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Borussia Dortmund Taking the Bundesliga By Storm

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    Despite their disappointing cup performances in exiting the German Cup to 3.Bundesliga side Kickers Offenbach and going out in the group stages of the Europa League, the Rhineland side have excelled in the Bundesliga this term, only dropping 4 points along the way. They have surprised pundits and fans along the way, who thought it would go to one of the sides that Freddie Gillespie Jersey spent ma sively in the summer and they have enthralled many with their attacking play. They might have struggled in the cup competitions, but this could come at an advantage to them as they will have fewer games to play than other title contenders, such as Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich.If you rewind back to the 2007-2008 Bundesliga, Boru sia Dortmund were in a state of disarray. They had just underachieved ma sively and finished 13th. They had faced bankruptcy a few times over the past decade and had little money to spend to improve. But then came the masterstroke signing. When Thomas Doll was sacked and they replaced him with Jurgen Klopp, the former Mainz bo s, little did they know that in just over two seasons, the team would be 11 points clear at the summit of the Bundesliga.Jurgen Klopp enjoyed a 7 year spell as manager of Mainz between 2001 and 2008, taking them to Europe for the first time in their history. After failing to get back up to the Bundesliga at the first time of asking in the 2007-2008 season, Klopp left at his own accord, but with his reputation still high. He went to Boru sia Dortmund in time for Seth Curry Jersey the 2008-2009 season, in which was a year of transition as they finished in 6th place, 2 points of a Europa League place. The next season, with stellar buys such as prolific striker Lucas Barrios and Mats Hummels, his side finished in 5th Justin Jackson Jersey place, gaining a Europa League spot in the proce s. He has won 45 out of his 94 Bundesliga games with Dortmund.Probably the most impre sive thing though that Klopp has achieved is the squad he has got under a limited budget. Here are five of the best Dortmund players this season.Shinji Kagawa-The Japanese winger was signed from Cerezo Osaka in the summer for an undisclosed fee. He has became a fan favourite because of his skills and the amount of effort he has put on, scoring 12 goals and making 4 in 26 games this season.Lucas Barrios-After signing from Colo Colo in 2008 after scoring 49 goals in 53 games for the Chilean side, Barrios has made the transition from Chile to Germany smoothly, scoring 32 goals in 52 games for Dortmund since his move.Mats Hummels-After a stellar loan spell in Klopps first season in charge, the German centre back signed permanently for the club the in the next season. He has formed a great partnership with Serbian Neven Subotic, with the side only conceding 9 goals in 16 Bundesliga matches.Mario Gotze- Gotze is probably the revelation of the season. The Willie Cauley-Stein Jersey 18 year old midfielder has been put into the Dortmund starting eleven and has repaid Klopp with great form resulting in a first cap for Germany in a friendly against Sweden. He will be in the German set up for years to come.Nuri Sahin-Many people thought his time at Dortmund had ended when he was sent on loan to Feyenoord for the 2007-2008 season Tyler Bey Jersey . However, he has became an integral part of the side and po sibly their key player because they could not play as attacking football without him, duing to him being a deep lying playmaker.Other players such as Kevin Gro skreutz, Roman Weidenfeller, Marcel Schmelzer, Neven Subotic and Polish trio Robert Lewandowski, Lukas Piscszek and Jakub Blasczykowski also impre sing.I wholeheartedly expect this side to become Bundesliga champions and both Klopp and a lot of the players will go onto greater things. This is one of the few examples left in the current football world that money isnt everything and I hope this legacy will make other clubs do the same and rely on youth and inexperience.Please comment on this article.
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