close it is difficult to see how Borussia Dortmund have missed Ousmane Dembele. The Frenchman left the Signal Iduna Park to join Lionel Messi and Co at Barcelona for a club record £135.5 million deal but the 20-year old has struggled to really stamp his authority at the Camp…