A 1st time winter break league leader. And lighting their fans with a kind of quality football theyve not seen in decades. A player making themselves indispensable for their teams lineups. Magic moments go lower. Its. Welcome to part one of our review of the season so far and we began at the top. Of the night cigar enjoying a superlative season. Their top. The table over the winter break. Its good for us if conferences were 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 based mans a rival over the summer saw the clubs Fast Track Development shift up yet another gear and theres no sign of them slowing down. This is. Different to the years before hes young dynamic full of energy and i mean shows every day when you see him with those who think he can make football fun but he also asks a lot of you out on the pitch and then or sometimes with the funds over the boss and all i was there for by. And there has been plenty of fun at me so far right from the opening match day when they spoiled billons 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 lights it recovered well before even a force back secured them a point from the spot and by all one of the best teams with the ball so i mean for us it wasnt a. Question about respect i mean but in the end we changed that in the 2nd half we came out ok but i respect that we show also that we can play all we can cope with you. But the next home game served up a surprise last a shock of 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 teams title president ial. Saying we want to be champions just increases the pressure on ourselves and the home club. We never said were going to be champions and im not saying it now less pressure and play. Better kicking off november against mines but their biggest ever born just may go when the stock. 8 nil to leipsic 3 assists and 3 goals for team 6 of them called i think. I should have picked up the trucks are. Now in their summer signings were also making an impact the likes of striker Patrick Schick and midfielder christopher adding further depth and quality to the squad. My job is to help crank up the attack and creates openings. And im also working to improve the efficiency of my final shots all of us want to finish the job off without getting cool in a counterinsurgency was disappointing. But hes been 6 headline maker number one so far team around a record breaker the youngest player ever to rack up 200 this League Appearances i know but i wonder if youll have it done you just want to keep going at full throttle keep scoring goals keep playing the long myself and the other good ones that joke members this legal player of the month 18 goals 17 games team down on top form leading the best attack and only helps my start on the back of a run of 8 wins for the law 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 of the season since the seventys on match day 7 they went top of the table for the next 2 months thanks to a fresh coach with a liberating approach and style. Play. When mark used to go head for the corner flag at the final whistle the fans know its time for a special celebration but have plenty of opportunity to enjoy this season with marching band but playing in much the same vein fresh and free running these falls and bobby football as fun. To receive a heart a would be temple for their idols the faithful congregate here in their tens of thousands knowing these days theyll likely get what they came for the step. Up to the bottom shot of thanks. For the fans its a long overdue reconnection with the good areas by going here up in the 97. 00 seas minging gladbach rose to the heady heights of provincial powerhouse in the bundesliga and beyond 5 german titles the last of them in 1977 its been a very long wait for the next. Over the summer they rang the changes once again marco balls a freshly installed at the helm and wasting no time revolving the team in his own design flaw based on a bold attacking strategy putting in the hard preseason yards climbing to new york falls for the start of the race. A winning mentality is essential and marco knows a absorbed piece from a true master of his own playing days 7 years at mines until you can call his 1st posting as a coach mr motivation himself and all that so those early lessons so hot spot for playing football in front of 50 or 80000 people it has to be entertaining as well and if the fans enjoy watching us were doing a lot right for getting results theres also a lot of the fun of professional football. And they were getting results top of the table after match day 7 with one new face very much to the full mark used to. Rapidly coming to standards and for this black researcher us. Troops is a funny thing but to say thank you very much i. Think. We were training we talk about what we want to do in the. Fold with the famous pedigree mark used to have son of libyan 998 world cup winner and frances most have player such was to learn genius foam in 82 season form he was part of but mostly go brookie of the month 3 times running another new frontline are quick to make his mark brill envelope sawing from shaka and current 6 goal joint top scorer alongside. Stud. Showdown time in early december but still top of the table at home to record champions buying this one had drama written all over it and julie delivered this is what i saw but. I. Cut my cup and so i i. I. See i. See i saw that. But then after the last minute victory a last minute defeat the false flag ending at least for now that long stretch of the top. Beating had a party subsequently secured when