Six games left behind and I see a wounded Dortmund already.
I want to understand their situation on one hand though. Because Nuri Şahin isn't very experienced yet and he is in an adaptation process here. I can only say that maybe it wouldn't take him more than half a season to do so. I hope... 12 goals scored and 11 conceded is just quite bad statistics which pushed them down to the 7th position for now.
Defense has always been a problem for this team though. They somehow work it out in the Champions League. But not in the Bundesliga... Do you think they would finish out of top four?
Honestly, I doubt very much that Dortmund won't be able to finish in one of the 4 positions, I say this because they always end up being lucky enough to get a place in the European Champions League and Eintracht Frankfurt won't be able to stay in their current position until the end of the league, currently Eintracht Frankfurt has played 6 games, but has only scored in 9 games, which shows that they don't have a very strong attack, it's true that in some games they score a lot of goals, but they have shown a strong defense. But they are a team that can start to decline in performance and that's why I don't see Eintracht Frankfurt finishing in one of the 4 positions, I see Dortmund having that luck.
With the increasing strength of several teams at once, this season it seems that Dortmund will have difficulty finishing in the top four so that they will have difficulty securing a ticket to the Champions League. Last season they were indeed very lucky to reach the Champions League final, and the change in the match format has benefited them through the addition of the Bundesliga quota. It is not a good idea to expect that kind of luck to come again, Dortmund must try to rise and create their own luck while there is still a chance.
The Bundesliga has only been running for 6 matches, and there are still 28 matches ahead to collect points that can take them to the top four of the standings. This is a big challenge for Nuri Sahin in his first season, especially since they have lost experienced players such as Marco Reus and Mats Hummels. Eintracht Frankfurt, Freiburg and Union Berlin who are currently in a better position, do have the potential to make it difficult for Dortmund to reach the Champions League zone. However, in many ways, Dortmund is still more trustworthy.