Quote from: elda34b on October 09, 2019, 02:39:08 PM

Quote from: Scheede on October 09, 2019, 10:36:00 AM

Bayern:
- the more or less traditionally start slow
- runs hot the longer the campaign runs

I wonder why this happens though. They have different managers or players, but 'history repeats itself' at least for three years in a row. Kinda like City for the last 2 seasons. This means if there is another team that performs consistently after the 8 matches, they won't get the title. It would be better if they aim for straight wins from the beginning of the season.

I can´t tell you, but somehow there is an self-conception on their side which tells them "don´t worry, in the end it will be ours" and then it happens.

Speaking about the last campaign (it wasn´t that close in the end since 6 years or so), just look at this:

After matchday 20 in campaign 2018/2019:

After Bayern losing 3:1 in Leverkusen, Dortmund has been 7 (!) points clear onto Bayern with only 14 matches to play. Nothing close to that happened for many many years.

And then it just happened again. Dortmunds young squad got more and more nervous week by week.

After 15 wins/4 draws/1 defeat in the first 20 matches, BVB "managed" 8 wins/3 draws/3 defeats in the last 14 matches.
In the same period Bayern-confidence stepped in and they flew high: 11 wins/3 draws/0 defeats in the last 14.

And the champion was... well, we know Wink