she began back the best time record in the division for the opening top of the season. Which they will restart just 2 points behind leaders like stick with the promise of more uplifting corners like celebration. Succumb to crime before face racist. John zarrella has been our standout performer as have question going top Jagan Sanchez and. Their players whove made a difference for their teams this season we show you how. Their teams are all in the top end mix and theyve 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 yans on the fly books question going top dortmunds jay consentual and team move out of life saying heres the breakdown of why theyre so good 61 saves so far thats the highest tally of any keeper at the top end of the table. Is an absolute rock at the back for both. The switzerland number one has made big saves in every game the most spectacular undoubtedly against buying one for any highlights radio when you commit shoots 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. To see it still not cut off the. Goalkeeper above all needs a cool head here against theres an attacker bearing down on his arm or at speed 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 theres that brief like speed again to call the shot guns are a fixture for the high flying folds. Christiane the fullback who adds such variety to 5 books front line game with a handy tally of 5 assists in the 1st half of this. China get us here against us or go off going to break forward with pace and purpose once he gets the ball hes looking to offload it again at the earliest effective opportunity which he usually does with laser guided perception question going to lending that fibro collective the most valuable note of his own. Jaden 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 leipzig and december sun show doing what he does drawing 2 opponents into his Magnetic Field once theyre close enough he chose into his own bag of tricks to tee up the young blonde who finishes with a flourish. Sun shows can do that as well often cutting him from the flank here against here to berlin he shows his tactical maturity moving parallel to the all sideline before making the decisive dash and that sadly dispatch center. I. Then theres team over the man who fired leipsic the top spot over the winter hes been directly involved in half of all their goals notching 18 of them himself. The name turbo t. Bo is selfexplanatory for moves like this against gladbach. Hitting 30 kilometers an hour as he zips past the 1st opponent by the time he reaches the next one hes already flat out leaving him flat footed at 33 kilometers an hour high tempo coupled with technique allowing venator finish reliably at full pelt even John Zarrella is powerless to prevent this one going out. Such evil own son again changer also looks out for his teammates against al gore manner as ever with that goal in his sight. He could steer this towards the far corner but if a colleague is better placed youll see that to the beneficiary in this case yourself paulsen. For players indispensable to their club so far this season. A remarkable run of form under new coach i fudged florida took off on time to 7 spot a key figure on the pitch i. Can hoffenheim clenches 1st. Puff and im have a new big game hero. A brace to be in munich on match day 7. I woke up that was really nice it was a lot of fun to play a very important win for us. Both to. Keep. The armenian striker fired them to their 1st away victory over buying on but they didnt kick starting hoffenheim season. 5 league wins on the spin after an underwhelming start to the 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 usually on the dutch tactician as a low profile operator happy to stay in the background to conceal from you what matters most to me is to see enthusiasm out on the pitch the guys really have to be up for it whether were training defensive or attacking situations with the right attitude and Everything Else follows. A line. Sure those new midfield lynchpin is an old familiar sebastian. That often on top. Youre a youre a piece with my young and shaka althea present a lot of quality but have to maximize it out on the pitch ill be totally focused on every detail to do that and we can go a long way. In this making a different kind of training with wrestling stars on the germany tour whats often times its not down strategy. Were aiming for a dozen brand of footballs we keep possession for gaps then clinically exploit them but also compact and focused at the back of variable style settlers. Whether with a champion wrestler Drew Mcintyre or against berlin in the bundesliga with his own brother floor its been a year of intense encounters for benyamin who cannot. For the advice and youd have to ask my brother whether im a role model but hes followed my journey just like im following his biko for can always send weeks before the after winning discipline shoot out and impressing the wrestlers how far can you go with hoffenheim this season was just in your own if you dont know either hopefully well keep developing in finish as high as possible but we want to last couple of games you never know exactly how it will turn out was it was right and you know. They have their confidence back and a man for their big occasion in soccer. His late goal and assist helped turn defeat and to victory against dortmund on the final match day 2019. In front of him was a finished you know there were a lot of new players and we all know each other a lot better now we have to keep working steadily this huge potential in