Union Berlin have started a really disappointing run these days. But I think their supporters are still happy about the position they are at in the league standings now. Because they are only three points behind even the second-placed team right now. They can still regain their old form by focusing on their weaknesses lately.
It will be really difficult for them to take their position back from Bayern Munich for sure. Because Bayern Munich are back in their usual form again and they seem unstoppable for now.
Here I have to say they are now at their level because in start they were doing extraordinary which was not expected from them but now in last five matches they have only four points which mean things are coming on level, but good thing happened for them now we have very long break which mean they have good time for thinking about their future strategy which helps them for having good spot until end of this season which could be good for them because at the start most of the peoples were feeling they can give challenge at the top, but now they are looking for staying into top four which is surely not easy with this current form.
After break if we have good performance from Dortmund and few other clubs then surely we can expect more downfall from them because now Leipzig and Frankfurt already at their best and things could be not easy for them in coming weeks.
Even though Union Berlin's position has continued to decline from before being at the top of the standings, I personally still think that Union Berlin has indeed had an increase in performance from season to season. Because after all, the top position of the Bundesliga belongs to Bayern Munich and even though previously Bayern Munich was not at the top of the standings, that does not mean Bayern Munich will lose its dominance.
Therefore, I personally still don't believe that Union Berlin will return to the top four. In my opinion, teams like Freiburg, Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt this season are indeed very good.
Not only that, at this moment I will also doubt Dortmund for the top four and yes, if Dortmund alone can make me doubt, even more so with Union Berlin. Indeed, during the last two seasons Union Berlin has often had a good chance of finishing in the top four, but I think Union Berlin is still not strong enough at this moment to compete in the top four because of its declining performance.
With these considerations in mind, even though there is still a close gap to fight for the top four, I'm not sure about Union Berlin. Because I think, with Union Berlin being able to finish in fifth or sixth place in the final standings I think that's good enough for Union Berlin.