Thursday, August 21, 2014

Bundesliga Season Preview (17): Borussia Dortmund: Jurgen Klopp and … – Daily Mirror

12:21 clock Felix Meininghaus

On August 22, the Bundesliga start in its 52nd season. In our series, we test the strengths, weaknesses and preferences of the clubs. Episode 17: Borussia Dortmund.

What has improved

To say it with the great football philosopher Berti Vogts: the width in the tip. Four – partly high-profile – Transfers have the Dortmund made and in turn with Robert Lewandowski only lost one key player. This opens up new possibilities, moreover because Jakub Blaszczykowski and Neven Subotic return to their cruciate ligament tears and hope on the horizon stands to reason that the eternal back pain of Ilkay Gundogan are eventually overcome in the fall and the national team returns to the lawn.

“The level at us has moved a total upward,” says sporting director Michael Zorc. “Who wants to be regular in the top eight in Europe achieve the required high quality in the squad.”

Who are the stars?

In this issue comes every year the Guttenberg-key combination to use: Copy-and-paste. The star is and remains the coach. Jürgen Klopp, omnipresent professional entertainer, Ausraster and promotional ambassador. Klopp is the face of BVB, but in this club, other protagonists have star potential. Foremost champion Mats Hummels, whose function was as a class representative further strengthened by the promotion as captain. Appeal – especially among young fans – has also Marco Reus, whose Facebook account has now cracked the five-million mark

Who has the

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since the attacks Guttenberg procedure: between the leading trio Watzke-Zorc-Klopp further fits no sheet. Klopp is on the sidelines and in the press conferences to Zampano, Michael Zorc occurs with rest and wisely in the background, Hans-Joachim Watzke pulls in the strategic area of ​​the threads and threaded a big deal. This all works smoothly and successfully, were it not for the constant noise from the south. If it Watzke sometime creates so confidently deal and to let roll off Rummenigge’s attacks on him, he would be a big step forward.

What the fans expect?

Pretty much – if not to say anything. The past few years have now spoiled times. The humility to be so just jumped the devil of the shovel is long gone. Too far the Fast insolvency is now back to the successful leadership has worked in the sporting and commercial area, as that there is not greater desires would have been aroused. Klopp says the fans from the soul, when he says he wants to stretch trophies in the sky again, “and I do not mean the Supercup.”

What is possible in this season?

This specifies the rival from Munich. Should actually arrive what Pep Guardiola feared after the defeat of his team in the Supercup, namely that his Bayern will accrue only in the second half to top form – then the BVB would be an obvious beneficiary. But so far it has not been long. And until the contrary is proved, the maxim applies: Bayern still have the best and most expensive squad and are therefore also this time favorite. But Dortmund residue should not be 25 or 19 points as in previous years.

Anything else?

connoisseurs are accustomed to a particular eye on the pros throw that one year are already there. Finally, it is known that new players need some time to internalize Klopp tactically challenging game. The stage is, as already in the Supercup, Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-and Henrich Mchitarjan.

Morning Episode 18: Bayern Munich

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