After Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart’s 0-0 draw within the opening spherical of Bundesliga matchday 9, the afternoon kick-offs on Saturday offered us with additional speaking factors after Bayern Munich comfortably beat Union Berlin 3-0, Eintracht Frankfurt thrashed Bochum 7-2, St Pauli beat Hoffenheim 2-0, Wolfsburg and Augsburg drew 1-1 and Holstein Kiel received their first ever Bundesliga sport.
So here’s what we realized:
Can anyone cease Omar Marmoush?
This afternoon, Frankfurt had been free scoring and fully demolished Bochum, particularly with a younger aspect with the likes of Nnamdi Collins, Ansgar Knauff, Hugo Ekitike, Can Uzun and Nathanial Brown all contributing of their 7-2 rout of Bochum, however the particular person on the centre of all of it was the person of the hour Omar Marmoush.
The Egyptian began his afternoon with a needle-threaded go to Ekitike to permit the Frenchman to open the scoring. Marmoush would then rating a direct free-kick to make it 2-0 for Frankfurt earlier than offering the help for Uzun.
Marmoush’s contributions take him to 12 targets and 9 assists in 14 video games and the 25-year-old seems to be unstoppable each time he takes to the sphere if Frankfurt achieves something notable this season Marmoush might be on the coronary heart of it.
Wolfsburg wants a complete reset:
The win in opposition to Dortmund in midweek papered over the cracks within the Autostadt. Wolfsburg have solely received twice within the league this season in opposition to Bochum and Holstein Kiel and beneath Ralph Hasenhüttl they don’t appear to be making any actual progress and don’t appear to be a greater aspect in comparison with final season.
On high of this, the amount of cash they spend each summer time to realize nothing signifies that issues want to alter in the event that they need to truly be at a degree their spending appears justified.
We’re in for a decent relegation battle:
Other than Bochum, who looks like a misplaced trigger and their new supervisor might want to work a miracle to assist them survive, we appear to have a decent relegation battle on our fingers this season. Kiel’s first win within the league this season provides them hope that they will put up a battle for survival. St Pauli’s win over Hoffenheim provides the Hamburg aspect confidence after a season of unrest whereas their opponents might be condemned to the truth of their degree.
The likes of Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mainz, and the aforementioned Wolfsburg are additionally not distant from the relegation zone, particularly with Kiel and St Pauli now gaining momentum.
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