for the future. for the megacity. insight. enter. a very i'm david and this is climate change. happiness increase books. for your. smarter for free you know you are new to. kick off looks back at a pretty memorable 1st half of the season. featuring

a 1st time winter break league leader. and a team lighting their fans with a kind of quality football they've not seen in decades. players making themselves indispensable for their teams lineups. such. magic moments go lower. it's. welcome to part one of our review of the season so far and we began at the top. of the night cigar enjoying a superb. good season. they're

top of the table over the winter break. it's good for self confidence is good to start the 2nd half of the season for having to leave position in the league. after a highly successful 1st 3 years in the bundesliga for leipzig union not a rival over the summer saw the club's fast track development shift up yet another gear and there's no sign of them slowing down. this is. different to the years before he's young dynamic full of energy you know i mean shows every day when you see him. he can make football fun but he also asks a lot of you out on the pitch and then sometimes the funds over the froth and all i was there for by. and there has been plenty of fun at least so far right from the opening match day when they spoiled lynn's bogus league a debut party with

a 4 nail away when brimming with pace power and confidence they won their next 2 games as well and then came by at home outplayed in the 1st half likes of which covered well before even a force that secured them up points from the spot and led by. one of the best teams with the ball so i mean for us it wasn't a. question about respect i mean but in the end we changed that in the 2nd half we came out and play but all respect that we showed. all the can can cope with you. but the next home game served up a surprise loss to shake up their 1st of the season that heralded of gloomy october with 2 draws in the league followed by defeat at 5 in a performance that had not washing all talk of his team's title presidential. saying we want to be champions just increases the pressure on. so sonali club. we

never said we're going to be champions and i'm not saying it now less pressure and playing better kicking off november against mines but their biggest ever born just may go when the full stop. 8 nil to leipsic 3 assists and 3 goals for team 6 of support i thought. i. was trying to say. their summer signings were also making an impact the likes of striker patrick schick and midfielder christopher cool adding further depth and quality to the squad. my job is to help crank up the attack and creates openness. and i'm also working to improve the efficiency of my final shots or perhaps. finish the job off without getting a cool in a counterinsurgency the same way. but he's been type 6 headline maker number one

so far he moved down a record breaker the youngest player ever to rack up 200 but this league appearance i know. i think if you don't have it done you just want to keep going at full throttle keep scoring goals keep playing the long myself and the other. 15th of november is this legal play love the money 18 goals and 17 games down on trial for leading the best attack in the league caps my stuff on the back of a run of 8 wins in the last 9 match days and if they can keep it up with a little bit winning the title is a dream and leipsic this is their kind of dream that really could come true i. glad to have had their best 1st half. the season since the seventy's on match day 7 they were top of the table

for the next 2 months thanks to a fresh coach with a liberating approach and style of play. when mark used to go head for the corner flag at the final whistle the fans know it's time for a special celebration they've had plenty of opportunity to enjoy this season with much england but play in much the same very fresh and free running these false and bobby football as far. as the receiver park a would be temple for their idols the faithful congregate here in their tens of thousands knowing these days they'll likely get what they came for. take stackpole . up to the bottom shot of things that i for the fans it's a long overdue reconnection with a glorious bygone era in the 19th seventies minging got back rose to the heady heights of provincial powerhouse in the bundesliga and beyond 5 german titles the

last of them in 97 to 7 it's been a very long wait for the next. over the summer they rang the changes once again marco was a freshly installed at the helm and wasting no time refolding did seem in his own design one based on a bold attacking strategy putting in the hard pre-season yards climbing the new york fold for the start of the race. a winning mentality is essential and marco knows a absorbed piece from a true master he's playing 7 years at mines until you can close his 1st posting as a coach mr motivation himself and also so for those early lessons so hot. for playing football in front of 50 or 80000 people it has to be entertaining as well and if the fans enjoy watching us we're doing a lot right flick getting results is also to lot of rapidly. coming to stand is

emblematic for this black researcher. because he's inviting but who's to say thank you very much. for. training we talk about what we want to do in the world so. a photo with the famous pedigree mark you stupid son of libyan 998 world cup winner and france's most played song choice to allow them to use foam in a season form he was both have been asleep brookie of the month 3 times running another new front line are quick to make his mark grail envelope sawing from shout and current 6 goal joint top scorer alongside. stuff such as showdown time in early december gladbach still top of the table at home to record champions by a vicious one had drama written all over it and julie delivered the speech

