super striker Guirassy unleashes confused monster BVB

Borussia Dortmund is not only looking towards the abyss, but is already hanging a foot above the threatening abyss. But that’s when super striker Serhou Guirassy really gets going. BVB clearly wins the small district derby, but in a strange way.

When Myron Boadu ran towards the South Stand in the 33rd minute, it was pure horror in the Dortmund stadium. With a 2-0 lead, the VfL Bochum striker headed alone towards the Borussia goal, protected by goalkeeper Gregor Kobel. At a good distance, the Dutchman had a small armada of Blacks and Yellows sprinting desperately behind him. This scene was like something out of a 1920s movie. A brazen thief flees from the deceived police officers in an embarrassing manner. Fun to shoot. But at the end of the scene, no one laughed. Boadu shot the ball very delicately wide of the Dortmund goal. The attacker threw away the loot before the big win could be recorded. The people of Bochum were stunned, the Borussia team did not know what to do with themselves. They staggered, stunned, into the abyss, but did not fall.

What would have happened in Dortmund if the VfL striker had aimed a little more precisely? The stadium probably would have exploded. The next debacle was just one mini-me away. And the shock wave that this would have triggered would have been even greater than that which followed the disaster that BVB experienced last Sunday at VfB Stuttgart (1:5). Because the Swabians can claim to be a top team. Not the people of Bochum. They are already fighting for their survival in the Bundesliga. The last home draw against Holstein Kiel was 2-2. It was the first point of the season, but it begged the question of whether this team could even win a game this Bundesliga season. A preview of the evening: if she plays like that, then yes. “It can go south quickly. If the third goal is scored, we will have a huge problem,” said Borussia coach Nuri Sahin at the end of a small, emotional and exciting district derby, which his team actually won 4:2 (1: 2). had won on this cold and wet Friday evening.

This eventful victory saves BVB from two debates that would have been triggered if the match had had a different result: on the one hand, the Dortmund team has no mental problem and, on the other hand, Sahin must resist less wind for the match. for the moment than previously feared. But the BVB does not have an easy working week, not only because of the commitments against Celtic Glasgow in the Champions League then in Berlin at the Union. The Black and Yellow still have a lot of work to do after this eventful evening.

An attack and a dream bang, Bochum leads

Sahin assured this week that the right lessons had been learned from the match against Stuttgart. The exact nature of these measures remains unclear in practical implementation at the moment. The rather small Karim Adeyemi headed towards goal after a few minutes and Julian Brandt followed up with a nice shot. But the Black and Yellow were far from a thunderous breakthrough. The ball came and went, but he received no creative input. And suddenly the people of Bochum stormed off. Maximilian Wittek played Matus Bero, who went straight to Philipp Hofmann and then back to Bero. It was tiki-taka at its finest, topped off by the Slovakian with a shot full of conviction. The Bochum annex was out of control. At least 8,000 people were present, caused a lot of blue haze after kick-off and were now celebrating (16th).

And from his point of view, it was even better. Boadu pressed Kobel, who had not been played cleanly by Nico Schlotterbeck. The goalkeeper dribbled and lost. Dani de Wit, whose role was much discussed in Bochum, got up perfectly and pushed the loose ball into the empty goal – 0:2 (21st), oh well! Should the no-nonsense neighborhood crisis club really rise up here, in this hard-to-conquer temple? Should the club abandon all debates about formations and systems in the black and yellow country? When Boadu was running, it looked like this. “Pride is a big term, but I was very satisfied with many aspects,” said passionate coach Peter Zeidler later. “We did what we set out to do, defended with passion, played courageously forward and had periods of possession ourselves.”

The audience whistled loudly. Anger at his team’s confusing performance was mixed with panic. Everything should be better this season. The team appears more solid, better balanced. Exciting when playing forward, attentive when playing backwards. Edin Terzic’s football, which they knew so little about in the city, should be expelled very quickly. Her black and yellow boy Nuri should make us forget her black and yellow boy Edin. But what the people in the stadium saw was frantic nothing-goes-anymore football. But the whistles not only sounded for a few moments, they woke up their team. In the lead, Serhou Guirassy, ​​​​who has long been under the care of young Tim Oermann. The super striker played free for Julian Brandt, who fired over the goal from close range. Guirassy then took care of the finishing touches himself. His shot was caught in the legs of the very strong Felix Passlack (43rd), his head landed in the goal (44th). The visitors’ intensity had briefly calmed down and the penalty followed immediately, desolately, with a header.

