Ole Werner reveals: This is how RB Leipzig plan to break down Dortmund | OneFootball

The start of the second half of the season was rather mediocre for RB Leipzig. Right at the beginning, FC Bayern demolished the Saxons with a 5-1 victory. The Bulls also suffered a home defeat against 1. FSV Mainz 05. Now, on the fourth attempt, they aim for their first home win of the second half of the season.

Following the two home defeats, there was a somewhat unsatisfactory 2-2 draw against the struggling VfL Wolfsburg. On Saturday (February 21, 6:30 PM), Borussia Dortmund, the best team of the second half of the season, will visit the Red Bull Arena. "Borussia Dortmund is a top team," praises RB coach Ole Werner (37) at the press conference before the game on Thursday.

Werner, who is in his first year in Leipzig, praises BVB's performances. "They are extremely stable, savvy, and successful. They have a clear idea with the ball. They transition well and execute dangerous set-pieces," analyzes the football coach about the next opponent. He highlights the work of his coaching colleague. "When you see where BVB stood a year ago and where they are now, it speaks for Niko Kovac's work," emphasizes Werner. He finds it important to stress that Borussia's style of play is "publicly underrated."

Guirassy "Top Striker in the Bundesliga"

Of course, he doesn't want to hand over the points to the opponent without a fight. The goal is to "inflict BVB's second defeat of the season." However, this won't be easy. "We need a top performance for that, but we believe we can do it." Since his team is "not known" for "playing passively," they won't do so against Dortmund either. Werner explains his plan: "It's important that we play purposefully forward when in possession and act clearly in passing. Transition moments will play a big role. We need to be top in all phases of the game."

The strength of Leipzig lies in their defense. Looking at the table, this is somewhat surprising. However, of the 30 goals conceded so far, eleven were in the two matches against FC Bayern. In the remaining 20 Bundesliga matches, the Saxons only conceded 19 goals (0.95 on average per match).

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But on Saturday, the RB defense will have some work to do. Serhou Guirassy (29) has rediscovered his goal-scoring instinct and is "a top striker in the Bundesliga," praises Werner, referring to the BVB center-forward and seeing him as a role model for his young players Conrad Harder (20) and Romulo (24).

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