Like Riedle and Chapuisat: Guirassy and Silva, Dortmund’s new dream duo | OneFootball

Dortmund’s new dream duo up front is striking fear into Bundesliga defenses! The partnership between Serhou Guirassy (30) and Fábio Silva (24) is working perfectly. They are following in the footsteps of famous predecessors.

Karl-Heinz Riedle and Stéphane Chapuisat, Jan Koller and Marcio Amoroso, or Lucas Barrios and Robert Lewandowski: Borussia Dortmund’s history is rich with legendary strike partnerships that caused a sensation. Now a new duo is setting out to continue that success story. Guirassy and Silva are combining superbly and turning the league upside down with their obvious joy in playing. BVB fans are already being reminded of the glory days.

The original plan was a rotation system — but with Guirassy as the clear number one in central attack. Head coach Niko Kovac (54) recently stressed that he sees both forwards as classic number nines. But with only one spot in the center-forward role, the pecking order was clear: Guirassy started as the undisputed first choice, while Silva had to settle for the impact-sub role.

Kovac delighted with Silva’s development

But the Portuguese forward is making a case that his coach simply cannot ignore. He has already matched last season’s tally — a meager two Bundesliga goals — after just three matches. BVB fans are seeing a completely transformed, ice-cold Silva whose efficiency is impressive. He needed just three shots to score his two Bundesliga goals. Guirassy, usually so clinical himself, needed ten attempts by comparison.

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Kovac has been full of praise for the 24-year-old: “Fábio is doing really well. He’s flourishing, and that makes me happy.” The new strength lies in the perfect division of labor: while Guirassy, as a classic target man, occupies the defensive line, Silva operates more as a second striker. He cleverly exploits the spaces his strike partner creates. Dortmund’s attacking duo is proving impressively that they are especially dangerous in combination.

Just how well the two are clicking is clear from their record after five competitive matches, including the Super Cup. Silva has shone with four goals and one assist, while Guirassy has contributed four goals and two assists — both for Silva. The chemistry is right off the pitch as well, as the Guinean recently emphasized: “Fábio is like a little brother to me. He’s someone I respect very much. It’s easy for me to understand him on the pitch and know what he wants. And he understands me very well too.”

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