With only four points, the blue-whites occupied the penultimate place in the table before the eighth match day. In the basement duel at the bottom of SpVgg Greuther Fürth in mid-October, the Bochumers were able to end their negative series – captain Anthony Losilla scored the redeeming winning goal in the 1-0 away win.
After this liberation, the Revierklub celebrated further successes: Of the following eight competitive games, only the away games at Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen were lost. During this time, VfL collected 13 points and made it to the DFB Cup round of 16. Milos Pantovic played himself in the spotlight: With his long-range goals he made the Ruhrstadion cheer in the home wins over 1899 Hoffenheim and SC Freiburg.
After the surprising 1: 1 in the derby against Borussia Dortmund, the shape curve of the VfL Bochum In mid-December, however, down again: First, the Bochum team conceded an unnecessary 2-0 defeat at Arminia Bielefeld, a direct competitor in the battle for relegation. And Annual financial statements against Union Berlin The weakly staffed VfL also missed to score.
Who comes, who goes
According to the sports director Sebastian Schindzielorz, the notoriously clammy Revierklub has one “little room for maneuver” for transfer activities. One sifted through the market especially for reinforcement for the offensive, which on average scored less than one goal per league game. “The break is short, you have to take that into account. So you would need players who need a short start-up phase. At the beginning of January, things will continue. That makes the transfer window special.”said Schindzielorz.
VfL players with short periods of play such as Saulo Decarli, Raman Chibsah, Tom Weilandt or Tarsis Bonga are considered possible winter departures.
Status: 03/01/2022, 7:28 am