Bundesliga Fanatic

LovellLowdown has personally been in a state of flux recently after moving abode. I had to survive without telephone or internet for six weeks. Despite not moving to a mud hut, I was left feeling creatively castrated and an induced period of winter hibernation ensued, not really being able to “can do”. I decided to […]

Zenit St Petersburg v Borussia Dortmund (25th Feb-19th Mar) Dortmund struggles this season have been talked about an awful lot. The injuries, the drop in form of certain players and confirmed and talked-about departures of players have added up to stifle last season’s Champions League finalists. But a recent gain in form has brightened the […]

This week brought the news that Borussia Dortmund fans had been expecting, but ultimately dreading, for the last few months. Robert Lewandowski agreed to a 5-year deal with Bayern Munich, but will spend the rest of the season with Borussia Dortmund before making a summer move to Munich. Luckily for Borussia Dortmund (if you can […]

It has been a great year for German football. The Champions League final this spring featured for the first time in the competition’s history two German teams on the pitch, Bayern have been breaking records left, right and centre and the Bundesliga seems to produce exciting story lines and talents almost on a weekly basis […]

Speed is a mightily important asset of Borussia Dortmund’s weaponry when going forward but without precision, needless to say it is futile. Jürgen Klopp craves both of these attributes from his side. Yet that precision in front of goal hasn’t always been present, even in the seasons when Borussia won the Bundesliga back in 2011 […]

The 21-year old has made a remarkable and rapid rise from being a second team striker to starting at left back for BVB. Mainz has proved to be a valuable breeding ground for Borussia Dortmund. It was where Jürgen Klopp played and where he began his coaching career in February 2001. Just over seven years […]

I’ve been studying for the GRE (again!), which means I’ve been reviewing loads of quantitative stuff. Loads. So I can’t help but think about algebra a bit when pondering Jürgen Klopp and Borussia Dortmund’s ill-fated, yet incredible run of injuries. Come on you sports scientists, can you give us the verdict if Kloppo’s gegen-pressing stuff […]

In news that will delight all fans of Bundesliga football, Borussia Dortmund have announced the contract extension of Coach Jurgen Klopp, 46, and his assistants Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz, for another two years, committing the trio to the club through the 2017-2018 season.  The announcement was a bit of a surprise to the journalists assembled expecting […]

Despite the great progress and development under Jürgen Klopp, over the last three years, Borussia Dortmund have struggled to build themselves a full squad capable of playing at a consistently high level in all competitions throughout the season. Since losing the likes of Mario Götze, Shinji Kagawa, Ivan Perisic and Felipe Santana, they have always […]

It wasn’t the Champions League debut Borussia Dortmund expected this season, certainly not after they left expectations sky high following last year’s run to the final.  Despite a late own goal from Juan Camilo Zuniga, Gonzlao Higuain and Lorenzo Insigne’s goals were enough to give the Italians a deserved 2-1 win. Napoli’s strong performance combined […]