i thought. i. cut cut so i. thought i. said. i. see. i saw nothing. but then after the last minute victory a last minute defeat of course but ending at least for now that long stretch of the top. beating kind of. did subsequent to secure when she grabbed back the best time record in the division for the opening part of the season. which they will restart just 2 points behind leaders like 6 with the promise of more uplifting corners like celebrations to come from not. to cram their full face racist right. john zama

has been a standout performer as have question going top jaden sanchez and team over their players who've made a difference for their teams this season we show you how. their teams are all in the top end mix and they've been arguably their most valuable players over the opening half of the season with super saves pinpoint passes tantalizing tricks and astounding acceleration not box yon's on the 5 books. dortmund's j. consentual and leipsic here's the breakdown of why they're so good 61 saves so far that's the highest tally of any keeper at the top end of the table. is an absolute rock at the back for both what's your munching. the switzerland number one has made figs saves in every game the most spectacular

undoubtedly against buying one for any highlights real when you're sure a commission the keeper has 5 players blocking his view but still manages to make the initial c for the follow up his reaction speed is simply sensational. and. did so much club up the. goalkeeper above all needs a cool head here against there's an attacker bearing down on steve he immediately checks his position relative to the post and adjusted accordingly while advancing and self narrowing the angle guarding his goal with maximum efficiency and there's that brief like speed again to call the shot gun zama a fixture before the high flying falls. christiane go into the fullback who adds such variety to 5 balls frontline game with a handy tally of 5 assists in the 1st half of the season. china guess you're

against us and off going to break forward with pace and purpose once he gets the ball he's looking to offload it again at the earliest effective opportunity which he usually does with laser guided persuasion question go into lending that fibro collective the most valuable note of his own. son show provider and executioner rolled into 19 goals and 9 assist so far a magnet for opposition defenders to his own teams advantage a classic example at home to leipsic in december son show doing what he does drawing 2 opponents into his magnetic field once they're close enough details into his own bag of tricks to tee up with him bonds who finishes with a flourish. sun show can do that as well often cutting in from the flank here against here to when he shows his tactical maturity moving parallel to the all sideline before making the decisive dash and that stanley dispatch such as.

then there's team over the man who fired leipsic the top spot over the winter he's been directly involved in half of all their goals not to know them himself. the name turbo t.-bo is self-explanatory for moves like this against without. getting 30 kilometers an hour as he zips past the 1st opponent by the time he reaches the next one he's already flat out leaving him flat footed at 33 kilometers an hour high tempo coupled with top technique allowing venator finish reliably at full pelt even john zama is powerless to prevent this one going out. such evil side again changer also looks out for his teammates against outscore banner as ever with that gold and his sights he could stay. this towards the far corner but if

a colleague is better placed to the beneficiary in this case yourself policy. for players indispensable to their club so far this season. a remarkable run of form under new coach i find short i took off on time to 7 spot a key figure on the pitch has been sarkis i can often hi i'm clench a european 1st. puff and i'm have a new big game here. a brace to be high on in munich on match day 7. yeah i woke up that was really nice it was a lot of fun to play and a very important win for us. to. keep. the armenian striker fired them to their 1st away victory over by on but they

did leave kickstarting hoffenheim season. 5 league wins on the spin after an underwhelming started a campaign with a bit more consistency they could easily have that higher than 7 midway. now coach has somewhat shifted the emphasis towards greater defensive stability and more possession football. in contrast to predecessor you. the dutch tactician as a low profile operator happy to stay in the background because they can use in mind what matters most to manage to see enthusiasm out on the pitch the guys really have to be up for it whether we're training defensive or attacking situations with the right attitude everything else follows. us for line. sure those new midfield lynchpin is an old familiar sebastian. after a year of peace for. by on and shaka i'll pay for

a lot of quality but have to maximize it out on the pitch i totally focused on every detail do that and we can go a long way and it's ok i mean this taking a different kind of training with wrestling stars on that germany tour what's oftentimes smack down strategy the ones that we're aiming for a dominant brand of focus will be to keep possession for gaps then clinically exploit them but also compact and focused at the back of variable style so much. whether which champion wrestler drew macintyre or against when you're on berlin in the bundesliga with his own brother floor it's been a year of intense encounters for the new me who've not. for the advice and you'd have to ask my brother whether i'm a role model but he's followed my journey just like i'm following his lead biko for going out of use and before that after winning the sibling shootout in impressing the wrestlers how far can he go with hoffenheim this season has seen the only if you don't know is

a hopefully we'll keep developing in finish as high as possible to get there we want to last couple of games you never know exactly how it will turn out was can get to scotland and england they have their confidence back and that man for the big occasion and sockets i don't know his late goals and assists helped turn defeat into victory against dortmund on the final match day 2019. from both there was nothing just mean there were a lot of me players and we all know each other a lot better now we have to keep working steadily there's huge potential in the team and then we'll see what happens. coach strategy and cast members a lot has changed hoffenheim what hasn't is there aspiration to get back on the international stage. hoffenheim have plenty of competition on their hands for one of those coveted european spots here are 4 of the teams currently in contention shaka postpone. levo cruzan and 5.

