The Bundesliga is going into a two-month winter break. After 15 match days, the table shows an unusual picture. Of climbs and falls. An interim conclusion.
Not only the football professionals should have felt rushed in the past few weeks. For the fans of the Bundesliga clubs, things happened one after the other – and it’s not easy to keep track of things. After all, there has never been such a tightly scheduled first half of the season. The result after 15 matchdays is unusual. In the top third of the Bundesliga table in particular, there were unexpected shifts (with one exception).
Of the FC Bayern towers over the rest of the league, as it has over the past ten years. And that, even though the Munich team has had a (results) crisis that has been real for them. Four games in a row without a win are a serious problem for FCB. “We were in a bit of a results crisis, but we didn’t play bad football. We analyzed it and drew the right conclusions. This belief in our own strength helped us.”said Joshua Kimmich and revealed the quick way out of this Bayern dilemma.
A few conversations are enough at FC Bayern to quickly have six wins and a draw follow. The superiority of the record champions over the competition remains too great. The eleventh championship title in a row seems to have already been awarded to Munich. The four-point lead over the second in the table should be significantly increased in the course of the season.
Freiburg on a wave of success
With which we Sc freiburg would have arrived. Coach Christian Streich’s team is growing beyond itself this season. The SCF is now Bayern’s first pursuer, which of course nobody in Freiburg wants to hear. Nine wins, three draws and only three defeats are evidence of great consistency at a high level.
Coach Christian Streich and central defender Matthias Ginter are among the mainstays of SC Freiburg.
The path of the SFC to this extraordinary interim result was long, but characterized by unusual continuity in the fast-moving industry. Also “In the difficult times, the relegation battles and bitter defeats, many important people stayed upright”, said Streich after the recent success against Union Berlin (4: 1). That’s the only way to have it “Successively develop things forward” be able.
The Freiburgers are hot on their heels RB Leipzig. After the change of coach from Domenico Tedesco to Marco Rose after just five games, the Saxons quickly formed into a top team again, as they started the season. However, the current third in the table is still lagging behind the poor start.
Fighter from Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt has quietly, quietly and secretly worked its way up to fourth place in the table. After initial difficulties with the double burden of the first, so far extremely successful Champions League– Participation (reaching the round of 16 against SSC Naples), coach Oliver Glasner’s team has fought its way through the 24 compulsory games in this half-year.
Led by the reinvigorated Mario Götze, the Hessians put fear into their opponents with their physique and playful approach. “All in all, it was a very good autumn season for us“said Glasner, especially since “We had to find our spirit first. It’s good to go down now to reach the next summit.”
Union Berlin with power problems
Something similar should also apply to Union Berlin apply, whose fans have already sung in the meantime: “Only the FCU will be German champions.” No supporter of the “Iron” should have really believed in it. But the ride to the top of the table over seven game days – with a four-point lead in the meantime – nobody would have believed the Unioners capable of.
However, as the number of games increased, Urs Fischer’s team had to pay tribute to physical football, which requires a lot of running and effort. In the meantime, the Berliners have dropped to fifth place in the table. “It’s amazing what the team has achieved”, Fischer praised his team for the season. Nevertheless: The 1: 4 at the end in Freiburg sticks to the clothes of the trainer. “You take the last impression with you”said Fisher.
Disappointed BVB
at Borussia Dortmund the disappointment about the course of the season so far is almost palpable. Edin Terzic’s team, which actually started to stand up to FC Bayern in the fight for the championship title, has already suffered six defeats. With 25 goals scored, BVB (Bayern: 49 goals) does not live up to their own standards. The team is already nine points behind FCB. There is an alarm mood in Dortmund.
“Even if you’re upset and angry, you should still analyze properly and sensibly. I expect our sporting director and coach to sit down in the coming week and reflect on what went wrong.”, said BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke. The team doesn’t look homogeneous. Captain Mats Hummels’ recent frequent public complaints suggest internal problems in the team. The minimum goal for BVB remains qualification for the Champions League.
The fallen
When the badly crashed team of Bayer 04 Leverkusen can you take a deep breath now. The last three wins in a row have brought the team of coach Xabi Alonso into the lower middle of the table. With Champions LeagueThe Werkself, who started the season with ambitions, are still looking for their identity.
At the end of the table cavort with the FC Augsburg (15 points)to the VfB Stuttgart (14), Hertha BSC (14)to the VfL Bochum (13) and Schalke 04 (9) five teams that will probably be in a neck-and-neck race against relegation by the end of the season. However, Schalke, who recently experienced a playful and mental upswing under new coach Thomas Reis, have the worst cards.