The late, late show in Stuttgart
The late, late show in Stuttgart In the fourth and sixth minutes of stoppage time, a BVB side that had been inexplicably quiet in attack up to that point created their first two chances of the match and converted both, once again demonstrating outstanding efficiency to secure a 2-0 victory away at VfB Stuttgart. “That’s a quality in itself. A remarkable quality, in fact,” said Sky pundit Wolff Fuss as he left the stadium.
BVB scored in stoppage time for the sixth and seventh time this season, meaning they have secured a total of eight points late on in games. They are clinical and have the belief that anything is still possible! Sky expert and record-breaking international Lothar Matthäus went even further in his assessment, putting the development down to one person: “I think that BVB can be proud of this Bundesliga season and proud of these 13 or 14 months with Niko Kovac.
How they extricated themselves from the situation and sensationally achieved a minimal target last year. ” And now they have successfully fended off a challenge from a rival for second place, consolidating their position in the table with an 11-point lead. “His tactics have worked brilliantly again today,” said Matthäus about Kovac, adding: “Always keep a clean sheet first.
” They have now managed that 13 times this season! “All in all, we’re having a really good season,” said Kovac, who had previously spoken very clearly about his team’s shortcomings in the match against VfB – as can be read here in the post-match comments . He went on to say: “Last season, we were 25 points behind Bayern Munich, and I think 13 points behind Leverkusen.
We’re not finished yet as we’ve still got a few points to pick up, and that’s what we want to do. ” The team is showing hunger, even if Saturday’s performance in Stuttgart wasn’t what fans, officials and players had expected. After the 14-day international break, Gregor Kobel suggested one possible reason: “I don’t know if it’s down to the international break, where you play different systems and need a bit of time to settle back in here.