With 2:2, everything is forgotten (for the moment).

Dortmund was in the mix. The monster that this power attack can be has been awakened. Pascal Groß was again denied by goalkeeper Patrick Drewes due to a missed pass. The former full-back, who became a professional at BVB and played for the first time in a “foreign” jersey in his former country, was everywhere. Unfortunately, from Bochum’s point of view, it is also at Guirassy’s feet. There were penalties, captain Emre Can converted safely (62nd). The South Stand went wild and the fans chanted: “Only BVB, all our lives, our pride…” Suddenly what a forgotten phase was forgotten. The cramp, the mistakes, the imminent debacle. They could forgive the fact that their team was still one of the best teams outside of the department. And it wasn’t over yet.

Guirassy was now in full swing. Like a sports car on the B1 at night, he accelerated himself and BVB. Adeyemi made an excellent pass and the royal transfer of the summer, who had to stay injured for a long time, easily made the score 3-2 (75th). “Serhou is great. It’s great to have a player in front where you know you can always overtake him,” Can enthused. “He is always good to score a goal and I hope Serhou gives us a few more things up front. It’s a good start.

“No one knew exactly what happened at first”

Now everything was finally forgotten. The 33rd minute horror was banished to another time zone with a powerful kick. The trembling stadium generously ignored the fact that Bochum had actually just had a better phase and that Moritz Broschinski had lost his mind again. The guests were not physically exhausted, but also mentally exhausted. The feeling was so close, but now your hands were empty. And Dortmund continued to run at high speed on the field. Substitute Felix Nmecha shot, but the ball went into the goal mainly because strong goalkeeper Drews simply let it pass. The score was 4-2 (81′). “No one here in the stadium knew exactly what was going on at first. We are suddenly down 0-2,” Can said on Dazn. “Here, in our stadium, with the supporters, anything is possible, we showed it again today. But it shouldn’t start after a 2-0 defeat.” The team “showed character”.

And it could have been much better, but Guirassy left one behind. Can himself hit the post once, Julien Duranville hits narrowly wide. The young Belgian came on after 66 minutes for Jamie Gittens, who failed to dribble and pass in the special. And he indicated that BVB has a new super option in its incredibly talented offense. The 18-year-old’s start is gigantic, his ball handling is a delight and his eye for the man next to him is highly developed. But Borussia’s attack poses fewer problems, although their creative play could still be improved. It was the pace and individual superiority that decided the derby in favor of the black and yellows.

Defense, defense…

The problem lies in the erratic defense and not just the residual defense, which is sometimes neglected. There were great difficulties against the Bochum pressing. The South Stand whispered and held their breath as Schlotterbeck and Co. entered the short passage to break free. Sometimes it had latent panic traits. Goalkeeper Kobel was stressed again several times, but remained stable. If it hadn’t been for Bochum on the field, but a top team, it could have ended badly. “You can be outnumbered at the back with four men, if you don’t grab, if you don’t attack and break through, then we’re in trouble. This is the process we are discussing,” Sahin said.

In this process, the coach has already recognized great progress against Bochum. Just like goalkeeper Kobel, who thanked the team for their outstanding performance and that their 0-2 goal did not contribute to terrible days in the shadow of the old Westfalenstadion. Moreover, the Swiss did not particularly criticize the fact that his team was dancing out of breath like carefree drunks. It simply happens that an opponent creates scoring opportunities. After all, it’s the Bundesliga, he says. For his part, coach Sahin particularly appreciated the “clarity” shown by his players after being led. “We’re going to keep playing and trying.” It is important to succeed, as the young coach explained with reference to champion Bayer Leverkusen. This is exactly what the Werkself “distinguished itself from last year and this year too”. A surprisingly great comparison in an evening so close to the brink.