Impact from the bench: Dortmund’s new super-sub edge | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund have enjoyed a strong start to the new season. The Black and Yellows have managed to win all four of their opening Bundesliga matches.

There are many secrets behind their success. The players’ fitness is one factor, and Dortmund are executing the basics really well. In footballing terms, there is still a little room for improvement here and there, but otherwise there is not much to criticize around BVB.

One factor in particular also deserves to be highlighted. So far, Dortmund have been able to bring on interesting options from the bench in every game.

Substitutes as a new BVB strength

To be honest, the squad is not much deeper than last season, but on the one hand the player profiles are now better suited to each other, and on the other hand competition for places is stronger in some positions than it was last season.

That means there are always hungry players sitting on the bench. For BVB, it is about always having someone who can still give the game a positive turn. Whether it is a young Samuele Inacio with his carefree style or Fabio Silva, a striker who is very strong in pressing and creates a lot.

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On top of that, Dortmund reacted very well to Giannis Konstantelias’ injury by signing Ethan Nwaneri. So there are enough options in attack, and a new spark can always be introduced. The same applies to midfield. With Joey Veerman essentially being the player brought into the squad as an upgrade on Salih Özcan, that improvement is immense and BVB can rotate diligently in central areas.

If the game needs more control, they can respond; if it needs more dynamism, they can do that too. And there are also new, fresh options in defence. Overall, Dortmund’s squad planning can definitely be rated positively, even if not every cog is meshing perfectly yet.

In any case, it is progress that in every game there is theoretically the possibility of making a big impact through a substitute and still deciding a match in Dortmund’s favour.

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