HAALAND OR NOTHING!
The football wisdom, freely interpreted after “super, super” coach Pep Guardiola (50), has two effects these days …
As a potential transfer announcement from Munich, if Bayern and goal giant Robert Lewandowski (33) should part ways next summer. But especially as a description of the state of the super, super drowsy BVB game!
► Preliminary round knockout in the Champions League. Evil tongues claim: in a bye group
► Dependent on the soon to be 10-time champion from Munich (now 9 points ahead of the competition)!
► 9 of 26 competitive games (including Supercup finals) lost!
Representing Dortmund’s moderate, because far too inconsistent first half of the season is the latest scrap-and-junk trilogy against Bochum (1: 1), Fürth (3: 0) and Hertha (2: 3).
In view of the quality of the Bundesliga, it is hardly surprising that BVB is once again relaxed runner-up in the table despite all defensive deficits, star failures and the still large budget deficit on Bayern.
The bitter lesson: If Dortmund doesn’t perform, there is NO club that can even come close to endangering the permanent champions! A status quo problem that Dortmund boss Hans-Joachim Watzke (62) as the future DFL supervisory board chairman must tackle immediately with creative ideas from February. In the interests of all fans. In the interests of all clubs.
As far as Watzke’s Borussia is concerned, the truth remains: Without Haaland goals, Dortmund is tormented! Without Haaland goals, Dortmund will not be terrifying in Germany or Europe!
BVB coach Marco Rose (45) has to make it during the mini break to readjust his system and squad for the start of the second half of the season in Frankfurt (8.1.). A permanently functioning Plan B for victories without Haaland must finally be found. Unconditional pressing and attack would be a start …
If that does not succeed, BVB threatens a winter depression. Because the next goals will be gambled away. And because the bosses will subsequently run out of arguments to convince superstar Erling Haaland (21) and his profit-oriented clan to stay beyond 2022.
If Watzke and his managers Michael Zorc (59) and Sebastian Kehl (41) manage to win Haaland for another BVB year by February, this could become a massive performance accelerator for the second half of the season. The Europa League title has already been given as a new goal …
Haaland or nothing – now Dortmund has to go “all-in”!
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