the team and then well see what happens. Coach strategy and cast members a lot has changed hoffenheim what hasnt 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 shy. Both borg levo cruzan and 5 or. 10 aiming high. As they have their sights set on europe. Its a tough challenge. And every goal could count up the finish. This season shaping up to be an incredibly tight. And they are all determined to provide a. Super shelter outfit in the table heading into the new year level on points with great district rivals dont want. To no one saw this coming for us to bounce back so well from the last a miserable season. David wagner is the coach who is overseeing the transformer action in passing 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 of i mean a rate. Cut. In spite of shut up shut up shut up. Yes. Im special but the to be good i need the. Older team when the guys are on fire i can be on fire arms who have their best performance of the seasons opening half game on match day 6 a 31 win leipsic their only home defeat so far the david 560. Shelter are back with their sights set even higher for so high and such a big club with such a rich history i think we have to be playing in europe every year. Since were 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. This is a good sign out front about cephalus can be relied on to keep opposition defenses occupied by these power perseverance and hunger for goals its funny because this is extraordinary thing were really striving to be really acting like a fool for the helpless where yeah thats some big changes. That quality was conspicuously to the fore in decembers last gasp victory of its opening challenges mentioned gladbach currently just 4 boys off a european place most by a comeback among the bundesliga Spain International contenders. Laver cruise and i have long been regulars in that category and this season is proving no exception on a date they can beat anyone behind in munich included but theyve been plagued by inconsistency. Just in we were actually on a very good position to open my Close Friends and even after losing a few games we shouldnt have. Kai how much the jewel in level couzens attacking crown himself still sometimes subject to the vagaries of youth but undoubtedly one of germanys most gifted talents talk about what. Is going on theres a lot of good teams who can get right in the top and mix it with certainly one of the month after month often felt in 6th place at midway and just 2 points off 4th. And dame theres freiburg theres no pressure on them so might europe but theyve done it before and would be incentives to do it again. She. Was trying to. Coach chris just lie she has all the necessary know how to turn a deal ixion into a hellish cauldron for any visiting team in newspapers and they have a tried and tested finisher though everyone is happy to contribute in this most genuine collecting. I yeah ive never got on as well with my Frontline Partners as i do you hear it freiburg so theres not even a trace of envy and i told us once you try bird wont be shaken off likely a juror shall cause you in the year less than in 8th place 2 point shy of the top 6. The battle for europe its relentless its wide open and until its all over the week even hates everything. And in case youre missing by an endorsement in our review for a not theyll 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. Discussion against. The final 6 minutes there is cut. Things. To. Say the fucking. Political thing that the right is going to let fly its just stuff the. Subject chasing jellyfish 0 2 you better take care. From the stuff that strikers dreams to absolute nightmares. Surely this is the other part of the east but it wasnt. Alex was markovitch to with the miss of the season so far. Be leaving. But he didnt take long to make up for it again. Smiles alls well that ends well. For goalkeepers games against buying a home is likely to be busier than most its went right on just as he grows into his head instead. It doesnt make it any easier when you can only see clearly with one eye i missed my 1st album with Michael Cutler one contact lens a whole string of talk last a spin to stay one second 3 points for laver who isnt in munich thanks not least to lucas rabbits. Next matchday next by undefined keeper done some out with that incredible reflex rescue so much drugs and. So much. Gold prevented game one mentioned one of the season surprise teams so far. Match day 11 was an emotionally charged one. Syllable remembers long all of it so the 10 Year Anniversary of the sad death of a cat that germany benfica have a boss though theyve. 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 teams 1st born just like a shift. The other side of bourbon on november the 9th how to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the wall by knocking it down all over again that seem meanwhile were crashing towards the relegation zone the kind of fall they could well do without then enter stage left you again clean smash back in the bundesliga. After a decade away just one more memorable moments among. The but thats all for now for the midseason review but tune in next week for part 2 on kickoff. Fridays fucking john minus 30 celsius. The research station the scientists want to set the. Hour on the frontline of Climate ChangeResearch Take a look at that finding. Disappearing ice. In antarctica. Close selfish. W. Boy oh. Boy. Are we alone its a fundamental question of humanity trying to figure out whether or not. 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