day aiming high. they all have their sights set on europe. it's a tough challenge. and every goal could count up the finish. this season it shaping up to be an incredibly tight. and they are all determined to provide. push alka 5th in the table heading into the new year level on points with great ruler district rivals dormant. today no one saw this coming for us to bounce back so well from the last miserable season. david wagner is the coach who is overseeing the transformer nation imparting a clear strategy and reenergizing the team spirit is for. next season with him. helping out with the finest side of things

a rapidly blossoming aamina reeks. of. desperation she struck at the. yes. i'm special. to be good. on fire i can be on fire as for paps their best performance of the season's opening half game on match day 6 a 31 win leipsic their only home defeat so far today to fudge their effects can see the shelter are back with their sights set even higher. crime such a big club with such a rich history i think we have to be playing in europe every year and. also enjoying a fresh lease of life this season then you coach all of the glass that is building on the back of defensive discipline 18 goals conceded the joint lowest tally in the league was the same size as. there was

a sign out front about cephalus can be relied on to keep opposition defenses occupied by these power passive irritant hunger for goals this is funny because this is an extraordinary thing where really strong. really acting like a fool for the. yeah that's some big changes. that quality was conspicuously to the fore in december's last gasp victory over topping challenges mentioned gladbach currently just 4 boys of a european place most like i'll back among the bundesliga international contenders . later couzin the have long been regulars in that category and this season is proving no exception on a day they can beat anyone but i am in munich included but they've been plagued by inconsistency. just in we're actually on a very good position from my close friends and even after losing a few games we shouldn't have. kind of how that's the jewel in label couzens

attacking crown himself still sometimes subject to the vagaries of youth but undoubtedly one of germany's most gifted talents but i. don't think there's a lot of good teams who can get right in the top and mix it with certainly one of the month after month off and felt in 6th place at midway and just 2 points off 4th . and dame there's freiburg there's no pressure on them so might europe but i've done it before and i wouldn't be averse to doing it again. just to. coach chris judged life has all the necessary know how to turn a delay freiburg into a hellish cauldrons and you visiting team the newspapers and they have a tried and tested finisher though everyone is happy to contribute in this most genuine collectives. i am i've never got on as well with my front line

partners as i do you hear it freiburg there's not even a trace of envy and i told us once you try bird won't be shaken off likely a jurist shall go to in the air less than in 8th place 2 point shy of the top 6. the battle for europe it's relentless it's wide open and until it's all over the we giving it everything. and in case you're missing by an endorsement in our review for not they'll feature in part 2 finally here are some of the more unforgettable highlights of the season so far. the bundesliga and its many protagonists sometimes in step sometimes over the top. of the opening half of the season had its fair share of memorable moments.

how would you describe the fabulous. discomfort that gets close. to. the final 6 minutes in risk of. getting. the fucking. political. right he's going to let fly just stop all insulted chasing candy for show 2 you pretty care. from the stuff of stryker's dreams to absolute nightmares. surely this is the opener for east but it was. alex was markovitch to with the miss of the season so far. be leaving. but he didn't take long to make up for it against minds all. that ends well.

for goalkeepers games against by and are always likely to be busier than most it's written on just because it just gets to. it doesn't make it any easier when you can only see clearly with one eye i missed my 1st of august michael douglas one contact lens a whole string of top class a status date once again 3 points for laver who is now in munich thanks not least to lucas rabbits. next matchday next guy and a fine keeper done somehow with that incredible reflex rescue so much struggling. so much that the goal prevented game one mentioned one of the season surprise teams so far. match day 11 was an emotionally charged one.

remembers well not all of it so on the 10 year anniversary of the sad death of a cat that germany did freak out of a. role that anchor gone but not forgotten. when your own berlin fans organized a special memorial tribute of their own on match day one holding up pictures of fellow fans who cast away but could at least be symbolically present for the team's 1st born to slake his shift. the other side of berlin on november the 9th how to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the wall by knocking it down all over again the team meanwhile were crashing towards the relegation zone the kind of fall they could well do without then enter stage left to have been clean smack back in the bundesliga after a decade on. just one more memorable moments i'm on.

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