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It must be admitted that in the last few matches Dortmund has experienced a decline in performance so that they are currently in fifth place in the Bundesliga standings. Dortmund's recent bad situation is because the players are selfish, all of them play very disgustingly, you could even say they don't play as a team, this is Dortmund's weakness this season, they have been solid. Edin Terzic must realize this mistake and he must continue to improve so that he can compete for the top four because otherwise next season they will not be in the UCL League. Indeed, the league is still long but changes must still be made by Edin Terzic to be able to bring Dortmund back on track. as it should be.
I agree that Dortmund's performance has dropped. The vibe is different from last season. Their Champions League run has been good, but their Bundesliga play is deteriorating. I think it's more than selfish players. This is about focus. Early in the season, they were focused on the Champions League, given their challenging group. After reaching the Round of 16, they should reassess their priorities
Edin Terzic has a major struggle. He must reconcile Champions League goals with domestic consistency. Winter break is a great time to regroup and refocus. I hope they'll come back stronger, but as a fan, it's disappointing to see such a good team underperforming in the league
Edin Terzic has made changes to fight in the second half of the season, starting with a change of assistant coach, perhaps this will be followed by recruiting several new players in the transfer window which will open tomorrow. It's true, Dortmund must balance stability between the UCL and the Bundesliga, the club priority scale now is domestic competitions, the UCL match break should be used to create consistency in the Bundesliga.
Dortmund second half of the season must be better, the 6 point difference with Leipzig is still reasonable to pursue, because it would be very disappointing for fans if they did not appear in the UCL next season. Competing with Laverkusen and Bayern Munchen is no longer possible, at least Dortmund can stop these two clubs from hunting for trophies.
I think Stuttgart and Leipzig also understand the current level of competition, both are also trying to maintain their position in the top four of the standings. The second half of the season became more interesting, and overall the Bundesliga is now more interesting than previous seasons.